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Pershing Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

1970^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 9% of California high schools

Summary

Pershing Continuation High is a small, alternative public high school serving about 101 students in grades 9-12 within the Central Unified School District, designed for students who have faced significant challenges in traditional school settings.

The school faces profound difficulties, most notably an extreme chronic absenteeism rate of 83.7%, which is more than four times the state average and is closely tied to its severe academic struggles, including 0% proficiency in mathematics. However, there are signs of hard-won progress: the graduation rate has improved dramatically from 46.5% to 80.6% over four years, and its statewide ranking has risen from the 2nd to the 9th percentile. The school's small size offers a low student-teacher ratio, which is a potential strength for providing individualized support to its high-need population.

When compared to other local alternative schools, a wide spectrum of performance exists. While Career Technical Education Charter and Design Science Middle College High are high-performing, other continuation schools like Dewolf Continuation High also show better outcomes than Pershing, suggesting that effective models for similar student populations are operating in the area. This comparison indicates that the challenges at Pershing are significant but not insurmountable, and the recent upward trajectory in graduation offers a note of cautious optimism.

101

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

855 West Nielsen
Fresno, CA 93706-1700

(559) 268-2272

District: Central Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.3%

African American:

10.9%

White:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (81% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school5%

District avg35%

California avg41%

1,970^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	10.9	1970 of 2162	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	2114 of 2159	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	2028 of 2170	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	2090 of 2123	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1259 of 1290	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	2053 of 2133	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1965 of 2017	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	1766 of 2021	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.3	1851 of 2039	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.3	1957 of 1994	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	1910 of 2426	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.3	1613 of 2354	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	18.3	1701 of 2367	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.0	1500 of 2281	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	22.3	1735 of 2238	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.5	1729 of 2117	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.3	1533 of 2063	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	1304 of 1968	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.9	1287 of 1901	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.7	1170 of 1653	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	11.3	507 of 522	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	581 of 592	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1642 of 1906	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1875 of 1915	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	1768 of 1915	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1810 of 1858	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	1737 of 1833	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1715 of 1760	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	1613 of 1900	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1820 of 1902	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1857 of 1917	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1822 of 1861	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1718 of 1814	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1684 of 1742	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1859 of 2013	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1983 of 2026	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1879 of 2030	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1911 of 1943	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1088 of 1126	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1855 of 1937	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1802 of 1862	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	1856 of 1942	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1894 of 1948	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1834 of 1963	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1906 of 1916	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1093 of 1122	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1828 of 1880	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	1773 of 1834	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2022)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy9%-40 vs state

Science6%-26 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 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 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
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)
School of Unlimited Learning	Public, Charter	9-12	2336 Calaveras St.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	School of Unlimited Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 500-1352	199	11	17.9	94.5%	5 (2.5%)	14 (7.0%)	172 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	20.6	1683^rd of 2162 public high schools	22.2%		14	1851^st of 2159 public high schools	14.3%	168		18.8	18.8	13.1	13.1	0.0	0.0
Edison High	Public	9-12	540 E Cesar Chavez Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2650	2,339	109	21.5	83.8%	127 (5.4%)	230 (9.8%)	1,725 (73.7%)	180 (7.7%)	10 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	57 (2.4%)	73.9	514^th of 2162 public high schools	76.2%		69.7	568^th of 2159 public high schools	73.7%	54	37.4	10.5	36.5	66.0	66.0	38.1	38.1	$17,020	$2,085	$14,935
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
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
Career Technical Education Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1320 North Mariposa St.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Career Technical Education Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 443-4872	289	23	12.5	46.7%	55 (19.0%)	17 (5.9%)	174 (60.2%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (8.0%)	86.2	277^th of 2162 public high schools	87.2%		95	111^th of 2159 public high schools	94.9%	166	55.9		55.9	72.9	72.9	40.7	40.7	$25,324	$1,161	$24,163
Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship	Public	9-12	2000 East Cambridge Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7360	282	13	21.3	84.0%	23 (8.2%)	22 (7.8%)	212 (75.2%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	58.3	867^th of 2162 public high schools	59.9%		59.4	784^th of 2159 public high schools	63.7%	83	26.8		26.8	69.6	69.6	21.4	21.4	$22,091	$1,688	$20,403
Fulton	Public	7-12	2004 Cambridge Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7385	23	6	3.8	91.3%	3 (13.0%)	2 (8.7%)	16 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$192,856	$47,836	$145,020
Crescent View West Public Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1901 East Shields Ave. Ste. 10	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Crescent View West Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 222-8439	1,703	63	27.0	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.4	1563^rd of 2162 public high schools	27.7%		26.1	1570^th of 2159 public high schools	27.3%	7		26.7	26.7	36.0	36.0	5.7	5.7	$120,718	$85	$120,633

Frequently Asked Questions about Pershing Continuation High

What district is Pershing Continuation High in?

Central Unified

Is Pershing Continuation High a good school?

Pershing Continuation High ranks in the bottom 8.9% of California high schools.

How many students attend Pershing Continuation High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 101 students attended Pershing Continuation High.

What is the racial makeup of Pershing Continuation High?

Students at Pershing Continuation High are 73% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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