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Center High

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Center High ranks 583 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 73% of California high schools

Summary

Center High is a public high school located in Antelope, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,367 students. The school is part of the Center Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1013 out of 1543 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Center High consistently ranks in the top 30% of California high schools, with strong performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy. The school's proficiency rate in this subject is around 57%, compared to 37.85% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In mathematics and science, the school's performance is also above the district average. However, the school's Asian and multi-racial student populations have struggled, ranking in the bottom 25% and bottom 20% of California high schools, respectively, in recent years.

While Center High maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.2% to 90.1% over the past five years, it has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 29.8% during the same period, which is significantly higher than the state average. Compared to nearby high schools, such as West Park High and Foothill High, Center High has mixed performance, outperforming some schools but lagging behind higher-performing institutions in the region.

1,312

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,678

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3111 Center Ct. Ln.
Antelope, CA 95843-9111

(916) 338-6420

District: Center Joint Unified

Feeder schools for Center High:

Elementary:	Arthur S. Dudley Elementary
	Cyril Spinelli Elementary
	North Country Elementary
	Oak Hill Elementary
Middle:	Wilson C. Riles Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.8%

Hispanic:

30.3%

Asian:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg31%

California avg41%

583^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Center Joint Unified

1013^th of 1,543Center Joint 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
2025	70.8	583 of 2162	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	547 of 2159	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	750 of 2170	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	621 of 2123	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	325 of 1290	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	416 of 2133	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	692 of 2017	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	77.9	448 of 2021	77.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.7	489 of 2039	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	75.5	443 of 1994	77.8%	★★★★☆
2013	70.4	296 of 2426	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	70.2	297 of 2354	87.4%	★★★★☆
2011	68.9	314 of 2367	86.7%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	201 of 2281	91.2%	★★★★★
2009	76.9	157 of 2238	93.0%	★★★★★
2008	76.3	177 of 2117	91.6%	★★★★★
2007	73.7	204 of 2063	90.1%	★★★★★
2006	73.1	226 of 1968	88.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.1	219 of 1901	88.5%	★★★★☆
2004	70.4	182 of 1653	89.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	237 of 523	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	195 of 517	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	206 of 521	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	281 of 522	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.1	97 of 592	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	124 of 582	78.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	469 of 585	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	488 of 573	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	486 of 591	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	416 of 581	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	413 of 582	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	475 of 581	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.6	499 of 1161	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	257 of 555	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	247 of 1117	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	22.8	882 of 1052	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.1	50 of 1085	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	60 of 1064	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	34.4	691 of 1044	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.1	179 of 938	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	515 of 1906	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	675 of 1915	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	864 of 1915	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	583 of 1858	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	323 of 1054	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.4	354 of 1833	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	448 of 1760	74.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	443 of 1900	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	348 of 1902	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	46.4	995 of 1917	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.8	438 of 1861	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	362 of 1814	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	818 of 1742	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	80 of 410	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	38 of 328	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	31 of 299	89.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	467 of 2013	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	492 of 2026	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	598 of 2030	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	488 of 1943	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	251 of 1126	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	280 of 1937	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	570 of 1862	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	641 of 1942	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	448 of 1948	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	620 of 1963	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	571 of 1916	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	282 of 1122	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	486 of 1880	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	893 of 1834	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	403 of 577	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	468 of 574	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	446 of 541	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	458 of 515	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	294 of 422	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.7	322 of 366	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	406 of 1252	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	449 of 1216	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.6	905 of 1197	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	559 of 1155	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	479 of 1173	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	496 of 1193	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	543 of 1204	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	418 of 1222	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	655 of 1173	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)80th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile-43 vs school

Asian (2025)20th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Racial relationship with students is appalling, especially with Special Education. Admin (Principal/vice principals) routinely lie by omission or promise services they cannot perform Close Quote

by a student
Monday, June 6, 2011

i went there and it sucked buildings are only temp. buildings Close Quote

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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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Center High	Public	9-12	3111 Center Ct. Ln.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6420	1,312	65	20.2	52.5%	444 (33.8%)	155 (11.8%)	398 (30.3%)	189 (14.4%)	12 (0.9%)	15 (1.1%)	94 (7.2%)	70.8	583^rd of 2162 public high schools	73.0%		71.3	547^th of 2159 public high schools	74.7%	36		35.0	35.0	57.7	57.7	31.0	31.0	$16,678	$837	$15,841
McClellan High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	8725 Watt Ave.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Center Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 338-6440	56	5	11.2	73.2%	18 (32.1%)	7 (12.5%)	25 (44.6%)	2 (3.6%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	22.6	1637^th of 2162 public high schools	24.3%		15.8	1795^th of 2159 public high schools	16.9%	158		23.5	23.5	8.7	8.7	0.0	0.0	$28,431	$6,844	$21,587
Antelope High	Public	9-12	7801 Titan Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 726-1400	1,821	73	25.0	67.3%	666 (36.6%)	130 (7.1%)	471 (25.9%)	279 (15.3%)	12 (0.7%)	28 (1.5%)	230 (12.6%)	73.8	516^th of 2162 public high schools	76.1%		61.4	732^nd of 2159 public high schools	66.1%	216	43.5	0.0	42.3	57.3	57.3	39.2	39.2	$15,632	$1,766	$13,866
Pacific Career and Technology High	Public	9-12	6560 Melrose Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2715	69	11	6.0	91.3%	12 (17.4%)	12 (17.4%)	34 (49.3%)	3 (4.3%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	4 (5.8%)	14	1835^th of 2162 public high schools	15.1%		13.5	1871^st of 2159 public high schools	13.3%	36	7.0		5.9	7.1	7.1	9.5	9.5	$46,675	$7,302	$39,373
Highlands High	Public	9-12	6601 Guthrie Way	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3465	778	41	18.9	88.8%	130 (16.7%)	87 (11.2%)	404 (51.9%)	66 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	73 (9.4%)	34.8	1383^rd of 2162 public high schools	36.0%		30.6	1475^th of 2159 public high schools	31.7%	92	17.4		17.2	36.5	36.5	20.3	20.3	$24,945	$4,029	$20,916
Miles P. Richmond	Public	9-12	4330 Keema Ave.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3495	79	7	11.1	68.4%	18 (22.8%)	10 (12.7%)	33 (41.8%)	7 (8.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.7%)								(n/a)								$47,872	$11,088	$36,784
Foothill High	Public	9-12	5000 McCloud Dr.	Sacramento	95842	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3445	1,417	65	21.8	92.2%	307 (21.7%)	171 (12.1%)	568 (40.1%)	209 (14.7%)	4 (0.3%)	23 (1.6%)	130 (9.2%)	29.8	1490^th of 2162 public high schools	31.1%		26.8	1557^th of 2159 public high schools	27.9%	67	16.2	0.0	14.8	38.0	38.0	13.3	13.3	$20,563	$3,059	$17,504
Rio Linda High	Public	9-12	6309 Dry Creek Rd.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2725	1,594	78	20.3	83.0%	298 (18.7%)	118 (7.4%)	817 (51.3%)	244 (15.3%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	90 (5.6%)	50.6	1023^rd of 2162 public high schools	52.7%		56.1	853^rd of 2159 public high schools	60.5%	170	22.8	12.5	22.3	56.5	56.5	23.4	23.4	$20,279	$2,960	$17,319
Woodcreek High	Public	9-12	2551 Woodcreek Oaks Blvd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-6565	1,940	83	23.4	38.4%	1,033 (53.2%)	53 (2.7%)	419 (21.6%)	254 (13.1%)	16 (0.8%)	13 (0.7%)	139 (7.2%)	80.2	404^th of 2162 public high schools	81.3%		74.1	498^th of 2159 public high schools	76.9%	94	56.1		56.1	60.9	60.9	39.2	39.2	$15,905	$1,567	$14,338
West Park High	Public	9-12	2401 Panther Pl.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 786-2970	2,079	82	25.4	30.1%	789 (38.0%)	86 (4.1%)	326 (15.7%)	630 (30.3%)	19 (0.9%)	10 (0.5%)	204 (9.8%)	86	284^th of 2162 public high schools	86.9%		87.4	274^th of 2159 public high schools	87.3%	10	50.5		50.1	70.6	70.6	46.1	46.1	$14,698	$1,281	$13,417

Frequently Asked Questions about Center High

How many students attend Center High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,312 students attended Center High.

What is the racial makeup of Center High?

Students at Center High are 34% White, 30% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Center High in?

Center Joint Unified

What schools feed into Center High?

Center High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arthur S. Dudley Elementary
Elementary : Cyril Spinelli Elementary
Elementary : North Country Elementary
Elementary : Oak Hill Elementary
Middle : Wilson C. Riles Middle

Is Center High a good school?

Center High ranks 583^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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