Central High School
2045 North Dickenson Avenue, Fresno, CA 93722View on map
- Public
- Fresno
- 131 seniors
- 908 students
Central High School is a public high school in Fresno (Central Unified) with 131 seniors. In fall 2025, 93% of its 14 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 84%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD). 40% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
93%
13 of 14 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
10%
13 of 131 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
11%
14 of 131 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
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 High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 1 campus, about the same at 1.
- DavisAbout the same
40%
4 of 10 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.07)
~93% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
~74% · 3 yrs pooled5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— 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 High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.
- Long Beach14 pts lower
33%
9 of 27 admitted
This school33%Overall47%
- Fullerton7 pts higher
94%
15 of 16 admitted
This school94%Overall87%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
34 of 34 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
~100% · 3 yrs pooled4 applied
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 (210 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
168 of 210 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
43 graduates
Community college
56%
118 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 5% |
| CSU | 33 | 16% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 4 | 2% |
| Community college | 118 | 56% |
| Not enrolled | 42 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 168 | 80% |
| Total | 210 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
7
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
2
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
2% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
4%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
6 of 143 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
9 of 200 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Social science: 1 class
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 51%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 9%
- Low-income students 78%County median 79%
- Graduates completing courses 40%County median 54%