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Central Union High School

1001 Brighton Avenue, El Centro, CA 92243View on map

  • Public
  • El Centro
  • 460 seniors
  • 2,023 students

Central Union High School is a public high school in El Centro (Central Union High) with 460 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 61 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 31% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

69%

42 of 61 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

9%

42 of 460 seniors

County median 11%

Seniors who applied to UC

13%

61 of 460 seniors

County median 15%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 35 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

5 of 30 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 Union High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    17%

    5 of 30 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    17%

    5 of 29 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.72)

  • San Diego4 pts higher

    29%

    15 of 52 admitted

    This school29%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Santa Barbara33 pts higher

    65%

    13 of 20 admitted

    This school65%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Davis14 pts lower

    23%

    6 of 26 admitted

    This school23%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Riverside14 pts lower

    73%

    27 of 37 admitted

    This school73%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.65 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report35 applied

  • Santa Cruz

    too few applicants to report5 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 Union High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San Diego27 pts higher

    61%

    60 of 98 admitted

    This school61%Overall34%

  • Fullerton13 pts higher

    100%

    23 of 23 admitted

    This school100%Overall87%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    92%

    12 of 13 admitted

    This school92%Overall93%

  • San Marcos4 pts higher

    100%

    29 of 29 admitted

    This school100%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 (446 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

76%

338 of 446 graduates

UC or CSU

10%

45 graduates

Community college

61%

271 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC174%
CSU286%
CA private college31%
Out of state194%
Community college27161%
Not enrolled10824%
Enrolled in college33876%
Total446100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

17

AP courses offered

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

28

AP class sections

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

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

30%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

134 of 449 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)

12%

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

53 of 452 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 9 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 55%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 77%County median 75%
  • Graduates completing courses 31%County median 37%

Across California

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