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Centennial High

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Centennial High ranks 576 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 73% of California high schools

Summary

Centennial High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving grades 9-12 for 2,712 students in the Corona-Norco Unified district, consistently ranking in the top third of California schools despite serving a student population with significant economic need.

The school's standout strengths are its exceptional 98.2% graduation rate and very low 1.2% dropout rate, which outperform most nearby comprehensive high schools like Santiago High and Norco High. It also excels in English Language Arts and maintains better student attendance than schools with similar demographics. However, math proficiency is an area for growth, a challenge shared across the district. Compared to other schools, Centennial achieves these strong outcomes efficiently, spending less per student than Corona High or Norco High.

Within the local landscape, Centennial is a strong mid-to-upper tier option. It ranks below the elite-performing John F. Kennedy High and high-performing Santiago High, but above Corona High and Norco High. The school is particularly effective for its size and student population, providing accessible, quality education and serving as a crucial mainstream option compared to the district's alternative schools.

2,712

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,171

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1820 Rimpau Ave.
Corona, CA 92881-3228

(951) 739-5670

District: Corona-Norco Unified

Feeder schools for Centennial High:

Elementary:	Corona Ranch Elementary
	Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd Elementary
	Garretson Elementary
	John Stallings Elementary
	More...
	Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Middle:	El Cerrito Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.9%

White:

11.9%

Asian:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2013 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg48%

California avg41%

576^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8High Schools in the Corona-Norco Unified

522^nd of 1,543Corona-Norco 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	71.1	576 of 2162	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	489 of 2159	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	484 of 2170	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	650 of 2123	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.7	393 of 2133	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	381 of 2017	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	84.6	326 of 2021	83.9%	★★★★☆
2016	77.7	410 of 2039	79.9%	★★★★☆
2015	69.7	549 of 1994	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	58.3	570 of 2426	76.5%	★★★★☆
2012	58.3	584 of 2354	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	57.8	591 of 2367	75.0%	★★★★☆
2010	56.3	591 of 2281	74.1%	★★★★☆
2009	53.7	632 of 2238	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	48.6	709 of 2117	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.4	715 of 2063	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.7	759 of 1968	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.9	736 of 1901	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.1	654 of 1653	60.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	139 of 523	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	145 of 517	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	106 of 521	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	116 of 522	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	87 of 592	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	114 of 582	80.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	159 of 585	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	56 of 573	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	60 of 591	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	70.6	187 of 581	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	187 of 582	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	165 of 581	71.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	772 of 1161	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	444 of 1117	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	428 of 1052	59.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	689 of 1085	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	522 of 1064	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	626 of 1044	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	176 of 941	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	248 of 938	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	574 of 1906	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	440 of 1915	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	439 of 1915	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	644 of 1858	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	357 of 1833	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	351 of 1760	80.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	451 of 1900	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	426 of 1902	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	423 of 1917	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	684 of 1861	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	310 of 1814	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	237 of 1742	86.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	456 of 2013	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	386 of 2026	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	353 of 2030	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	557 of 1943	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	375 of 1937	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	259 of 1862	86.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	503 of 1942	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	513 of 1948	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	466 of 1963	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	597 of 1916	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	356 of 1880	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	375 of 1834	79.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	175 of 577	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	156 of 574	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	35.6	357 of 541	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	403 of 515	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.5	117 of 422	72.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	633 of 1252	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	490 of 1216	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	692 of 1197	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	455 of 1155	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	399 of 1173	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.1	331 of 1193	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	561 of 1204	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.2	195 of 1222	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	311 of 1173	73.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

African American (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile-41 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+15 vs state

Science38%+6 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 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 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 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	1820 Rimpau Ave.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5670	2,712	111	24.4	81.3%	322 (11.9%)	248 (9.1%)	1,706 (62.9%)	317 (11.7%)	10 (0.4%)	25 (0.9%)	83 (3.1%)	71.1	576^th of 2162 public high schools	73.4%		74.3	489^th of 2159 public high schools	77.4%	87		39.2	5.9	38.3			63.5	63.5			33.0	33.0	$16,171	$807	$15,364
Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco	Public, Charter	7-12	1400 Fullerton Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-4262	133	8	16.2	51.1%	32 (24.1%)	9 (6.8%)	79 (59.4%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (6.8%)	35.7	1368^th of 2162 public high schools	36.7%		45.7	1106^th of 2159 public high schools	48.8%	262	13.6	18.2		18.9	40.0	27.3	45.5	37.3	20.0	18.2	13.6	17.0
Lee V. Pollard High	Public	9-12	185 Magnolia Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3367	413	30	13.8	91.5%	56 (13.6%)	20 (4.8%)	322 (78.0%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	10.6	1990^th of 2162 public high schools	8.0%		17	1759^th of 2159 public high schools	18.5%	231		3.1	7.1	3.4			10.4	10.4			3.1	3.1	$22,738	$1,414	$21,324
Santiago High	Public	9-12	1395 Foothill Pkwy.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5600	3,577	141	25.3	63.2%	1,166 (32.6%)	179 (5.0%)	1,527 (42.7%)	546 (15.3%)	10 (0.3%)	13 (0.4%)	135 (3.8%)	86.1	280^th of 2162 public high schools	87.0%		87.3	275^th of 2159 public high schools	87.3%	5		49.0	16.7	48.1			75.9	75.9			44.3	44.3	$15,520	$579	$14,941
Orange Grove High	Public	9-12	300 Buena Vista Ave.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3339	162	15	11.0	93.2%	26 (16.0%)	3 (1.9%)	129 (79.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	8.1	2111^th of 2162 public high schools	2.4%		8.3	2145^th of 2159 public high schools	0.6%	34		1.2		1.2			7.2	7.2			0.0	0.0	$32,584	$2,908	$29,676
Corona High	Public	9-12	1150 West Tenth St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3211	2,307	98	23.6	86.3%	271 (11.7%)	54 (2.3%)	1,802 (78.1%)	115 (5.0%)	11 (0.5%)	17 (0.7%)	37 (1.6%)	61.7	775^th of 2162 public high schools	64.2%		58.1	812^th of 2159 public high schools	62.4%	37		32.6	18.8	32.1			63.2	63.2			24.7	24.7	$19,755	$1,048	$18,707
Corona Vista High	Public	9-12	1150 Tenth St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-7124	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Norco High	Public	9-12	2065 Temescal Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3241	2,032	86	23.4	71.8%	753 (37.1%)	39 (1.9%)	1,101 (54.2%)	71 (3.5%)	10 (0.5%)	10 (0.5%)	48 (2.4%)	66.2	670^th of 2162 public high schools	69.0%		66.6	624^th of 2159 public high schools	71.1%	46		34.2	0.0	33.3			59.2	59.2			33.5	33.5	$19,005	$1,112	$17,893
Alvord High	Public	9-12	3606 Pierce St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1715	130	9	13.8	94.6%	7 (5.4%)	2 (1.5%)	114 (87.7%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	12.2	1906^th of 2162 public high schools	11.8%		10.8	2016^th of 2159 public high schools	6.6%	110		6.3		6.1			19.7	19.7			0.0	0.0	$28,378	$1,779	$26,599
Hillcrest High	Public	9-12	11800 Indiana Ave.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1755	1,780	75	23.8	75.6%	230 (12.9%)	100 (5.6%)	1,227 (68.9%)	174 (9.8%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	35 (2.0%)	60	821^st of 2162 public high schools	62.0%		61.8	723^rd of 2159 public high schools	66.5%	98		32.9	0.0	32.0			59.8	59.8			24.7	24.7	$18,025	$1,357	$16,668

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial High

What district is Centennial High in?

Corona-Norco Unified

Is Centennial High a good school?

Centennial High ranks 576^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Centennial High?

Students at Centennial High are 63% Hispanic, 12% White, 12% Asian, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Centennial High?

Centennial High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Corona Ranch Elementary
Elementary : Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd Elementary
Elementary : Garretson Elementary
Elementary : John Stallings Elementary
Elementary : Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Middle : El Cerrito Middle

How many students attend Centennial High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,712 students attended Centennial High.

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