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Cesar Chavez Continuation High

Public Grades 9-12

1922^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 11% of California high schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Continuation High is a small public high school in Compton, California, serving about 263 students in grades 9-12 who have typically faced significant challenges in traditional school settings.

The school faces profound challenges, most notably with nearly every student (98.6%) being chronically absent, a rate over six times higher than the Compton Unified district average. This severe attendance issue is closely tied to critically low academic proficiency, with fewer than 8% of students meeting standards in English and Math, and a high dropout rate of 20.8%. It's important to understand that as a continuation school, Cesar Chavez serves a uniquely at-risk population, which explains why its performance metrics are dramatically different from nearby comprehensive high schools like Manuel Dominguez High and Compton High, which graduate most of their students.

Despite spending more per student than many surrounding schools and having smaller class sizes, academic outcomes remain low, a pattern also seen at other local alternative schools like Somerset High and Vista High. This suggests the school's struggles are systemic to its mission of educating students who have already experienced major educational disruptions. The school's vulnerable population was hit especially hard during the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused graduation rates to plummet, highlighting the need for targeted support focused on the core barriers of attendance and re-engagement.

263

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,880

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15301 San Jose Ave.
Compton, CA 90221-3131

(310) 898-6340

District: Compton Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.2%

African American:

18.3%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2012 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (77% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,922^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	11.9	1922 of 2162	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	2034 of 2159	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	2037 of 2170	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2052 of 2123	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	2066 of 2133	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1955 of 2017	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	1976 of 2021	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	1943 of 2039	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.9	2115 of 2426	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.9	2046 of 2354	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.7	1917 of 2367	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.4	1768 of 2281	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.4	1952 of 2238	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.6	1837 of 2117	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.2	1825 of 2063	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.8	1733 of 1968	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.2	1648 of 1901	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.3	1629 of 1653	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	407 of 523	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	510 of 517	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	466 of 521	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	470 of 522	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	584 of 592	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	575 of 582	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.4	1094 of 1161	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1083 of 1117	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	890 of 1052	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	1031 of 1085	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	833 of 1064	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	902 of 1044	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	832 of 941	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	734 of 938	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1778 of 1906	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1898 of 1915	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1820 of 1915	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1736 of 1858	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1796 of 1833	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	1742 of 1760	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1695 of 1900	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1746 of 1902	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1791 of 1917	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1783 of 1861	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1735 of 1814	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1671 of 1742	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1749 of 2013	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	1895 of 2026	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1886 of 2030	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1883 of 1943	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1866 of 1937	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1794 of 1862	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1674 of 1942	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1770 of 1948	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1851 of 1963	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1887 of 1916	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	1829 of 1880	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1756 of 1834	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	1012 of 1197	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2023)15th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy8%-41 vs state

Mathematics7%-31 vs state

Science3%-29 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
Cesar Chavez Continuation High	Public	9-12	15301 San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6340	263	15	17.3	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	48 (18.3%)	211 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	11.9	1922^nd of 2162 public high schools	11.1%		10.6	2034^th of 2159 public high schools	5.8%	112	3.3	3.3	3.3	7.6	7.6	6.7	6.7	$25,880	$3,833	$22,047
Manuel Dominguez High	Public	9-12	15301 South San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-0142	1,582	72	21.9	91.5%	3 (0.2%)	170 (10.7%)	1,393 (88.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	46.4	1106^th of 2162 public high schools	48.8%		52.3	941^st of 2159 public high schools	56.4%	165	14.5	0.0	14.1	55.5	55.5	25.5	25.5	$24,758	$3,182	$21,576
Paramount Unified Community Day	Public	7-12	14507 Paramount Blvd.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8084	14	1	10.1	100.0%	1 (7.1%)	2 (14.3%)	11 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$62,511	$1,557	$60,954
Jordan High	Public	9-12	6500 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 423-1471	2,272	104	21.7	74.0%	23 (1.0%)	331 (14.6%)	1,740 (76.6%)	104 (4.6%)	1 (0.0%)	43 (1.9%)	30 (1.3%)	27.4	1541^st of 2162 public high schools	28.7%		26.6	1561^st of 2159 public high schools	27.7%	20		8.1	8.1	31.5	31.5	14.0	14.0	$22,882	$4,095	$18,787
Compton Unified Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	700 North Bullis Rd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(310) 898-6000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Compton High	Public	9-12	1200 East Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 635-3881	1,438	56	25.8	91.9%	2 (0.1%)	214 (14.9%)	1,202 (83.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	7 (0.5%)	48.6	1065^th of 2162 public high schools	50.7%		39.4	1254^th of 2159 public high schools	41.9%	189	13.2		12.8	59.8	59.8	25.9	25.9	$22,951	$3,287	$19,664
Marco Antonio Firebaugh High	Public	9-12	5246 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 886-5200	1,633	67	24.3	94.8%	10 (0.6%)	48 (2.9%)	1,572 (96.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.8	1045^th of 2162 public high schools	51.7%		35.3	1359^th of 2159 public high schools	37.1%	314		15.0	15.0	52.1	52.1	24.4	24.4
Paramount High	Public	9-12	14429 South Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6067	3,400	176	19.2	96.7%	28 (0.8%)	192 (5.6%)	3,087 (90.8%)	45 (1.3%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.3%)	30 (0.9%)	45.7	1125^th of 2162 public high schools	48.0%		36.5	1327^th of 2159 public high schools	38.5%	202	20.4	15.8	20.3	55.9	55.9	18.3	18.3	$21,421	$2,791	$18,630
Vista High	Public	9-12	11300 Wright Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1516	186	15	12.2	96.2%	3 (1.6%)	9 (4.8%)	173 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1794^th of 2162 public high schools	17.0%		14.3	1839^th of 2159 public high schools	14.8%	45		7.4	7.4	7.0	7.0	0.0	0.0
Lynwood High	Public	9-12	12124 Bullis Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1582	1,858	83	22.4	96.3%	12 (0.6%)	129 (6.9%)	1,706 (91.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	37.6	1318^th of 2162 public high schools	39.0%		31.6	1455^th of 2159 public high schools	32.6%	137		10.5	10.5	43.0	43.0	18.5	18.5

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What district is Cesar Chavez Continuation High in?

Compton Unified

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Cesar Chavez Continuation High ranks in the bottom 11.1% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Continuation High?

Students at Cesar Chavez Continuation High are 80% Hispanic, 18% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Cesar Chavez Continuation High.

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