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Central East High School

3535 North Cornelia Avenue, Fresno, CA 93722View on map

  • Public
  • Fresno
  • 398 seniors
  • 1,729 students

Central East High School is a public high school in Fresno (Central Unified) with 398 seniors. In fall 2025, 91% of its 34 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 84%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Merced, and UC Davis (UCD). 36% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

91%

31 of 34 applicants, fall 2025

County median 84%

Seniors admitted to a UC

8%

31 of 398 seniors

County median 14%

Seniors who applied to UC

9%

34 of 398 seniors

County median 16%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 23 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

20%

3 of 15 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

Central East High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Berkeley7 pts higher

    20%

    3 of 15 admitted

    This school20%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.00)

  • Irvine19 pts higher

    41%

    7 of 17 admitted

    This school41%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.85)

  • San Diego4 pts higher

    29%

    4 of 14 admitted

    This school29%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Barbara38 pts higher

    70%

    7 of 10 admitted

    This school70%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Davis13 pts higher

    50%

    9 of 18 admitted

    This school50%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts lower

    67%

    8 of 12 admitted

    This school67%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Riverside14 pts lower

    73%

    8 of 11 admitted

    This school73%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.63)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    20 of 21 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report23 applied

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

Central East High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Jose14 pts higher

    94%

    17 of 18 admitted

    This school94%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    95%

    21 of 22 admitted

    This school95%Overall94%

  • Monterey Bay5 pts higher

    100%

    11 of 11 admitted

    This school100%Overall95%

  • San Francisco4 pts higher

    100%

    16 of 16 admitted

    This school100%Overall96%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    95%

    82 of 86 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

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

Any college

80%

488 of 611 graduates

UC or CSU

20%

121 graduates

Community college

55%

337 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC163%
CSU10517%
CA private college112%
Out of state193%
Community college33755%
Not enrolled12320%
Enrolled in college48880%
Total611100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

15

AP courses offered

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

18

AP class sections

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

11% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

13%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

47 of 375 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)

5%

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

19 of 405 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 1 class
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 8 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 50%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 24%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 24%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 9%
  • Low-income students 78%County median 79%
  • Graduates completing courses 36%County median 54%

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