Is Central High School a good school?

Central High School ranks 281 st of 453 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central High School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,970 students attended Central High School.

What is the racial makeup of Central High School?

Students at Central High School are 67% Hispanic, 16% African American, 7% White, 6% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Central High School?

Central High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Arthur M Hamilton School Elementary : Capitol Elementary School Elementary : Clarendon School Elementary : Encanto School Elementary : Kenilworth Elementary School Elementary : Lowell Elementary School Elementary : Madison Richard Simis School Elementary : Maie Bartlett Heard School Elementary : Mary Mcleod Bethune School Elementary : Paul Dunbar Lawrence School Elementary : Solano School Elementary : Westwood Elementary School Middle : Choice Learning Academy Middle : Madison Meadows School Middle : Osborn Middle School

Central High School in Phoenix AZ

Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Central High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Central High School 281^st of 453 Arizona public high schools. (See Central High School in the ranking list.)

Phoenix Union High School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Phoenix Union High School District 327^th of 509 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Central High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	AZ State Percentile
2009	48.61	211^th	395	46.6%
2010	48.90	215^th	403	46.7%
2011	36.25	250^th	397	37.0%
2012	43.47	267^th	471	43.3%
2013	41.79	281^st	491	42.8%
2014	39.05	250^th	394	36.5%
2015	17.08	241^st	261	7.7%
2016	28.75	248^th	406	38.9%
2017	26.90	269^th	416	35.3%
2018	28.81	252^nd	420	40.0%
2019	11.89	270^th	285	5.3%
2021	35.54	283^rd	509	44.4%
2022	31.92	281^st	453	38.0%

Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Central High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1355	367	78	721	124	n/a	n/a	-468	2177
1989	1282	363	71	751	125	n/a	n/a	-487	2105
1990	1188	321	66	785	164	n/a	n/a	-513	2011
1991	1078	272	82	800	162	n/a	n/a	-273	2121
1992	900	216	94	803	139	n/a	n/a	0	2152
1993	911	205	129	958	132	n/a	n/a	0	2335
1994	836	240	118	1077	133	n/a	n/a	0	2404
1995	806	231	105	1348	153	n/a	n/a	0	2643
1996	806	231	105	1348	153	n/a	n/a	0	2643
1997	828	252	102	1348	161	n/a	n/a	0	2691
1998	794	212	100	1345	157	n/a	n/a	0	2608
1999	752	241	98	1365	172	n/a	n/a	0	2628
2000	654	249	81	1239	171	n/a	n/a	0	2394
2001	582	244	82	1278	169	n/a	n/a	0	2355
2002	487	245	70	1258	143	n/a	n/a	0	2203
2003	487	245	70	1258	143	n/a	n/a	0	2203
2004	466	251	57	1272	132	n/a	n/a	0	2178
2005	416	251	59	1407	151	n/a	n/a	0	2284
2006	403	232	56	1456	175	n/a	n/a	0	2322
2007	348	288	56	1424	155	n/a	n/a	0	2271
2008	293	274	59	1477	168	n/a	n/a	0	2271
2009	260	283	108	1433	151	n/a	n/a	0	2235
2010	247	295	155	1445	154	n/a	n/a	0	2296
2011	232	270	158	1431	141	2	3	0	2237
2012	231	256	154	1506	169	1	7	0	2324
2013	196	240	137	1562	158	5	23	0	2321
2014	153	251	104	1559	152	5	32	0	2256
2015	130	225	91	1621	149	4	31	0	2251
2016	161	217	82	1692	158	1	39	0	2350
2017	140	241	95	1503	138	1	58	0	2176
2018	147	281	99	1368	101	0	49	0	2045
2019	148	286	86	1325	131	2	60	0	2038
2020	176	282	66	1146	113	2	86	0	1871
2021	158	290	58	1216	124	1	56	0	1903
2022	134	306	43	1317	117	2	51	0	1970

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Central High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2177	104.8	20.7	n/a
1989	2105	103.8	20.2	n/a
1990	2011	95.3	21.1	n/a
1991	2121	95.2	22.2	n/a
1992	2152	105.6	20.3	n/a
1993	2335	109.8	21.3	n/a
1994	2404	113.8	21.1	n/a
1995	2643	124.8	21.2	n/a
1996	2643	124.8	21.2	n/a
1997	2691	120.9	22.3	n/a
1998	2608	120.4	21.7	n/a
1999	2628	133.4	19.7	n/a
2000	2394	154.2	15.5	n/a
2001	2355	143.0	16.5	n/a
2002	2203	148.8	14.8	n/a
2003	2203	148.8	14.8	n/a
2004	2178	127.2	17.1	71.7
2005	2284	122.6	18.6	63.5
2006	2322	139.2	16.7	66.7
2007	2271	144.8	15.7	15.2
2008	2271	146.6	15.5	8.7
2009	2235	148.2	15.1	71.1
2010	2296	146.8	15.6	81.2
2011	2237	144.8	15.4	8.4
2012	2324	141.8	16.3	83.8
2013	2321	147.8	15.7	54.8
2014	2256	134.2	16.8	85.6
2015	2251	137.0	16.4	90.3
2016	2350	138.0	17.0	90
2017	2176	137.0	15.8	93.8
2018	2045	136.4	14.9	91.9
2019	2038	142.4	14.3	92
2020	1871	124.6	15.0	91.9
2021	1903	108.0	17.6	n/a
2022	1970	120.1	16.4	91.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Central High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2177	104.8	20.7	n/a
1989	2105	103.8	20.2	n/a
1990	2011	95.3	21.1	n/a
1991	2121	95.2	22.2	n/a
1992	2152	105.6	20.3	n/a
1993	2335	109.8	21.3	n/a
1994	2404	113.8	21.1	n/a
1995	2643	124.8	21.2	n/a
1996	2643	124.8	21.2	n/a
1997	2691	120.9	22.3	n/a
1998	2608	120.4	21.7	n/a
1999	2628	133.4	19.7	n/a
2000	2394	154.2	15.5	n/a
2001	2355	143.0	16.5	n/a
2002	2203	148.8	14.8	n/a
2003	2203	148.8	14.8	n/a
2004	2178	127.2	17.1	71.7
2005	2284	122.6	18.6	63.5
2006	2322	139.2	16.7	66.7
2007	2271	144.8	15.7	15.2
2008	2271	146.6	15.5	8.7
2009	2235	148.2	15.1	71.1
2010	2296	146.8	15.6	81.2
2011	2237	144.8	15.4	8.4
2012	2324	141.8	16.3	83.8
2013	2321	147.8	15.7	54.8
2014	2256	134.2	16.8	85.6
2015	2251	137.0	16.4	90.3
2016	2350	138.0	17.0	90
2017	2176	137.0	15.8	93.8
2018	2045	136.4	14.9	91.9
2019	2038	142.4	14.3	92
2020	1871	124.6	15.0	91.9
2021	1903	108.0	17.6	n/a
2022	1970	120.1	16.4	91.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Central High School

Year	Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Total Expenditures from Federal Funds	Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$611 (5.0%)	$287 (2.3%)	$1,508 (12.2%)	$9,422 (76.5%)	$2,001 (16.2%)	$11,423 (92.7%)	$12,320
2020	$791 (6.1%)	$452 (3.5%)	$2,034 (15.6%)	$9,857 (75.7%)	$1,921 (14.8%)	$11,778 (90.5%)	$13,021
2021	$2,056 (14.7%)	$1,130 (8.1%)	$5,242 (37.5%)	$9,135 (65.4%)	$1,650 (11.8%)	$10,785 (77.2%)	$13,971
2022	$972 (10.2%)	$176 (1.9%)	$2,120 (22.3%)	$7,558 (79.5%)	$799 (8.4%)	$8,358 (87.9%)	$9,506

Data source: Arizona Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Central High School

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Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 270^th of 285 High schools	Ranks 281^st of 453 High schools	32.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	2038	1903	6.6%
African American	286	290	1.4%
American Indian	131	124	5.3%
Asian	86	58	32.6%
Hispanic	1325	1216	8.2%
Pacific Islander	2	1	50%
White	148	158	6.8%
Two or More Races	60	56	6.7%

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Elementary:	Arthur M Hamilton School
	Capitol Elementary School
	Clarendon School
	Encanto School
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	Kenilworth Elementary School
	Lowell Elementary School
	Madison Richard Simis School
	Maie Bartlett Heard School
	Mary Mcleod Bethune School
	Paul Dunbar Lawrence School
	Solano School
	Westwood Elementary School
Middle:	Choice Learning Academy
	Madison Meadows School
	Osborn Middle School