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Centennial High School

2606 North Central Avenue, Compton, CA 90222View on map

  • Public
  • Compton
  • 227 seniors
  • 809 students

Centennial High School is a public high school in Compton (Compton Unified) with 227 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 68 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Riverside (UCR). 52% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

54 of 68 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

24%

54 of 227 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

30%

68 of 227 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

5 of 46 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

3 of 23 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Centennial High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    5 of 46 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.63)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    3 of 23 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.71)

  • Irvine5 pts higher

    27%

    12 of 44 admitted

    This school27%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.58)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    32%

    10 of 31 admitted

    This school32%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.48)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts lower

    28%

    7 of 25 admitted

    This school28%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.51)

  • Davis19 pts higher

    56%

    9 of 16 admitted

    This school56%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.62)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    20 of 28 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Riverside7 pts lower

    80%

    33 of 41 admitted

    This school80%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.63 (all applicants 3.52)

  • Merced11 pts lower

    86%

    18 of 21 admitted

    This school86%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.62 (all applicants 3.50)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Centennial High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach24 pts higher

    72%

    88 of 123 admitted

    This school72%Overall47%

  • Fullerton21 pts lower

    65%

    55 of 84 admitted

    This school65%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills6 pts higher

    97%

    93 of 96 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    94%

    90 of 96 admitted

    This school94%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    96%

    48 of 50 admitted

    This school96%Overall93%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (199 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

56%

112 of 199 graduates

UC or CSU

30%

59 graduates

Community college

19%

37 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC63%
CSU5327%
CA private college105%
Out of state63%
Community college3719%
Not enrolled8744%
Enrolled in college11256%
Total199100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

12

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

33

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

58% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

53%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

110 of 208 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

2%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

4 of 191 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 14 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 47%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 96%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 52%County median 64%

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