Is Pershing Continuation High a good school?

Pershing Continuation High ranks in the bottom 4.0% of California high schools.

How many students attend Pershing Continuation High?

In the 2022-23 school year, 121 students attended Pershing Continuation High.

What is the racial makeup of Pershing Continuation High?

Students at Pershing Continuation High are 69% Hispanic, 21% African American, 7% White, 3% Asian.

Pershing Continuation High

Summary:

Pershing Continuation High is a public high school located in Fresno, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 121 students. The school is part of the Central Unified School District, which is ranked 896 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pershing Continuation High has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in California, with rankings between 1,259 and 2,231 out of over 2,300 high schools in the state over the past several years. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. Pershing Continuation High has had a wide range of four-year graduation rates, from a low of 46.5% in 2020-2021 to a high of 79.0% in 2022-2023, and its dropout rates have also been high, ranging from 12.3% to 29.6% over the past five years. The school has consistently had very high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 61.0% to 78.9% over the past five years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Pershing Continuation High students perform significantly below their peers in the Central Unified School District and the state of California on standardized tests. In 2023-2024, only 2.17% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 53.5% in the district and 55.73% statewide. In Mathematics, 0% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 17.06% in the district and 27.9% statewide. The school serves a student population that is predominantly low-income, with 86.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, and has a high percentage of Hispanic and African American students, who perform significantly below their peers on standardized tests.

Detail:

Public 9-12

855 West Nielsen
Fresno, CA 93706-1700

(559) 268-2272

District: Central Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2231^st of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,447

Student/teacher ratio: 14.3

Number of students: 121

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.6%

African American:

20.7%

White:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pershing Continuation High ranks worse than 96% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.32. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Pershing Continuation High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.6%), African American (20.7%), White (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pershing Continuation High is 14.3. 1 high schools in the Central Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Pershing Continuation High employs 8.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pershing Continuation High is $11,447. 1 high schools in the Central Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pershing Continuation High:

SchoolDigger ranks Pershing Continuation High 2231^st of 2323 California public high schools. (See Pershing Continuation High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Central Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Unified 896^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pershing Continuation High

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Rank History for all students at Pershing Continuation High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	22.71	1170^th	1653	29.2%
2005	22.92	1287^th	1901	32.3%
2006	23.07	1304^th	1968	33.7%
2007	19.25	1533^rd	2063	25.7%
2008	15.51	1729^th	2117	18.3%
2009	22.29	1735^th	2238	22.5%
2010	22.97	1500^th	2281	34.2%
2011	18.27	1701^st	2367	28.1%
2012	20.30	1613^th	2354	31.5%
2013	14.53	1910^th	2426	21.3%
2015	8.27	1957^th	1994	1.9%
2016	10.30	1851^st	2039	9.2%
2017	10.98	1766^th	2021	12.6%
2018	8.95	1965^th	2017	2.6%
2019	9.91	2053^rd	2133	3.8%
2021	7.25	1259^th	1290	2.4%
2022	9.25	2090^th	2123	1.6%
2023	9.20	2121^st	2348	9.7%
2024	7.32	2231^st	2323	4.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pershing Continuation High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.31	1802^nd	1862	3.2%
2019	10.14	1855^th	1937	4.2%
2021	7.44	1088^th	1126	3.4%
2022	9.49	1911^th	1943	1.6%
2023	9.58	2024^th	2247	9.9%
2024	7.38	2146^th	2235	4.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Pershing Continuation High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.07	1715^th	1760	2.6%
2019	8.97	1737^th	1833	5.2%
2022	8.71	1810^th	1858	2.6%
2023	9.24	1940^th	2118	8.4%
2024	6.77	2035^th	2098	3.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Pershing Continuation High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.92	1773^rd	1834	3.3%
2019	9.29	1828^th	1880	2.8%
2021	6.97	1093^rd	1122	2.6%
2022	8.58	1906^th	1916	0.5%
2023	8.88	2013^th	2207	8.8%
2024	7.23	2078^th	2172	4.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Pershing Continuation High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	11.08	581^st	592	1.9%
2022	11.28	507^th	522	2.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pershing Continuation High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.71	1684^th	1742	3.3%
2019	10.17	1718^th	1814	5.3%
2022	9.16	1822^nd	1861	2.1%
2023	7.59	2019^th	2142	5.7%
2024	7.69	1992^nd	2125	6.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Pershing Continuation High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	9	2	1	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	26
1989	6	3	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	16
1990	9	2	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	22
1991	10	6	0	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	39
1992	13	0	0	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	32
1993	10	13	0	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	46
1994	3	5	1	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	32
1995	15	5	3	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	59
1996	15	5	3	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	59
1997	17	13	1	45	0	n/a	n/a	0	76
1998	13	13	4	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	63
1999	12	14	6	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	82
2000	17	21	8	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	105
2001	33	16	4	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	107
2002	21	14	1	64	0	n/a	n/a	2	102
2003	21	14	1	64	0	n/a	n/a	2	102
2004	27	12	7	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	111
2005	22	26	8	76	2	n/a	n/a	0	134
2006	29	32	13	72	1	n/a	n/a	5	152
2007	34	26	12	73	5	n/a	n/a	3	153
2008	26	23	7	77	3	n/a	n/a	0	136
2009	27	30	13	84	3	0	8	0	165
2010	26	31	9	104	0	0	1	0	171
2011	29	21	5	82	1	0	0	0	138
2012	12	14	2	70	0	2	2	0	102
2013	16	21	4	66	0	0	1	0	108
2014	13	24	5	69	0	0	7	0	118
2015	13	31	5	75	0	0	1	0	125
2016	15	21	5	84	1	0	1	0	127
2017	19	17	5	78	2	0	0	0	121
2018	14	23	4	76	0	0	0	0	117
2019	15	19	5	96	2	0	0	0	137
2020	14	22	2	63	1	0	2	0	104
2021	11	15	3	53	0	0	4	0	86
2022	6	23	1	52	1	0	3	0	86
2023	8	25	4	83	0	0	0	1	121

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pershing Continuation High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	26	2.0	13.0	n/a
1989	16	1.8	8.8	n/a
1990	22	1.5	14.6	n/a
1991	39	2.0	19.5	n/a
1992	32	2.0	16.0	43.8
1993	46	3.0	15.3	52.2
1994	32	3.0	10.7	71.9
1995	59	4.0	14.8	50.8
1996	59	4.0	14.8	50.8
1997	76	5.1	14.9	65.8
1998	63	5.0	12.6	93.7
1999	82	5.0	16.4	92.7
2000	105	6.0	17.5	68.6
2001	107	8.2	13.0	69.2
2002	102	7.7	13.2	85
2003	102	7.7	13.2	85
2004	111	7.0	15.9	69.4
2005	134	8.0	16.8	66.4
2006	152	10.0	15.2	79.6
2007	153	9.8	15.6	70
2008	136	10.3	13.2	74.3
2009	165	7.6	17.2	73.9
2010	171	10.0	17.1	76.6
2011	138	n/a	n/a	71.7
2012	102	8.0	12.7	97.1
2013	108	7.5	14.4	83.3
2014	118	7.5	15.7	91.5
2015	125	8.0	15.6	76.8
2016	127	8.0	15.8	85.8
2017	121	9.0	13.4	82.6
2018	117	9.5	12.3	83.8
2019	137	8.5	16.1	92.7
2020	104	n/a	n/a	80.8
2021	86	8.5	10.0	79.1
2022	86	8.6	9.9	74.4
2023	121	8.4	14.3	86.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pershing Continuation High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	26	2.0	13.0	n/a
1989	16	1.8	8.8	n/a
1990	22	1.5	14.6	n/a
1991	39	2.0	19.5	n/a
1992	32	2.0	16.0	43.8
1993	46	3.0	15.3	52.2
1994	32	3.0	10.7	71.9
1995	59	4.0	14.8	50.8
1996	59	4.0	14.8	50.8
1997	76	5.1	14.9	65.8
1998	63	5.0	12.6	93.7
1999	82	5.0	16.4	92.7
2000	105	6.0	17.5	68.6
2001	107	8.2	13.0	69.2
2002	102	7.7	13.2	85
2003	102	7.7	13.2	85
2004	111	7.0	15.9	69.4
2005	134	8.0	16.8	66.4
2006	152	10.0	15.2	79.6
2007	153	9.8	15.6	70
2008	136	10.3	13.2	74.3
2009	165	7.6	17.2	73.9
2010	171	10.0	17.1	76.6
2011	138	n/a	n/a	71.7
2012	102	8.0	12.7	97.1
2013	108	7.5	14.4	83.3
2014	118	7.5	15.7	91.5
2015	125	8.0	15.6	76.8
2016	127	8.0	15.8	85.8
2017	121	9.0	13.4	82.6
2018	117	9.5	12.3	83.8
2019	137	8.5	16.1	92.7
2020	104	n/a	n/a	80.8
2021	86	8.5	10.0	79.1
2022	86	8.6	9.9	74.4
2023	121	8.4	14.3	86.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pershing Continuation High

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$11,447

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pershing Continuation High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 2053^rd of 2133 High schools	Ranks 2121^st of 2348 High schools	5.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Pershing Continuation High)	1.9	9.8	7.9%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Central Unified)	48.4	52.8	4.4%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	55.4	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Continuation High)	0	0
11th Grade Mathematics (Central Unified)	12.2	17.5	5.3%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27.4	4.9%
11th Grade Science (Pershing Continuation High)	0	3.9	3.9%
11th Grade Science (Central Unified)	20.3	18.7	1.6%
11th Grade Science (California)	30.4	31.7	1.3%
12th Grade Science (Pershing Continuation High)	0	0
12th Grade Science (Central Unified)	16.1	11.6	4.5%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.8	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	137	121	11.7%
African American	19	25	31.6%
American Indian	2	0	100%
Asian	5	4	20%
Hispanic	96	83	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	15	8	46.7%
Two or More Races	0	0
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	92.7%	86.8%	5.9%

Schools Near Pershing Continuation High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Pershing Continuation High	Public	9-12	855 West Nielsen	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 268-2272	121	8	14.3	86.8%	8 (6.6%)	25 (20.7%)	83 (68.6%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	2231^st of 2323 public high schools	4.0%		9.2	2121^st of 2348 public high schools	9.7%	110	2.1		2.0	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0	$11,447
Pathway Community Day	Public	7-12	11 South Teilman	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 487-1201	10	3	2.9	90.0%	3 (30.0%)	1 (10.0%)	5 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)								$59,846
School of Unlimited Learning	Public, Charter	9-12	2336 Calaveras St.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	School of Unlimited Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 500-1352	188	11	16.8	84.0%	6 (3.2%)	23 (12.2%)	152 (80.9%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	11	1953^rd of 2323 public high schools	15.9%		25.3	1550^th of 2348 public high schools	34.0%	403		5.1	5.1	15.4	15.4	0.0	0.0
Edison High	Public	9-12	540 East California Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2650	2,466	108	22.8	81.0%	169 (6.9%)	266 (10.8%)	1,751 (71.0%)	217 (8.8%)	9 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	44 (1.8%)	65.4	544^th of 2323 public high schools	76.6%		73.3	430^th of 2348 public high schools	81.7%	114	32.1		31.6	59.8	59.8	33.4	33.4	$8,145
Fresno High	Public	9-12	1839 Echo Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2780	2,092	108	19.4	89.9%	178 (8.5%)	165 (7.9%)	1,582 (75.6%)	96 (4.6%)	16 (0.8%)	12 (0.6%)	38 (1.8%)	29.2	1445^th of 2323 public high schools	37.8%		29.2	1443^rd of 2348 public high schools	38.5%	2	17.4		17.4	37.9	37.9	9.5	9.5	$9,919
Design Science Middle College High	Public	9-12	1101 E University Ave	Fresno	93741	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 489-2270	245	10	23.9	64.1%	32 (13.1%)	8 (3.3%)	157 (64.1%)	33 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	10 (4.1%)	94	98^th of 2323 public high schools	95.8%		92.4	131^st of 2348 public high schools	94.4%	33	56.4		56.4	80.0	80.0	61.8	61.8	$7,348
Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship	Public	9-12	2000 East Cambridge Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7360	243	16	14.9	83.5%	20 (8.2%)	18 (7.4%)	187 (77.0%)	9 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	55.5	737^th of 2323 public high schools	68.3%		64.3	574^th of 2348 public high schools	75.6%	163	21.7		21.7	73.9	73.9	20.0	20.0	$12,890
Career Technical Education Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1320 North Mariposa St.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Career Technical Education Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 443-4872	238	22	10.9	49.6%	59 (24.8%)	16 (6.7%)	145 (60.9%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	92.6	118^th of 2323 public high schools	94.9%		76.3	397^th of 2348 public high schools	83.1%	279	72.0		72.0	82.0	82.0	48.0	48.0
Crescent View West Public Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1901 East Shields Ave. Ste. 10	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Crescent View West Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 222-8439	1,567	57	27.5	91.1%	202 (12.9%)	84 (5.4%)	1,143 (72.9%)	42 (2.7%)	17 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	70 (4.5%)	22.9	1605^th of 2323 public high schools	30.9%		27.6	1490^th of 2348 public high schools	36.5%	115		21.4	21.4	31.8	31.8	6.0	6.0
Dewolf Continuation High	Public	7-12	2445 West Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2990	159	9	17.2	92.5%	17 (10.7%)	23 (14.5%)	106 (66.7%)	6 (3.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	8.4	2148^th of 2323 public high schools	7.5%		10.1	2056^th of 2348 public high schools	12.4%	92	1.8		1.6	11.3	11.3	0.0	0.0	$13,443

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Per Pupil Expenditures for Pershing Continuation High

Impact of COVID-19 on Pershing Continuation High

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