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Center High

Q: Is Center High a good school?

Center High ranks 557 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 74% of California high schools

Summary

Center High serves 1,312 students in grades 9–12 in Antelope, California, as part of Center Joint Unified. Graduation is strong: 93% of students graduated in 2025–2026, compared with 88% statewide and 93% in the district. Attendance is the clearest concern: 28% of students were chronically absent, versus 18% statewide and 23% in the district.

Academically, ELA is the school’s strongest area and science its weakest against nearby peers. In 2025–2026, 62% of students were proficient in ELA, 38% in math and 34% in science. ELA was 13 percentage points above the state rate and 24 points above the district rate; math was 1 point below the state but 10 points above the district, while science was 2 points below the state and 7 above the district. Compared with six nearby traditional high schools, West Park High, Woodcreek High, Antelope High, Foothill High, Rio Linda High and Highlands High, Center ranked third in ELA, fourth in math and fourth in science. Its rates were 8 points above the peer average in ELA and 6 above in math, but 3 below in science.

Results show meaningful progress, especially in math: proficiency rose from 25% in 2022–2023 to 38% in 2025–2026, bringing the school from 10 points below the state to just 1 point below. ELA rose from 48% to 62%, widening its lead over the state; science increased from 31% to 34%, while the state rate rose from 30% to 36%. SchoolDigger ranks Center at the 74th statewide percentile with 4 stars, well above the district’s 33rd percentile and 2 stars. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 20.2, and 53% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s group rankings also show a notable contrast: Asian students ranked at the 19th percentile, 55 points below the school overall, while English Language Learner students ranked at the 95th percentile in 2023–2024, up from the 34th percentile in 2021–2022; no newer ranking was provided for that group.

1,312

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,195

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg32%

California avg42%

557^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

652^nd of 968Center 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
2026	72.9	557 of 2137	73.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	57.6	173 of 491	64.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	22.4	465 of 575	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	63.8	639 of 1865	65.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	72.8	431 of 1880	77.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	89.1	24 of 358	93.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	79.3	353 of 1999	82.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	72.6	490 of 1932	74.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	38.9	370 of 588	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	52.6	440 of 1235	64.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	53.3	559 of 1132	50.6%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)93rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2026)19th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science34%~ state avg

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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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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	72.9	557^th of 2137 public high schools	73.9%		70.8	583^rd of 2162 public high schools	73.0%	26		34.4	34.4	62.4	62.4	37.6	37.6	$20,195	$19,760	$435
McClellan High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	3243 Center Ct. Ln.	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%)	15.4	1753^rd of 2137 public high schools	18.0%		22.6	1637^th of 2162 public high schools	24.3%	116		20.0	20.0	7.4	7.4	0.0	0.0	$69,208	$65,390	$3,818
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%)	72.4	568^th of 2137 public high schools	73.4%		73.8	516^th of 2162 public high schools	76.1%	52	45.0		44.6	58.6	58.6	39.7	39.7	$22,429	$20,712	$1,717
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%)	9.6	1971^st of 2137 public high schools	7.8%		14	1835^th of 2162 public high schools	15.1%	136	3.6		2.9	3.2	3.2	6.3	6.3	$81,299	$76,794	$4,505
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%)	35	1374^th of 2137 public high schools	35.7%		34.8	1383^rd of 2162 public high schools	36.0%	9	24.0		24.0	39.9	39.9	16.9	16.9	$30,369	$27,792	$2,577
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)								$52,463	$42,080	$10,383
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%)	32.4	1438^th of 2137 public high schools	32.7%		29.8	1490^th of 2162 public high schools	31.1%	52	19.1	27.3	19.4	40.5	40.5	16.2	16.2	$23,761	$21,702	$2,059
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%)	51.7	1001^st of 2137 public high schools	53.2%		50.6	1023^rd of 2162 public high schools	52.7%	22	26.7		26.3	53.1	53.1	28.9	28.9	$25,307	$23,344	$1,963
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%)	80.4	400^th of 2137 public high schools	81.3%		80.2	404^th of 2162 public high schools	81.3%	4	56.1	13.7	51.7	65.2	65.2	44.0	44.0	$22,545	$21,118	$1,427
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%)	84.5	303^rd of 2137 public high schools	85.8%		86	284^th of 2162 public high schools	86.9%	19	57.5	18.2	56.7	70.0	70.0	44.4	44.4	$22,910	$21,664	$1,246

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 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

What district is Center High in?

Center Joint Unified

Is Center High a good school?

Center High ranks 557^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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