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El Centro Junior/Senior High

Q: Is El Centro Junior/Senior High a good school?

El Centro Junior/Senior High ranks in the bottom 0.1% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend El Centro Junior/Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 76 students attended El Centro Junior/Senior High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of El Centro Junior/Senior High?

Students at El Centro Junior/Senior High are 46% African American, 34% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 7% White, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades 5-12

2160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 0% of California high schools

Summary

El Centro Junior/Senior High is a public school in Sacramento, California, serving grades 5-12 with a total enrollment of 96 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, with very poor performance compared to other schools.

El Centro Junior/Senior High faces significant challenges, including extremely low test scores, with 0% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also has high dropout rates, low graduation rates, and extremely high chronic absenteeism. Despite these issues, the school has relatively high per-student spending, suggesting the resources may not be effectively utilized to drive student achievement. When compared to nearby schools like Hiram W. Johnson High, Encina Preparatory High, and Rosemont High, El Centro's performance is significantly worse across a range of key metrics.

The school's struggles are not limited to overall performance; it also has disproportionately poor outcomes for specific student subgroups, such as male students, African American students, Hispanic students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The Sacramento County Office of Education and the school itself will need to implement significant and sustained interventions to address these challenges and improve student outcomes at El Centro Junior/Senior High.

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,317

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9601 Kiefer Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95827

(916) 228-2525

District: Sacramento County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.1%

Hispanic:

34.2%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2013 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (2% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (56% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school2%

District avg46%

California avg41%

2,160^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Sacramento County Office of Education

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2013	8.8	2252 of 2379	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.7	1921 of 2063	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	1974 of 2005	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.8	1951 of 1999	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	2160 of 2162	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	2077 of 2159	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	2086 of 2170	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1921 of 2123	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	2060 of 2133	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1796 of 2017	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	1610 of 2021	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	1838 of 2039	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	1970 of 1994	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.0	1578 of 2426	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.6	1600 of 2354	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.6	1614 of 2367	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	15.6	1798 of 2281	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.4	1514 of 2238	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	20.2	1535 of 2117	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.0	1332 of 2063	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.2	1057 of 1968	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.8	1210 of 1901	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	10.2	505 of 517	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	515 of 521	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	589 of 592	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	558 of 582	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	13.4	1579 of 1814	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	1388 of 1742	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	2011 of 2013	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1977 of 2026	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1922 of 2030	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1591 of 1943	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1882 of 1937	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1558 of 1862	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1938 of 1942	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	1920 of 1948	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	1878 of 1963	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1722 of 1916	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	1766 of 1880	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1822 of 1834	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	16.0	1191 of 1216	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Hispanic (2019)13th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2018)8th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science8%-25 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy0%-49 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
El Centro Junior/Senior High	Public	5-12	9601 Kiefer Blvd.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2525	76	5	15.1	96.1%	5 (6.6%)	35 (46.1%)	26 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.8%)	6.8	2160^th of 2162 public high schools	0.1%		9.9	2077^th of 2159 public high schools	3.8%	83					7.7				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$47,317	$10,252	$37,065
Rosemont High	Public	9-12	9594 Kiefer Blvd.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5130	1,485	76	19.6	57.9%	379 (25.5%)	242 (16.3%)	544 (36.6%)	138 (9.3%)	7 (0.5%)	28 (1.9%)	146 (9.8%)	43.2	1186^th of 2162 public high schools	45.1%		36.3	1334^th of 2159 public high schools	38.2%	148				28.1	28.1				30.7	30.7				15.6	15.6	$21,494	$3,485	$18,009
George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science	Public, Charter	9-12	10101 Systems Pkwy.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5266	174	12	13.9	50.6%	70 (40.2%)	16 (9.2%)	61 (35.1%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.6%)	44.8	1146^th of 2162 public high schools	47.0%		44.8	1127^th of 2159 public high schools	47.8%	19				19.5	19.5				52.6	52.6				10.5	10.5	$28,075	$3,227	$24,848
Rio Americano High	Public	9-12	4540 American River Dr.	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7494	1,891	79	23.8	39.9%	1,086 (57.4%)	66 (3.5%)	339 (17.9%)	240 (12.7%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	146 (7.7%)	72.6	549^th of 2162 public high schools	74.6%		74	506^th of 2159 public high schools	76.6%	43			40.1	3.7	38.1				64.7	64.7				34.8	34.8	$15,250	$1,445	$13,805
Sacramento County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	10474 Mather Blvd.	Sacramento	95655	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(916) 228-2446	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - SCUSD	Public, Charter	7-12	5330 Power Inn Rd. Ste. A	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	SAVA - Sacramento Academy and Vocational Academy - SCUSD Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 387-8063	672	40	16.7	83.5%	51 (7.6%)	83 (12.4%)	435 (64.7%)	42 (6.3%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.7%)	16.4	1761^st of 2162 public high schools	18.5%		14.5	1833^rd of 2159 public high schools	15.1%	72	1.4	11.5	3.8	18.5	6.3		17.7	11.4	22.5	18.6		8.8	0.0	1.5	2.1	$18,762	$953	$17,809
Cordova High	Public	9-12	2239 Chase Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2450	1,944	104	18.6	69.8%	512 (26.3%)	164 (8.4%)	745 (38.3%)	256 (13.2%)	4 (0.2%)	34 (1.7%)	229 (11.8%)	43.1	1188^th of 2162 public high schools	45.1%		52.3	945^th of 2159 public high schools	56.2%	243			22.6	3.2	21.2				48.5	48.5				19.1	19.1	$25,591	$1,320	$24,271
San Juan Choices Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	4425 Laurelwood Way	Sacramento	95864	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 979-8378	246	17	14.6	45.1%	122 (49.6%)	29 (11.8%)	63 (25.6%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.7%)	30.1	1482^nd of 2162 public high schools	31.5%		41.3	1212^th of 2159 public high schools	43.9%	270	13.8		18.6		16.7	24.0	40.0	34.5	38.3	35.3	8.0	28.0	17.2	10.0	14.4	$18,205	$1,052	$17,153
El Camino Fundamental High	Public	9-12	4300 El Camino Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7430	1,226	55	22.2	54.6%	450 (36.7%)	105 (8.6%)	444 (36.2%)	94 (7.7%)	5 (0.4%)	11 (0.9%)	107 (8.7%)	54.6	938^th of 2162 public high schools	56.6%		61.4	730^th of 2159 public high schools	66.2%	208			36.5		36.5				53.0	53.0				17.7	17.7	$16,133	$1,647	$14,486
Hiram W. Johnson High	Public	9-12	6879 14th Ave.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5070	1,682	77	21.7	77.5%	105 (6.2%)	151 (9.0%)	892 (53.0%)	389 (23.1%)	9 (0.5%)	70 (4.2%)	65 (3.9%)	30.2	1481^st of 2162 public high schools	31.5%		26.1	1569^th of 2159 public high schools	27.3%	88				17.7	17.7				21.9	21.9				14.2	14.2	$23,125	$4,003	$19,122

Frequently Asked Questions about El Centro Junior/Senior High

What is the racial makeup of El Centro Junior/Senior High?

Students at El Centro Junior/Senior High are 46% African American, 34% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 7% White, 1% American Indian.

What district is El Centro Junior/Senior High in?

Sacramento County Office of Education

How many students attend El Centro Junior/Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 76 students attended El Centro Junior/Senior High.

Is El Centro Junior/Senior High a good school?

El Centro Junior/Senior High ranks in the bottom 0.1% of California high schools.

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