Centennial High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bakersfield, California

Centennial High in Bakersfield, California enrolled 2,212 students in 2024-25 with 88.0 full-time teachers, 25.1 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 37% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

2,175 students in 2022-23, 2,237 students in 2023-24, 2,212 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 86.0 to 88.0.

Students enrolled at Centennial High by school year2022-23: 2,175, 2023-24: 2,237, 2024-25: 2,21201k2k3k2022-232,1752023-242,2372024-252,212
Students enrolled at Centennial High by school year2022-23: 2,175, 2023-24: 2,237, 2024-25: 2,21201k2k3k2022-232,1752023-242,2372024-252,212
Students enrolled at Centennial High by school year2022-23: 2,175, 2023-24: 2,237, 2024-25: 2,21201k2k3k2022-232,1752023-242,2372024-252,212
Students enrolled at Centennial High by school year2022-23: 2,175, 2023-24: 2,237, 2024-25: 2,21201k2k3k2022-232,1752023-242,2372024-252,212
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,17586.025.3
2023-242,23788.125.4
2024-252,21288.025.1

25.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Centennial High 25.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentennial High 25.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Centennial High 25.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentennial High 25.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Centennial High 25.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentennial High 25.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; Centennial High 25.1; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCentennial High 25.1state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

12 AP courses and one counselor per 384 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Centennial High enrolled 2,303 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 183 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 384 of the 2,303 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions183
  • Chronically absent16.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.6% of students were Hispanic, 36.2% White, 8.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic45.6%
  2. White36.2%
  3. Two or more races8.6%
  4. Asian5.4%
  5. Black2.7%
  6. American Indian0.9%
  7. Pacific Islander0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Centennial High scored proficient or above: 37% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Math37%not published34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

91% of the 531 students in Centennial High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate91%85%86.2%
Students in the class53110,701495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Bakersfield

20 public high schools in Bakersfield report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bakersfield High3,06925.676.1%
Ridgeview High2,57526.959.9%
Highland High2,53023.965.7%
Stockdale High2,39827.536.4%
Liberty High2,36926.734.5%
East Bakersfield High2,33124.485.2%
Independence High2,32426.059.2%
Golden Valley High2,22823.377.8%

All public schools in Bakersfield →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Centennial High

  1. Vista West Continuation HighThe nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 375 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Liberty HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 2,369 students, 26.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Centennial High with Vista West Continuation HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Kern High spends per student$17,392 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,392
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaCentennial High is the number 183 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#183 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher25.1 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.25.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Centennial High

  1. How many students attend Centennial High?
    2,212 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,175 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bakersfield, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Centennial High?
    25.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Centennial High a Title I school?
    Centennial High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Centennial High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Centennial High scored proficient or above: 37% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Centennial High?
    91% of the 531 students in Centennial High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Centennial High in?
    Kern High, NCES district ID 0619540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061954002041 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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