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Centinela

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Centinela ranks 4154 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

4154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Centinela is a K-8 elementary school serving 577 students in the Inglewood Unified School District, which faces significant challenges, as it ranks in the bottom quarter of all districts in California.

Academically, Centinela's overall test scores are below state averages, and the school has seen a recent decline in its statewide ranking. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, which is much higher than the state average. The school has larger class sizes than most other schools in its district. However, it shows notable strengths in supporting specific groups of students, performing particularly well with its Special Education students and English Language Learners. There is a significant and growing performance gap between female and male students, with boys' scores dropping sharply in recent years.

Compared to other schools in Inglewood Unified, like Highland Elementary, Centinela performs around the district average. The most striking local comparison is with the nearby Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter, which achieves much higher test scores and has very low absenteeism, demonstrating that different educational approaches in the same area can yield different results. Performance also varies greatly by grade level within Centinela, suggesting inconsistency in teaching or curriculum across different classrooms.

577

Students ?

28.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,283

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1123 Marlborough Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90302-1697

(310) 680-5440

District: Inglewood Unified

Students who attend Centinela usually attend:

Middle:	Crozier (George W.) Junior High
High:	Inglewood High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.7%

African American:

14.4%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg25%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,154^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,575^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 3 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Inglewood Unified

1220^th of 1,543Inglewood 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	4154 of 5857	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3711 of 5869	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3626 of 5859	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3952 of 5883	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	1000 of 1417	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	4420 of 5789	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4524 of 5662	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	4372 of 5692	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	4060 of 5614	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.6	3493 of 5611	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.6	3490 of 5530	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.2	3723 of 5390	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	2465 of 5377	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	32.0	3700 of 5314	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	20.0	4435 of 5193	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.5	3419 of 5113	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.8	3656 of 5113	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.5	3821 of 4818	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.6	3648 of 4822	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.9	3372 of 4809	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	32.8	470 of 700	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.6	2135 of 2227	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	144 of 293	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.9	1748 of 2585	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	932 of 2128	56.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.8	1307 of 3162	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	1142 of 3245	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	1620 of 3311	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	217 of 602	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	2915 of 3275	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.6	804 of 3246	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	3613 of 5597	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3664 of 5612	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3870 of 5609	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4104 of 5635	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	820 of 1267	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3758 of 5492	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4458 of 5413	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	3035 of 5107	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	2478 of 5107	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	2204 of 5087	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	2619 of 5084	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3266 of 4963	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3358 of 4830	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	3139 of 5460	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	2893 of 5517	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	2640 of 5363	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	2734 of 5264	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	526 of 1110	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	3438 of 5173	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3830 of 5084	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4451 of 5628	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3446 of 5643	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	3177 of 5638	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3661 of 5663	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	947 of 1272	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4634 of 5510	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	4176 of 5431	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	934 of 2847	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	1732 of 2420	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	1575 of 2761	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	1179 of 2783	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	1056 of 2781	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	1172 of 2740	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	487 of 894	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	268 of 609	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	251 of 613	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.5	747 of 1531	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	171 of 354	51.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.8	226 of 1478	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.5	405 of 1521	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.3	649 of 1540	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	116 of 363	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1680 of 2533	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	1119 of 2551	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	859 of 2531	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	1005 of 2509	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	357 of 738	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	935 of 2395	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	479 of 2388	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	404 of 2374	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	449 of 2359	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	1121 of 2542	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	749 of 2579	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	519 of 2531	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	744 of 2458	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	197 of 721	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	1315 of 2534	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	1054 of 2552	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	1061 of 2538	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	1161 of 2527	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	436 of 763	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	647 of 1566	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	320 of 1531	79.1%	★★★★☆

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

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2018)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-14 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science26%-7 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 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
Centinela	Public	K-8	1123 Marlborough Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5440	577	20	28.6	94.1%	5 (0.9%)	83 (14.4%)	477 (82.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	27.8	4154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.1%		32.8	3711^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.8%	443	25.4	26.7	26.1	37.1	26.8	40.7	19.1	35.3	47.4	34.4	35.5	31.0	25.4	14.9	25.0	42.1	29.3	88.7	90.3	95.2	90.3	90.3	90.3	$15,283	$11,894	$3,389
Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	830 North La Brea Ave.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 671-5578	426	11	38.4	72.1%	5 (1.2%)	345 (81.0%)	62 (14.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	87.4	807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.2%		88.1	807^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.2%		49.3		49.3	75.8	72.9	78.3				75.6	63.6	55.7	72.5				63.9	94.9		94.9
Crete Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6103 Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Crete Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 791-1600	284	15	19.4	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	183 (64.4%)	90 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	4.9	5838^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		7.2	5801^st of 5869 public elementary schools	1.2%	37	3.5		3.5	2.7	10.2	6.9	10.8			7.9	5.4	4.2	6.7	5.1			5.2
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	430 Venice Way	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5460	323	13	24.6	95.7%	5 (1.5%)	139 (43.0%)	162 (50.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.4%)	36.8	3420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		23.8	4488^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.5%	1068	11.4		11.4	43.4	44.9	35.7	42.0			41.8	35.9	36.7	34.9	15.7			30.6	90.6		95.3	92.2	93.8	93.8	$16,057	$12,716	$3,341
Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	5501 South Eileen Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 294-5275	209	13	16.0	94.7%	1 (0.5%)	107 (51.2%)	56 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (21.5%)	50.2	2583^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	55.9%		56.8	2197^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.6%	386	17.4		17.4	32.5	57.1	54.4				46.7	52.5	61.9	32.6				45.8	85.1	87.2		89.4	87.2	89.4	$66,902	$60,958	$5,944
YES Academy	Public	K-5	3140 Hyde Park Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 778-4992	462	22	21.0	97.0%	2 (0.4%)	134 (29.0%)	287 (62.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	14.3	5330^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%		11.7	5573^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.0%	243	12.0		12.0	20.8	22.5	23.7				22.3	24.0	21.1	9.3				18.1	92.7	95.8	96.9	94.8	93.8	96.9	$56,828	$52,756	$4,072
La Tijera Academy of Excellence Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1415 North La Tijera Blvd.	Inglewood	90302	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5260	552	24	23.0	92.8%	0 (0.0%)	325 (58.9%)	183 (33.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.7%)	41.6	3100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.1%		31.2	3845^th of 5869 public elementary schools	34.5%	745	18.2	29.1	24.1	58.5	40.7	47.0	40.0	75.4	63.3	55.3	64.2	16.7	18.2	26.8	15.9	32.9	28.4							$22,384	$18,800	$3,584
Windsor Hills Math Science	Public	K-5	5215 Overdale Dr.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 293-6251	332	17	20.1	84.9%	3 (0.9%)	238 (71.7%)	36 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.7%)	19.6	4865^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		17.1	5114^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.9%	249	21.8		21.8	32.5	15.5	29.6				25.0	32.5	15.5	14.8				19.7	83.8				91.9		$51,117	$47,252	$3,865
Hudnall (Claude) Elementary	Public	K-6	331 West Olive St.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5420	332	14	23.7	94.3%	4 (1.2%)	75 (22.6%)	239 (72.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	6 (1.8%)	11.1	5561^st of 5857 public elementary schools	5.1%		15.9	5225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	336	4.3		4.3	18.0	14.3	19.2	21.7			17.9	30.8	4.8	14.9	4.4			14.6	93.6	95.2		93.6	95.2	95.2	$13,525	$10,214	$3,311
ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	434 South Grevillea Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6420	375	16	23.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	275 (73.3%)	94 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	53.2	2416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.8%		44.6	2883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	467	11.1		11.1	56.1	53.5	48.6				52.6	62.1	48.3	25.0				44.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Centinela

What is the racial makeup of Centinela?

Students at Centinela are 83% Hispanic, 14% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Centinela in?

Inglewood Unified

Is Centinela a good school?

Centinela ranks 4154^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Centinela?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Centinela.

What schools do graduates of Centinela attend?

Students who attend Centinela usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crozier (George W.) Junior High
High : Inglewood High

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