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Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy

Q: Is Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy a good school?

Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy ranks 1232 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 55% of California middle schools

Summary

Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy is a public middle school serving 527 students in grades 6-8 in Huntington Park, CA, that has shown impressive improvement in recent years, now ranking in the top half of all California schools.

The school's greatest strength is in English Language Arts, where it outperforms the state average and all eight nearby middle schools, including PREPA TEC - Los Angeles and Henry T. Gage Middle. It is also notably effective in serving its student community, ranking in the 70th percentile for students from similar economic backgrounds. While math and science scores are below the state average, the school still ranks second in math among its local peers, just behind Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning.

Aspire Centennial achieves these results with larger class sizes than neighboring schools, suggesting efficient use of resources. However, areas for attention include a gender performance gap where male students are outperforming female students, and a chronic absenteeism rate that, while lower than some schools like Thomas A. Edison Middle, is higher than the state average. Overall, the school within the Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District stands out in its area as a steadily improving option with a clear track record of success in core subjects.

527

Students ?

27.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,982

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2079 Saturn Ave.
Huntington Park, CA 90255-3635

(323) 826-9616

District: Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.4%

African American:

1.5%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2019 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

California avg41%

1,232^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 45% (2019) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

643^rd of 1,543Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District 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	48.2	1232 of 2761	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	1279 of 2783	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	1350 of 2781	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	1923 of 2740	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1481 of 2715	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.1	681 of 1531	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	548 of 1491	63.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	981 of 1478	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	731 of 1521	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.6	1217 of 1540	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	911 of 1442	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1327 of 2533	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	1278 of 2551	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	1309 of 2531	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1783 of 2509	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	1249 of 2380	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	630 of 2395	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	690 of 2388	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.7	756 of 2374	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	1422 of 2359	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	845 of 2213	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	684 of 2542	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	763 of 2579	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	760 of 2531	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	33.9	1547 of 2458	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	921 of 2369	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	1002 of 2534	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	1138 of 2552	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	1192 of 2538	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.2	1765 of 2527	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1426 of 2407	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	657 of 1566	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	895 of 1552	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	664 of 1531	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)74th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)56th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%~ state avg

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy

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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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2079 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-9616	527	19	27.2	99.1%	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.5%)	508 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	48.2	1232^nd of 2761 public middle schools	55.4%		45.9	1279^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.0%	47	26.2	26.2	50.4	50.0	51.4	50.6	30.3	26.5	28.2	28.1	$16,982	$2,954	$14,028
Walnut Park Mid B Sci Technical Engr and Math Academy	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	365	18	20.5	94.8%	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	354 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37.5	1557^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.6%		36.3	1586^th of 2783 public middle schools	43.0%	29	25.0	25.0	42.9	39.8	47.7	43.5	19.6	20.8	25.8	22.2	$20,405	$3,562	$16,843
Walnut Park Mid A School of Soc Just and Service Learning	Public	6-8	7500 Marbrisa Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2600	371	19	19.2	92.5%	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	365 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	1280^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.6%		44	1339^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.9%	59	24.1	24.1	47.1	45.9	45.1	45.9	26.4	37.3	29.3	31.6	$26,806	$6,568	$20,238
PREPA TEC - Los Angeles	Public, Charter	6-8	8001 Santa Fe Ave.	Walnut Park	90255	Los Angeles County	PREPA TEC - Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 800-2739	319	16	19.4	90.9%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	316 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12.5	2534^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.2%		15.8	2445^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.1%	89	3.6	3.6	27.7	29.4	23.9	26.9	8.6	7.5	5.5	7.1	$22,652	$3,755	$18,897
Henry T. Gage Middle	Public	6-8	2880 East Gage Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1500	1,139	67	16.9	95.2%	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1,110 (97.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	24.7	2025^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.7%		32	1730^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.8%	295	18.5	18.5	29.1	29.3	37.4	32.1	20.3	17.8	18.6	18.8	$23,264	$4,299	$18,965
Alliance Kory Hunter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5886 Compton Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Alliance Kory Hunter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 484-0450	470	26	18.3	97.0%	6 (1.3%)	12 (2.6%)	449 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	41.5	1449^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.5%		29.5	1828^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.3%	379	25.5	25.5	44.0	38.3	55.0	45.7	25.2	24.7	25.5	25.1	$18,991	$3,274	$15,717
Thomas A. Edison Middle	Public	6-8	6500 Hooper Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-2500	837	48	17.4	98.7%	5 (0.6%)	39 (4.7%)	787 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	25.1	1998^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.6%		24	2084^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.1%	86	14.8	14.8	24.1	25.6	32.6	28.4	21.4	21.1	27.2	23.8	$25,229	$4,948	$20,281
Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8255 Beach St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Animo Florence-Firestone Charter Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-3280	437	21	20.4	97.3%	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	428 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.1	1673^rd of 2761 public middle schools	39.4%		42.1	1392^nd of 2783 public middle schools	50.0%	281	17.7	17.7	24.1	43.0	39.5	35.9	18.2	28.6	34.5	27.4	$24,887	$3,078	$21,809
Charles Drew Middle	Public	7-8	8511 Compton Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-1700	607	34	17.7	99.2%	6 (1.0%)	109 (18.0%)	483 (79.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	15.1	2436^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.8%		14	2513^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.7%	77	12.2	12.2		26.5	18.7	22.6		15.9	11.2	13.5	$26,932	$5,233	$21,699
Orchard Academies 2C	Public	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3900	395	19	20.3	97.7%	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	35	1643^rd of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%		30.7	1786^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.8%	143	17.8	17.8	42.0	44.0	40.8	42.2	21.0	26.6	21.9	23.2	$21,846	$3,583	$18,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy

What district is Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy in?

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Is Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy a good school?

Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy ranks 1232^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy?

Students at Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Aspire Centennial College Preparatory Academy.

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