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Central East High

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Central East High ranks 1348 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1348^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 38% of California high schools

Summary

Central East High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,740 students in the Central Unified district of Fresno, a school that stands out for its exceptionally high graduation rate of 94% despite facing significant academic and resource challenges.

The school presents a notable paradox: it successfully graduates students at rates above both the district and state averages, yet its students show very low proficiency in math (13%) and science (16%) on standardized tests. This pattern is different from some nearby schools; for instance, Justin Garza High in the same district has higher test scores and a lower chronic absenteeism rate, while Fresno High in Fresno Unified has a lower graduation rate. Central East High operates with fewer resources per student and a higher student-to-teacher ratio than these comparison schools.

Key areas for attention include improving mathematics instruction and support for special education students, who perform well below average. On a positive note, the school has shown strength in English Language Arts, near the state average, and has a strong historical record of supporting English Language Learners. While chronic absenteeism at 25% remains a concern, it has improved significantly in recent years, contributing to the school's core strength of helping a high-need student population reach graduation.

1,741

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3535 North Cornelia Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722-7020

(559) 276-0280

District: Central Unified

Feeder schools for Central East High:

Elementary:	Biola-Pershing Elementary
	Central Elementary
	Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary
	Harvest Elementary
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	Herndon-Barstow Elementary
	Houghton-Kearney Elementary
	John Steinbeck Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Norman Liddell Elementary
	River Bluff Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary
	Teague Elementary
	William Saroyan Elementary
Middle:	El Capitan Middle
	Glacier Point Middle
	Rio Vista Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.4%

Asian:

15.5%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,348^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Central Unified

835^th of 1,543Central 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
2025	36.4	1348 of 2162	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1282 of 2159	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1255 of 2170	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1242 of 2123	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	847 of 1290	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1089 of 2133	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	1030 of 2017	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.9	1089 of 2021	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.7	1030 of 2039	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.7	1141 of 1994	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	1025 of 2426	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.7	1090 of 2354	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	34.8	1182 of 2367	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	35.7	1111 of 2281	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.8	989 of 2238	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.3	1008 of 2117	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.9	954 of 2063	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	32.5	1032 of 1968	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.3	1040 of 1901	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.2	858 of 1653	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	432 of 523	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	311 of 517	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	271 of 521	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	424 of 522	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.2	341 of 592	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	300 of 582	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	528 of 585	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	546 of 573	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	515 of 591	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	552 of 581	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	534 of 582	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	548 of 581	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.4	1040 of 1161	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	408 of 555	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	396 of 1117	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.2	766 of 1052	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.2	234 of 1085	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	32.5	764 of 1064	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.5	182 of 1044	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	103 of 467	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.5	652 of 941	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	645 of 938	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1202 of 1906	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1227 of 1915	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1233 of 1915	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	1049 of 1858	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	784 of 1054	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	1034 of 1833	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	998 of 1760	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1089 of 1900	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1123 of 1902	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1116 of 1917	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	1090 of 1861	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	959 of 1814	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	885 of 1742	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	1187 of 2013	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	1104 of 2026	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1151 of 2030	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1182 of 1943	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	748 of 1126	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	1001 of 1937	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	1022 of 1862	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1285 of 1942	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1154 of 1948	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1095 of 1963	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1239 of 1916	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	789 of 1122	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1004 of 1880	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	953 of 1834	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	137 of 175	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	176 of 183	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	166 of 190	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	145 of 168	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	11.6	466 of 515	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	381 of 422	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	50.8	199 of 366	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	1084 of 1252	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1186 of 1216	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1120 of 1197	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	955 of 1155	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.0	620 of 1173	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1011 of 1193	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.8	598 of 1204	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	653 of 1222	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	688 of 1173	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)22nd percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)10th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Science16%-17 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

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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/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 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
Central East High	Public	9-12	3535 North Cornelia Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-0280	1,741	85	20.5	82.2%	114 (6.5%)	191 (11.0%)	1,138 (65.4%)	270 (15.5%)	10 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	11 (0.6%)	36.4	1348^th of 2162 public high schools	37.7%		38.6	1282^nd of 2159 public high schools	40.6%	66	16.6	0.0	16.0	49.9	49.9	12.8	12.8
Justin Garza High	Public	9-12	4100 North Grantland Ave.	Fresno	93723	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 274-4700	2,095	92	22.8	72.9%	267 (12.7%)	160 (7.6%)	1,229 (58.7%)	393 (18.8%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (1.5%)	51.3	1013^th of 2162 public high schools	53.1%		64.7	660^th of 2159 public high schools	69.4%	353	24.2		24.2	53.4	53.4	24.8	24.8
Dewolf Continuation High	Public	11-12	2445 West Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2990	182	9	19.8	90.7%	13 (7.1%)	15 (8.2%)	141 (77.5%)	9 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	11.8	1925^th of 2162 public high schools	11.0%		10.4	2049^th of 2159 public high schools	5.1%	124	4.5		6.3	13.3	13.3	4.5	4.5	$25,421	$2,338	$23,083
Florence E. Rata	Public	9-12	1373 West Mesa Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4585	35	8	4.2	88.6%	6 (17.1%)	3 (8.6%)	23 (65.7%)	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$183,296	$21,085	$162,211
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Fresno High	Public	9-12	1839 Echo Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2780	1,867	103	18.0	88.5%	159 (8.5%)	141 (7.6%)	1,410 (75.5%)	88 (4.7%)	14 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	44 (2.4%)	36.1	1357^th of 2162 public high schools	37.2%		32.1	1447^th of 2159 public high schools	33.0%	90	24.2		24.2	40.0	40.0	12.6	12.6	$20,107	$2,428	$17,679
Pershing Continuation High	Public	9-12	855 West Nielsen	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 268-2272	101	6	16.0	86.1%	5 (5.0%)	11 (10.9%)	74 (73.3%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.0%)	10.9	1970^th of 2162 public high schools	8.9%		9.2	2114^th of 2159 public high schools	2.1%	144	8.3	0.0	6.4	8.6	8.6	0.0	0.0
Pathway Community Day	Public	7-12	11 South Teilman	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 487-1201	10	5	2.1	100.0%	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)
Design Science Middle College High	Public	9-12	1101 E University Ave	Fresno	93741	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 489-2270	243	11	22.0	63.8%	27 (11.1%)	6 (2.5%)	160 (65.8%)	31 (12.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	13 (5.3%)	93.3	136^th of 2162 public high schools	93.7%		95.1	108^th of 2159 public high schools	95.0%	28	57.9		57.9	77.2	77.2	61.4	61.4	$17,319	$1,604	$15,715
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Frequently Asked Questions about Central East High

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Central Unified

What is the racial makeup of Central East High?

Students at Central East High are 65% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 11% African American, 7% White.

Is Central East High a good school?

Central East High ranks 1348^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,741 students attended Central East High.

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