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Central Elementary

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Summary

Central Elementary is a public elementary school located in Baldwin Park, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 270 students. It is part of the Baldwin Park Unified School District, which is ranked 966 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Central Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student attendance, and socioeconomic factors. The school has seen a notable increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 9.5% in 2017-2018 to 46.8% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages. In terms of test scores, Central Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance for various student subgroups, such as female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, is also lower than the state averages for those subgroups.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as Manzanita Elementary (in the Covina-Valley Unified School District) and Kenmore Elementary, Central Elementary generally performs worse in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and overall school rankings. However, addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and socioeconomic challenges through targeted interventions and collaboration with the broader community could be crucial in helping Central Elementary improve and better serve its students.

264

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14741 Central Ave.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706-5617

(626) 962-7915

District: Baldwin Park Unified

Students who attend Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charles D. Jones Middle
High:	Baldwin Park High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.6%

Asian:

9.1%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 20% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school37%

District avg31%

California avg39%

Not ranked this year

Central Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

975^th of 1,543Baldwin Park Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	2892 of 5869	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	2449 of 5859	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.4	4105 of 5883	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1215 of 1417	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	4920 of 5789	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4142 of 5662	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	4246 of 5692	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	4438 of 5614	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	4462 of 5611	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.0	3597 of 5530	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	17.2	4831 of 5390	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	5003 of 5377	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.4	5134 of 5314	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.0	4731 of 5193	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.9	4667 of 5113	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	4412 of 5113	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.4	3889 of 4818	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.7	3307 of 4822	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.6	3961 of 4809	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.8	1455 of 2227	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	1355 of 2585	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1681 of 2128	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.3	1719 of 3311	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.8	602 of 602	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	2485 of 3275	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	3002 of 3246	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	2761 of 5612	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	2650 of 5609	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.9	4319 of 5635	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	942 of 1267	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4575 of 5492	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	3962 of 5413	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.7	2088 of 5107	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	1623 of 5087	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	3296 of 5084	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4103 of 4963	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3224 of 4830	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.6	2082 of 5517	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	1411 of 5363	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	36.6	3290 of 5264	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	864 of 1110	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	4344 of 5173	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3489 of 5084	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.1	2813 of 5643	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	2177 of 5638	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	3558 of 5663	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1179 of 1272	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4785 of 5510	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	4060 of 5431	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	1915 of 2635	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)62nd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)59th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2024)51st percentile~ school

Male (2024)50th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)48th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)27th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2023-2024) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-4 vs state

Mathematics33%-3 vs state

Science30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Baldwin Park High	Public	9-12	3900 North Puente Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 960-5431	1,260	65	19.3	86.9%	7 (0.6%)	15 (1.2%)	1,157 (91.8%)	71 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	51.8	995^th of 2162 public high schools	54.0%		51.3	975^th of 2159 public high schools	54.8%	20			26.9	26.5							58.0	58.0							19.4	19.4							$38,050	$6,989	$31,061
Vineland Elementary	Public	K-8	3609 Vineland Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-9719	604	24	25.1	92.2%	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	556 (92.1%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	17.7	5036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.0%		19	4939^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.8%	97	17.0			18.5	29.4	21.4	30.1	8.3	28.6			26.6	25.9	21.3	10.9	0.0	21.4			18.4	96.9						$27,897	$7,633	$20,264
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	1615 West Eldred Ave.	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-4830	448	19	23.9	85.5%	6 (1.3%)	9 (2.0%)	346 (77.2%)	77 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	58	2166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.0%		75.4	1352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	814	37.7			37.7	28.1	52.9	52.9	46.7				44.8	48.4	48.6	49.1	45.7				48.1	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	92.8	$20,417	$1,978	$18,439
Manzanita Elementary	Public	K-5	4131 North Nora Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 472-7640	425	19	22.9	62.8%	16 (3.8%)	5 (1.2%)	384 (90.4%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	83.8	974^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%		85.3	941^st of 5869 public elementary schools	84.0%	33	42.4			42.4	58.8	56.3	72.9					62.4	76.9	74.7	64.4					72.0							$21,085	$1,287	$19,798
North Park Continuation High	Public	9-12	4600 Bogart Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 337-4407	186	15	12.4	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	181 (97.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.8	1979^th of 2162 public high schools	8.5%		11.3	1985^th of 2159 public high schools	8.1%	6			2.9	2.8							5.9	5.9							6.0	6.0							$34,268	$9,027	$25,241
Ernest R. Geddes Elementary	Public	K-5	14600 Cavette Pl.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8114	662	28	23.6	90.6%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	631 (95.3%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27.5	4170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.8%		29.9	3935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	235	19.2			19.2	40.5	24.4	31.9					33.2	36.9	22.1	18.1					26.8							$27,172	$6,422	$20,750
San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1134 South Barranca Ave.	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(626) 472-5121	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Charles D. Jones Middle	Public	6-8	14250 East Merced Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8312	423	26	16.0	95.7%	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	376 (88.9%)	39 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28.4	1881^st of 2761 public middle schools	31.9%		26.5	1975^th of 2783 public middle schools	29.0%	94		25.0		25.0				38.1	33.8	34.3		35.4				24.1	15.6	15.0		18.3							$28,149	$5,836	$22,313
BP STEM Academy	Public	3-8	4733 Landis Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8412	565	32	17.5	88.3%	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	492 (87.1%)	60 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	46.6	1278^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		45.1	1313^th of 2783 public middle schools	52.8%	35	69.2	41.1		46.7	54.2	85.2	81.1	38.1	46.6	47.1		49.0	54.2	67.9	53.9	28.0	32.4	22.2		32.5							$28,213	$6,747	$21,466
Kenmore Elementary	Public	K-5	3823 Kenmore Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 962-8316	437	18	24.2	86.7%	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	356 (81.5%)	64 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	51.8	2510^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.1%		43.1	2987^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.1%	477	22.1			22.1	50.0	51.7	52.0					51.2	45.0	48.3	29.5					40.4							$27,572	$6,379	$21,193

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 264 students attended Central Elementary.

What district is Central Elementary in?

Baldwin Park Unified

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 2% African American.

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