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Centennial High

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Centennial High ranks 1328 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 39% of California high schools

Summary

Centennial High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 for about 908 students in the Compton Unified district, located in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school has a clear and impressive strength in ensuring students graduate, with a 96.5% graduation rate that is among the best in the area, second only to specialized schools like Compton Early College High and King/Drew Medical Magnet High. It has also shown significant improvement in reducing chronic student absenteeism. However, academic performance is a mixed picture: while English Language Arts scores are competitive with nearby schools like Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High, mathematics proficiency is critically low at under 9%, which is dramatically lower than all high-performing nearby schools.

Centennial High is on an upward trajectory, improving its statewide ranking over several years, and it serves some groups of students particularly well. The stark contrast with the highly successful Compton Early College High within the same district suggests there is significant potential for academic growth, especially in math and science. The school's primary challenge is turning its increased resources and strong graduation support into higher academic achievement for all students.

908

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,097

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2606 North Central Ave.
Compton, CA 90222-1640

(310) 635-2715

District: Compton Unified

Feeder schools for Centennial High:

Elementary:	Anderson Elementary
	Carver Elementary
	Martin Luther King Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
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	Ronald E. McNair Elementary
Middle:	Bunche Middle
	Willowbrook Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.8%

African American:

17.4%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2013 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

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

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,328^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Compton Unified

634^th of 1,543Compton 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	37.0	1328 of 2162	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1437 of 2159	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1620 of 2170	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1647 of 2123	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1603 of 2133	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1444 of 2017	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	1673 of 2021	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	1743 of 2039	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	1653 of 1994	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	1812 of 2426	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	1780 of 2354	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.7	1771 of 2367	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	1695 of 2281	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.3	1835 of 2238	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1667 of 2117	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	1678 of 2063	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	1616 of 1968	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	1595 of 1901	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.1	1589 of 1653	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	412 of 523	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	386 of 517	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	408 of 521	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	452 of 522	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	497 of 592	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	441 of 582	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.7	1078 of 1161	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1027 of 1117	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	626 of 1052	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	400 of 1085	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.7	803 of 1064	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	850 of 1044	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	688 of 941	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	702 of 938	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1382 of 1906	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1225 of 1915	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1485 of 1915	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1575 of 1858	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1351 of 1833	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1380 of 1760	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	1007 of 1900	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	1093 of 1902	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1299 of 1917	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1358 of 1861	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1237 of 1814	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1217 of 1742	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	1101 of 2013	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1283 of 2026	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1465 of 2030	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1484 of 1943	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1418 of 1937	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1338 of 1862	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1043 of 1942	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1385 of 1948	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1480 of 1963	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1477 of 1916	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1475 of 1880	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1323 of 1834	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	921 of 1252	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1120 of 1216	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	947 of 1197	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics9%-28 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
Centennial High	Public	9-12	2606 North Central Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 635-2715	908	45	20.1	90.1%	1 (0.1%)	158 (17.4%)	734 (80.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	37	1328^th of 2162 public high schools	38.6%		32.4	1437^th of 2159 public high schools	33.4%	109		18.8		18.1				52.0	52.0				9.0	9.0	$24,097	$3,596	$20,501
New Designs Charter School-Watts	Public, Charter	6-12	12714 South Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter School-Watts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-0600	194	11	17.0	93.3%	8 (4.1%)	108 (55.7%)	61 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.2%)	61.2	792^nd of 2162 public high schools	63.4%		42.2	1187^th of 2159 public high schools	45.0%	395	46.2		24.2	33.9	0.0	22.7	18.5	53.3	28.9	0.0	0.0	29.6	30.0	18.9	$23,677	$3,068	$20,609
Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	12628 Avalon Blvd.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Watts College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 756-3930	546	28	19.4	92.5%	3 (0.5%)	55 (10.1%)	471 (86.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	63.2	736^th of 2162 public high schools	66.0%		61.1	741^st of 2159 public high schools	65.7%	5		36.7		36.2				63.6	63.6				22.5	22.5	$28,334	$4,248	$24,086
Compton Early College High	Public	9-12	2601 North Wilmington Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 604-2706	556	18	30.8	85.4%	3 (0.5%)	63 (11.3%)	485 (87.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	94.8	100^th of 2162 public high schools	95.4%		93.3	148^th of 2159 public high schools	93.1%	48		60.0		60.0				89.2	89.2				53.1	53.1	$26,302	$2,917	$23,385
King/Drew Medical Magnet High	Public	9-12	1601 East 120th St.	Los Angeles	90059	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 566-0420	1,381	71	19.4	90.2%	13 (0.9%)	654 (47.4%)	657 (47.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (3.7%)	83	358^th of 2162 public high schools	83.4%		80.9	399^th of 2159 public high schools	81.5%	41		46.5		46.4				74.7	74.7				39.4	39.4	$20,039	$3,423	$16,616
Animo Compton Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	13305 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Animo Compton Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1600	372	24	15.6	89.2%	7 (1.9%)	153 (41.1%)	202 (54.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	35.1	1379^th of 2162 public high schools	36.2%		15.8	1797^th of 2159 public high schools	16.8%	418	4.8	25.7		12.1	16.0	37.0	29.0	42.9	30.4	6.0	13.0	8.1	5.7	8.5	$32,617	$2,177	$30,440
Benjamin Banneker Career and Transition Center	Public	12	14024 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6668	196	19	10.1	95.4%	3 (1.5%)	36 (18.4%)	153 (78.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)															$68,354	$8,744	$59,610
University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy	Public	9-12	11227 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 241-4060	110	10	10.5	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	21 (19.1%)	87 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	40.4	1250^th of 2162 public high schools	42.2%		21.6	1664^th of 2159 public high schools	22.9%	414		19.2		18.5				59.3	59.3				7.4	7.4	$24,078	$4,207	$19,871
Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	325 East 111th St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 420-2170	1,159	67	17.3	90.9%	29 (2.5%)	243 (21.0%)	878 (75.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	22	1652^nd of 2162 public high schools	23.6%		17.1	1756^th of 2159 public high schools	18.7%	104		12.0	18.2	12.3				28.1	28.1				9.5	9.5	$31,226	$3,932	$27,294
Dorothy V. Johnson Community Day	Public	9-12	10601 South Grandee Ave.	Los Angeles	90002	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-8400	27	3	8.9	88.9%	2 (7.4%)	9 (33.3%)	16 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0											$43,855	$7,484	$36,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial High

What district is Centennial High in?

Compton Unified

Is Centennial High a good school?

Centennial High ranks 1328^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Centennial High?

Centennial High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anderson Elementary
Elementary : Carver Elementary
Elementary : Martin Luther King Elementary
Elementary : McKinley Elementary
Elementary : Ronald E. McNair Elementary
Middle : Bunche Middle
Middle : Willowbrook Middle

What is the racial makeup of Centennial High?

Students at Centennial High are 81% Hispanic, 17% African American.

How many students attend Centennial High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 908 students attended Centennial High.

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