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Central City Value

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Central City Value ranks 646 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 70% of California high schools

Summary

Central City Value is a public high school serving 477 students in grades 9-12 in Los Angeles, operating within the Central City Value District and demonstrating strong, consistent improvement to become a 4-star school ranked in the top 30% statewide.

The school truly lives up to its name, delivering impressive results for its students while spending its resources efficiently. It significantly outperforms many nearby schools with similar student populations, such as Belmont Senior High, particularly in English Language Arts and graduation rates. A standout strength is its exceptional support for Special Education students, ranking in the 99th percentile in California. The school also shows remarkable effectiveness with Hispanic students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, proving that high achievement is possible in this community context, much like the high-performing Alliance Ted K. Tajima High located nearby.

While Central City Value excels in many areas, mathematics proficiency is slightly below the state average and represents a key opportunity for growth. Chronic absenteeism, though lower than at schools like Harris Newmark Continuation, also remains a challenge. Overall, the school's trajectory of improvement, cost-effective operation, and proven success with vulnerable student groups make it a notable model of effective urban education.

477

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,333

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

221 North Westmoreland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90004-4815

(213) 471-4686

District: Central City Value District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.0%

Asian:

3.1%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2019 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

California avg41%

646^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 22 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

387^th of 1,543Central City Value 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	67.6	646 of 2162	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	423 of 2159	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	566 of 2170	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.0	997 of 2123	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	549 of 1290	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	1098 of 2133	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	296 of 1161	74.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.8	1059 of 1085	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	69.2	129 of 1064	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	26.9	983 of 1044	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	53.6	156 of 467	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	546 of 1906	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	588 of 1915	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	494 of 1915	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	898 of 1858	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	421 of 1054	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	1042 of 1833	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	326 of 1900	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	159 of 1902	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	272 of 1917	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	640 of 1861	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	830 of 1814	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	382 of 2013	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	194 of 2026	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	308 of 2030	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	755 of 1943	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	396 of 1126	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	932 of 1937	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	604 of 1942	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.2	205 of 1948	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	568 of 1963	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	44.0	954 of 1916	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	533 of 1122	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	947 of 1880	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	17 of 1252	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	64 of 1216	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	47.1	487 of 1197	59.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile-78 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

Science26%-7 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 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
Central City Value	Public, Charter	9-12	221 North Westmoreland Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Central City Value District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 471-4686	477	23	20.3	84.7%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	453 (95.0%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	67.6	646^th of 2162 public high schools	70.1%		79.2	423^rd of 2159 public high schools	80.4%	223		33.3	4.8	26.1				68.2	68.2				33.6	33.6	$20,333	$2,376	$17,957
Rise Kohyang High	Public, Charter	9-12	111 South Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 284-2553	470	25	18.6	89.4%	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.0%)	339 (72.1%)	103 (21.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	71.2	574^th of 2162 public high schools	73.5%		73.3	517^th of 2159 public high schools	76.1%	57			34.3	33.0				63.5	63.5				27.8	27.8	$21,509	$1,136	$20,373
Camino Nuevo High #2	Public, Charter	9-12	3500 West Temple St.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Camino Nuevo High #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 736-5566	512	28	18.4	98.8%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	502 (98.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62.3	755^th of 2162 public high schools	65.1%		67.1	615^th of 2159 public high schools	71.5%	140			24.3	24.3				62.6	62.6				24.6	24.6	$21,256	$1,835	$19,421
New Village Girls Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	147 North Occidental Blvd.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	New Village Girls Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 385-4015	86	8	10.6	96.5%	2 (2.3%)	8 (9.3%)	73 (84.9%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.9	1571^st of 2162 public high schools	27.3%		10	2071^st of 2159 public high schools	4.1%	500			0.0	0.0				35.0	35.0				15.0	15.0	$40,517	$3,863	$36,654
Los Angeles High School of the Arts	Public	9-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4600	431	25	17.4	96.1%	10 (2.3%)	13 (3.0%)	369 (85.6%)	36 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33.6	1411^th of 2162 public high schools	34.7%		43	1172^nd of 2159 public high schools	45.7%	239		14.4		14.6				39.6	39.6				18.7	18.7	$21,059	$4,587	$16,472
School for the Visual Arts and Humanities	Public	9-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4700	512	29	17.6	96.7%	7 (1.4%)	10 (2.0%)	458 (89.5%)	33 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	62.4	749^th of 2162 public high schools	65.4%		51.1	980^th of 2159 public high schools	54.6%	231		30.3		30.3				59.5	59.5				30.6	30.6	$18,977	$3,573	$15,404
Ambassador-Global Leadership	Public	6-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4540	472	30	15.8	97.7%	14 (3.0%)	14 (3.0%)	391 (82.8%)	36 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	26.3	1564^th of 2162 public high schools	27.7%		22.8	1636^th of 2159 public high schools	24.2%	72	6.8	10.5		8.2	23.7	27.9	26.7	29.8	26.9	15.0	39.5	46.0	17.5	29.9	$20,032	$3,694	$16,338
Harris Newmark Continuation	Public	9-12	1575 West Second St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-4480	130	8	17.2	100.0%	5 (3.8%)	3 (2.3%)	120 (92.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	16.3	1764^th of 2162 public high schools	18.4%		12.6	1911^th of 2159 public high schools	11.5%	147		7.0	0.0	4.7				8.3	8.3				13.8	13.8	$29,724	$7,798	$21,926
Belmont Senior High	Public	9-12	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-4300	614	36	16.8	96.4%	14 (2.3%)	15 (2.4%)	537 (87.5%)	33 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	25.1	1594^th of 2162 public high schools	26.3%		28.6	1525^th of 2159 public high schools	29.4%	69		14.2		14.7				34.4	34.4				9.0	9.0	$27,741	$7,112	$20,629
Alliance Ted K. Tajima High	Public, Charter	9-12	1552 W. Rockwood St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-8533	484	23	20.8	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	470 (97.1%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	84.3	327^th of 2162 public high schools	84.9%		79.9	418^th of 2159 public high schools	80.6%	91		53.6		54.0				85.7	85.7				32.4	32.4	$19,450	$2,325	$17,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Central City Value

What is the racial makeup of Central City Value?

Students at Central City Value are 95% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Central City Value a good school?

Central City Value ranks 646^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central City Value?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Central City Value.

What district is Central City Value in?

Central City Value District

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