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Central High

Public Grades 9-12

1746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 18% of California high schools

Summary

Central High is a Los Angeles high school in Los Angeles Unified, serving grades 9–12 with 242 students. The most urgent concern is that in 2025–2026, just 16% of students graduated and 84% were chronically absent.

Academic results are also far below district and state levels: Central scored 12% in English language arts (ELA), 13% in math, and 8% in science, compared with 49%, 38%, and 36% statewide, and 48%, 40%, and 32% districtwide. Math was closest to the state result, while ELA was furthest behind. Among eight nearby schools with same-year scores, Central ranked third-lowest in ELA and fifth in math and science. Its 16% graduation rate was below every nearby school with a reported rate and far below the district’s 90% and state’s 88%; only Tri-C Community Day had higher chronic absenteeism, at 88%.

Results have improved in some areas but remain low: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, math rose from 0% to 13% and science from 2% to 8%, while ELA edged down from 13% to 12%. SchoolDigger ranked Central in the 18th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, with 1 star; its percentile rose from 4 in 2023–2024, but it remains in the bottom fifth. The school’s 12.6:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 was the lowest among nearby schools reporting a ratio that year. Also as context, 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s Special Education Students ranking was notably lower than its overall standing: 2nd percentile compared with 18th percentile overall in 2025–2026.

242

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$55,353

Per pupil spending ?

93.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

716 East 14th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021-2114

(213) 745-1901

District: Los Angeles Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

African American:

6.6%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (16% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,746^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

180^th of 203High Schools in the Los Angeles Unified

450^th of 968Los Angeles 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
2026	15.6	1746 of 2137	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	1810 of 2162	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	2074 of 2159	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	2035 of 2170	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1871 of 2123	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1208 of 1290	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1808 of 2133	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1900 of 2017	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	1837 of 2021	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	1725 of 2039	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	1581 of 1994	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	2088 of 2426	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	1990 of 2354	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	1938 of 2367	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	1882 of 2281	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.0	1811 of 2238	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	1537 of 2117	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	1599 of 2063	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.5	1493 of 1968	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.8	1329 of 1901	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	18.6	1334 of 1653	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.8	1153 of 1161	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1024 of 1117	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.1	1049 of 1085	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1063 of 1064	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1041 of 1044	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	500 of 941	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	1436 of 1865	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	1568 of 1906	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1876 of 1915	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1888 of 1915	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1742 of 1858	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1584 of 1833	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	1663 of 1760	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	1504 of 1880	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	1590 of 1900	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1854 of 1902	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1816 of 1917	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1719 of 1861	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1492 of 1814	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1586 of 1742	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.3	316 of 328	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	1567 of 1999	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	1617 of 2013	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1980 of 2026	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1956 of 2030	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1867 of 1943	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1100 of 1126	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1604 of 1937	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1776 of 1862	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	1757 of 1932	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	1728 of 1942	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1903 of 1948	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1710 of 1963	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1642 of 1916	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1048 of 1122	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1628 of 1880	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1726 of 1834	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	1214 of 1235	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	1252 of 1252	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1020 of 1216	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1039 of 1197	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2024)4th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Science8%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Central High	Public	9-12	716 East 14th St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-1901	242	19	12.6	93.4%	5 (2.1%)	16 (6.6%)	214 (88.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	15.6	1746^th of 2137 public high schools	18.3%		14.9	1810^th of 2162 public high schools	16.3%	64	11.1	0.0	7.7	11.9	11.9	12.5	12.5	$55,353	$53,850	$1,503
Tri-C Community Day	Public	7-12	716 East 14th St. Second Fl.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-1901	231	17	13.9	96.1%	3 (1.3%)	18 (7.8%)	206 (89.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.5	1926^th of 2137 public high schools	9.9%		14.4	1823^rd of 2162 public high schools	15.7%	103	3.0	0.0	2.1	5.3	5.3	7.7	7.7	$47,356	$45,852	$1,504
Santee Education Complex	Public	9-12	1921 South Maple Ave.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1000	1,582	80	19.8	93.4%	18 (1.1%)	65 (4.1%)	1,484 (93.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	43.6	1183^rd of 2137 public high schools	44.6%		35.2	1374^th of 2162 public high schools	36.4%	191	19.7	0.0	17.6	58.1	58.1	21.2	21.2	$36,346	$33,464	$2,882
Frida Kahlo High	Public	9-12	1924 South Los Angeles St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1090	92	6	16.7	—	2 (2.2%)	7 (7.6%)	82 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	10.2	1946^th of 2137 public high schools	8.9%		9	2070^th of 2162 public high schools	4.3%	124	7.1		4.2	0.0	0.0	6.3	6.3	$36,712	$33,740	$2,972
Early College Academy-LA Trade Technical College	Public	9-12	400 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-3685	272	13	21.5	93.8%	5 (1.8%)	12 (4.4%)	248 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	91.1	180^th of 2137 public high schools	91.6%		79.5	417^th of 2162 public high schools	80.7%	237	63.9		63.9	83.3	83.3	47.2	47.2	$23,870	$22,434	$1,436
Orthopaedic Hospital	Public	9-12	300 West 23rd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-2088	653	36	18.1	93.1%	14 (2.1%)	9 (1.4%)	596 (91.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	81.1	378^th of 2137 public high schools	82.3%		82.3	375^th of 2162 public high schools	82.7%	3	43.7		42.7	78.2	78.2	43.7	43.7	$34,321	$31,506	$2,815
Metropolitan Continuation	Public	9-12	727 South Wilson St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 623-4272	62	4	15.7	—	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	60 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	1688^th of 2137 public high schools	21.0%		17.3	1737^th of 2162 public high schools	19.7%	49	11.8	0.0	7.1	26.3	26.3	10.5	10.5	$73,725	$68,924	$4,801
Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High	Public, Charter	9-12	644 West 17th St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 342-2870	456	24	18.7	94.7%	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.3%)	438 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)								(n/a)
YouthBuild Charter School of California	Public, Charter	9-12	611 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 303	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	YouthBuild Charter School of California District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 741-2600	880	41	21.3	89.4%	16 (1.8%)	155 (17.6%)	677 (76.9%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.2%)								(n/a)
New Designs Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	2303 South Figueroa Way	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	New Designs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-9084	784	19	41.8	80.4%	15 (1.9%)	66 (8.4%)	624 (79.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.9%)								(n/a)

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Los Angeles Unified

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Central High ranks in the bottom 18.3% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Central High?

Students at Central High are 88% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Central High.

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