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Central Online Home

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Central Online Home ranks 1330 th of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

1330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 52% of California alternative schools

Summary

Central Online Home is a small, K-12 online school serving 137 students within the Central Unified School District in Fresno, CA, that stands out for its exceptionally high graduation rate and strong academic improvement, particularly in math and science.

This school excels in key areas that matter to families. It boasts a 96.3% graduation rate, which is the highest among comparable schools and well above both the district and state averages. Equally impressive is its very low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.4%, a rarity in alternative education settings. Academically, students are showing dramatic growth, with math proficiency at 44.58% and science at 39.22%, both significantly outperforming the district. This success is achieved efficiently, with per-student spending much lower than nearby alternatives like Farber School or Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter.

The online model appears to provide a flexible and effective structure for its students. When compared directly to another school in the same district, Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity, Central Online Home performs dramatically better in every metric from graduation to test scores. Its consistent improvement trajectory and ability to maintain stability suggest it is a resilient and well-run program that successfully supports its students in achieving strong outcomes.

137

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

70.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2280 N. Valentine Ave.
Fresno, CA 93722-7210

(559) 276-3140

District: Central Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.1%

White:

17.5%

Asian:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2022 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg35%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,330^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 19 pts since 2022

From bottom 33% (2022) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

440^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 37 pts since 2022

From bottom 42% (2022) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Alternative 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1330 of 2761	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.6	2013 of 2783	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2380 of 2781	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1833 of 2740	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1557 of 2533	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1960 of 2551	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	2129 of 2531	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1903 of 2509	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	1866 of 2388	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1836 of 2374	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1450 of 2359	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	650 of 2542	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	29.5	1806 of 2579	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.0	2198 of 2531	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1832 of 2458	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.4	1736 of 2552	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1529 of 2527	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	440 of 2162	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	879 of 2159	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	1119 of 2170	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1221 of 2123	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	245 of 1906	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	846 of 1915	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	1083 of 1915	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	956 of 1858	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	251 of 1900	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	634 of 1902	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	891 of 1917	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	1379 of 1861	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	437 of 2013	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	785 of 2026	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	1031 of 2030	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	754 of 1943	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	506 of 1942	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	43.8	1011 of 1963	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1357 of 1916	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	37.0	767 of 1204	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2022)55th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)45th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2022)44th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2022)34th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2024)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)22nd percentile-6 vs school

High school

Female (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-6 vs school

White (2022)36th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%+7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-5 vs state

Science39%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Online Home	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2280 N. Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 276-3140	137	7	19.7	70.8%	24 (17.5%)	5 (3.6%)	81 (59.1%)	18 (13.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)								(n/a)		31.3		46.4		39.2					47.1	29.4	50.0	43.4					29.4	37.5	65.5	44.6	92.6			92.6		92.6
Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity	Public, Alternative	K-12	2698 North Brawley	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-5230	260	10	24.9	75.4%	35 (13.5%)	20 (7.7%)	181 (69.6%)	21 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)				10.2	0.0	8.2							24.1	22.2							3.5	2.5
Crescent View South II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4348 West Shaw Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Crescent View South II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 389-7270	1,260	45	27.7	89.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					23.5	23.5							29.9	29.9							9.4	9.4
Endeavor Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 W. Shaw	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Endeavor Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-0471	333	16	20.8	44.4%	156 (46.8%)	7 (2.1%)	116 (34.8%)	18 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.6%)								(n/a)	61.1	34.4		15.4		35.6	42.9	42.1	77.8	40.6	58.8	43.8	73.0	54.4	28.6	31.6	38.9	28.1	36.4	25.0	24.3	29.7							$12,928	$202	$12,726
Big Picture Educational Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1207 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Big Picture Educational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 420-1234	520	23	22.6	80.2%	36 (6.9%)	73 (14.0%)	384 (73.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)								(n/a)	0.0	4.4		20.0	0.0	6.5	10.0	6.3	4.6	20.8	4.8	16.7	15.9	12.9	15.0	6.3	0.0	12.5	4.8	20.8	2.4	7.2							$17,578	$1,317	$16,261
Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	830 Fresno St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 497-9331	261	14	18.6	93.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													22.9	22.9							2.9	2.9							$122,581	$640	$121,941
Fresno County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1111 Van Ness Ave.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	Fresno County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 265-3049	597	73	8.2	82.7%	55 (9.2%)	17 (2.8%)	464 (77.7%)	46 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)								(n/a)		7.7		0.0		2.4	0.0	8.3		18.2		23.1	33.3	15.0	0.0	0.0		9.1		0.0	0.0	1.3							$74,519	$7,896	$66,623
Yosemite Valley Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3610 East Ashlan Ave	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Yosemite Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 258-0800	3,065	104	29.4	47.4%	1,397 (45.6%)	80 (2.6%)	1,178 (38.4%)	92 (3.0%)	11 (0.4%)	8 (0.3%)	291 (9.5%)								(n/a)	39.3	45.0	51.3	37.5		42.5	38.3	47.9	48.8	52.2	50.5	59.7	73.2	50.8	32.3	34.5	26.4	31.7	34.1	36.7	34.0	32.6	40.1	66.0	66.0	63.8	68.0	64.1	$14,732	$818	$13,914
West Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	165	9	17.9	84.2%	48 (29.1%)	6 (3.6%)	103 (62.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)								(n/a)		13.5				9.8					38.5	26.3	40.0	26.7					15.4	2.6	4.0	4.0							$41,351	$4,226	$37,125
W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2604 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 486-1166	286	19	15.0	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	57 (19.9%)	223 (78.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	18.8	11.1			13.8	13.9	9.5	19.1	56.3	4.8	14.3	22.2	25.6	21.1	19.1	18.2	56.3	18.2	18.2	18.5	12.8	20.7							$21,306	$541	$20,765

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Online Home

What district is Central Online Home in?

Central Unified

How many students attend Central Online Home?

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended Central Online Home.

What is the racial makeup of Central Online Home?

Students at Central Online Home are 59% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Central Online Home a good school?

Central Online Home ranks 1330^th of 2761 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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