Enrollment & Outcomes Scorecard
Centennial High
Public · Compton · Los Angeles County · 809 students · Class of 2025
UC Reach Score · Class of 2025
20
Around the CA median
near the state median
Higher than 54% of California high schools
-5.2 pp vs. peer median (26)
· Ranked #8 of 11 similar schools
5-year UC Reach Score
2021 · 10
2025 · 20
-3%
Senior-class enrollment (2018–2026)
+2.0 pp
vs. Los Angeles County baseline (-5%)
~779
5-yr projected enrollment (30 fewer than today)
- ▸On UC Reach Score, Centennial High sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #8 of 11): 20 vs. a peer median of 26.
- ▸Its UC Reach Score has risen 16 points since 2018.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 3% (211→204 from 2018 to 2026), trailing the peer-group median of -0%.
- ▸In business terms, this is market-share growth during a market contraction. Los Angeles County's senior population shrank 5% over the same window — Centennial High only shrank 3%. So Centennial High picked up about 2 percentage points of relative share — families chose it over the alternatives even as the overall pool got smaller. That's overperforming the market in a shrinking market.
- ▸At its recent rate (-1.2%/yr), enrollment projects to ~779 by 2029 — about 30 fewer students than today.
Most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | UC Reach Score | Enroll. |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Starr Jordan High School | Public | 11 | -28% |
| Lifeline Education Charter School | Public | 21 | +33% |
| International Studies Learning | Public | 28 | +18% |
| Alain Leroy Locke College Prep | Public | 15 | -30% |
| Huntington Park Institute Apld Med | Public | 44 | +18% |
| George Washington Preparatory | Public | 17 | +27% |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class. Sources: UCOP Admissions by Source School, CDE enrollment, IRS Form 990, NCES F-33. Reach — by Test Prep Gurus · Methodology
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