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Central High (Continuation) ranks in the bottom 13.3% of California high schools.

How many students attend Central High (Continuation)?

In the 2022-23 school year, 165 students attended Central High (Continuation).

What is the racial makeup of Central High (Continuation)?

Students at Central High (Continuation) are 77% Hispanic, 16% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified.

Central High (Continuation)

Summary:

Central High (Continuation) is a public high school located in Morgan Hill, California, serving grades 10-12 with a total enrollment of 165 students. The school is part of the Morgan Hill Unified School District, which is ranked 740 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central High (Continuation) has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California high schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is significantly lower than the nearby schools, such as Ann Sobrato High (ranked in the top 10% with a 5-star rating) and Live Oak High (ranked in the top 40% with a 3-star rating). Central High (Continuation) has had low four-year graduation rates, ranging from 45.1% to 73.5% over the past five years, compared to 94.6% at Live Oak High and 96.2% at Ann Sobrato High. The school has also had high dropout rates, ranging from 4.6% to 51.2%, much higher than the nearby schools.

Central High (Continuation) has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 58.0% to 75.3% over the past five years, compared to 23.6% at Live Oak High and 19.2% at Ann Sobrato High. Academically, the school has consistently underperformed compared to the Morgan Hill Unified School District and the state of California in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and CAST Science. The school also serves a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 53.94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, compared to 38.43% at Live Oak High and 27.35% at Ann Sobrato High.

Detail:

Public 10-12

85 Tilton Ave.
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-2504

(408) 201-6300

District: Morgan Hill Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2013^th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,454

Student/teacher ratio: 19.3

Number of students: 165

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

White:

15.8%

Asian:

2.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.9%

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Compare Details Central High (Continuation) ranks worse than 86.7% of high schools in California. It also ranks last among 3 ranked high schools in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.06. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Central High (Continuation) 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 Central High (Continuation) has the largest high school student body size in the Morgan Hill Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Central High (Continuation) is $12,454, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Morgan Hill Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Central High (Continuation) 2013^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Central High (Continuation) in the ranking list.)

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Morgan Hill Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Morgan Hill Unified 740^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Central High (Continuation)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	11.70	1599^th	1653	3.3%
2005	19.51	1408^th	1901	25.9%
2006	16.70	1578^th	1968	19.8%
2007	27.30	1216^th	2063	41.1%
2008	23.11	1398^th	2117	34.0%
2009	28.36	1467^th	2238	34.5%
2010	22.19	1524^th	2281	33.2%
2011	27.22	1400^th	2367	40.9%
2012	24.70	1451^st	2354	38.4%
2013	25.67	1453^rd	2426	40.1%
2015	11.95	1698^th	1994	14.8%
2016	13.90	1655^th	2039	18.8%
2017	12.68	1681^st	2021	16.8%
2018	10.99	1764^th	2017	12.5%
2019	14.05	1806^th	2133	15.3%
2022	16.95	1738^th	2123	18.1%
2023	13.62	1883^rd	2348	19.8%
2024	10.06	2013^th	2323	13.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Central High (Continuation)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.23	307^th	1323	76.8%
2024	31.69	766^th	1350	43.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Central High (Continuation)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.10	1515^th	1862	18.6%
2019	13.93	1673^rd	1937	13.6%
2022	19.77	1558^th	1943	19.8%
2023	14.15	1823^rd	2247	18.9%
2024	8.72	2052^nd	2235	8.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Central High (Continuation)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	58.43	138^th	417	66.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Central High (Continuation)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.51	1462^nd	1760	16.9%
2019	17.30	1487^th	1833	18.9%
2022	16.89	1565^th	1858	15.8%
2023	10.21	1892^nd	2118	10.7%
2024	13.10	1763^rd	2098	16.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Central High (Continuation)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.92	1773^rd	1834	3.3%
2019	10.73	1740^th	1880	7.4%
2022	14.85	1633^rd	1916	14.8%
2023	16.71	1690^th	2207	23.4%
2024	8.30	2005^th	2172	7.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Central High (Continuation)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.71	1684^th	1742	3.3%
2019	12.55	1606^th	1814	11.5%
2022	16.29	1568^th	1861	15.7%
2023	14.82	1717^th	2142	19.8%
2024	8.07	1965^th	2125	7.5%

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

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	77	1	1	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	114
1989	59	1	0	63	0	n/a	n/a	0	123
1990	48	5	3	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	112
1991	42	5	3	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	86
1992	30	0	1	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	70
1993	36	0	3	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	99
1994	33	0	7	77	2	n/a	n/a	0	119
1995	42	1	5	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	106
1996	42	1	5	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	106
1997	53	1	7	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	111
1998	29	2	3	74	1	n/a	n/a	0	109
1999	34	3	4	66	1	n/a	n/a	0	108
2000	44	5	2	63	2	n/a	n/a	0	116
2001	37	3	2	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	96
2002	39	2	2	43	1	n/a	n/a	4	91
2003	39	2	2	43	1	n/a	n/a	4	91
2004	29	1	4	46	3	n/a	n/a	10	93
2005	36	6	3	53	1	n/a	n/a	0	99
2006	29	4	1	47	4	n/a	n/a	0	85
2007	28	3	1	54	1	n/a	n/a	8	95
2008	21	1	3	65	1	n/a	n/a	0	91
2009	32	3	5	107	0	0	14	0	161
2010	35	3	3	127	0	0	6	0	174
2011	38	4	5	121	1	1	1	0	171
2012	32	2	4	120	3	0	3	0	164
2013	28	4	4	103	1	0	0	0	140
2014	25	2	5	103	0	1	0	0	136
2015	33	0	2	105	1	0	2	0	143
2016	21	0	1	116	1	0	2	0	141
2017	34	2	3	100	1	0	7	0	147
2018	29	1	4	93	1	1	4	0	133
2019	32	2	3	92	2	1	5	0	137
2020	13	4	7	87	1	0	3	0	115
2021	20	1	6	91	1	0	4	0	123
2022	16	2	3	114	1	0	2	0	138
2023	26	1	4	127	0	1	4	2	165

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Central High (Continuation)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	114	4.2	27.1	n/a
1989	123	4.2	29.2	n/a
1990	112	4.2	26.6	n/a
1991	86	4.2	20.4	n/a
1992	70	4.3	16.2	34.3
1993	99	4.1	24.1	25.3
1994	119	3.9	30.5	26.9
1995	106	4.1	25.9	27.4
1996	106	4.1	25.9	27.4
1997	111	4.1	27.1	22.5
1998	109	4.1	26.6	36.7
1999	108	4.0	27.0	35.2
2000	116	4.0	29.0	28.4
2001	96	4.0	24.0	27.1
2002	91	4.0	22.8	43.7
2003	91	4.0	22.8	43.7
2004	93	4.0	23.3	31.3
2005	99	4.0	24.8	46.5
2006	85	4.0	21.3	35.3
2007	95	5.0	19.0	28.7
2008	91	5.0	18.2	46.2
2009	161	7.2	19.6	36.6
2010	174	7.6	22.8	41.4
2011	171	n/a	n/a	44.4
2012	164	7.6	21.5	n/a
2013	140	7.2	19.4	55.7
2014	136	1.6	83.4	54.4
2015	143	6.0	23.8	47.6
2016	141	8.0	17.6	62.4
2017	147	11.0	13.3	53.1
2018	133	10.6	12.4	54.1
2019	137	9.0	15.2	45.3
2020	115	n/a	n/a	61.7
2021	123	7.8	15.7	58.5
2022	138	7.6	18.0	62.3
2023	165	8.5	19.3	53.9

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.

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	114	4.2	27.1	n/a
1989	123	4.2	29.2	n/a
1990	112	4.2	26.6	n/a
1991	86	4.2	20.4	n/a
1992	70	4.3	16.2	34.3
1993	99	4.1	24.1	25.3
1994	119	3.9	30.5	26.9
1995	106	4.1	25.9	27.4
1996	106	4.1	25.9	27.4
1997	111	4.1	27.1	22.5
1998	109	4.1	26.6	36.7
1999	108	4.0	27.0	35.2
2000	116	4.0	29.0	28.4
2001	96	4.0	24.0	27.1
2002	91	4.0	22.8	43.7
2003	91	4.0	22.8	43.7
2004	93	4.0	23.3	31.3
2005	99	4.0	24.8	46.5
2006	85	4.0	21.3	35.3
2007	95	5.0	19.0	28.7
2008	91	5.0	18.2	46.2
2009	161	7.2	19.6	36.6
2010	174	7.6	22.8	41.4
2011	171	n/a	n/a	44.4
2012	164	7.6	21.5	n/a
2013	140	7.2	19.4	55.7
2014	136	1.6	83.4	54.4
2015	143	6.0	23.8	47.6
2016	141	8.0	17.6	62.4
2017	147	11.0	13.3	53.1
2018	133	10.6	12.4	54.1
2019	137	9.0	15.2	45.3
2020	115	n/a	n/a	61.7
2021	123	7.8	15.7	58.5
2022	138	7.6	18.0	62.3
2023	165	8.5	19.3	53.9

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 Central High (Continuation)

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$12,454

Data source: California Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Central High (Continuation)

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 1806^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 1883^rd of 2348 High schools	4.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Central High (Continuation))	17	14.3	2.7%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Morgan Hill Unified)	59.4	58.2	1.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	55.4	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Central High (Continuation))	4.4	1.8	2.6%
11th Grade Mathematics (Morgan Hill Unified)	39.5	30.4	9.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27.4	4.9%
11th Grade Science (Central High (Continuation))	2.2	12	9.8%
11th Grade Science (Morgan Hill Unified)	36.9	40.3	3.3%
11th Grade Science (California)	30.4	31.7	1.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	137	165	20.4%
African American	2	1	50%
American Indian	2	0	100%
Asian	3	4	33.3%
Hispanic	92	127	38%
Pacific Islander	1	1
White	32	26	18.8%
Two or More Races	5	4	20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	45.3%	53.9%	8.7%

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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
Central High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	85 Tilton Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6300	165	9	19.3	53.9%	26 (15.8%)	1 (0.6%)	127 (77.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	10.1	2013^th of 2323 public high schools	13.3%		13.6	1883^rd of 2348 public high schools	19.8%	130	3.1		2.7	14.3	14.3	2.4	2.4	$12,454
Ann Sobrato High	Public	9-12	401 Burnett Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6200	1,521	65	23.2	27.4%	432 (28.4%)	20 (1.3%)	633 (41.6%)	302 (19.9%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	113 (7.4%)	78.2	355^th of 2323 public high schools	84.7%		87.4	216^th of 2348 public high schools	90.8%	139	46.7	9.1	45.6	61.8	61.8	41.0	41.0	$5,748
Live Oak High	Public	9-12	1505 East Main Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6100	1,137	52	21.6	38.4%	284 (25.0%)	10 (0.9%)	733 (64.5%)	56 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	42 (3.7%)	46.7	951^st of 2323 public high schools	59.1%		43.6	1025^th of 2348 public high schools	56.3%	74	30.0		30.0	44.1	44.1	19.4	19.4	$5,499
Christopher High	Public	9-12	850 Day Rd.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5300	1,664	76	21.8	34.9%	302 (18.1%)	32 (1.9%)	1,067 (64.1%)	144 (8.7%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (6.6%)	68.2	508^th of 2323 public high schools	78.1%		67.2	524^th of 2348 public high schools	77.7%	16	37.9		37.9	61.2	61.2	30.7	30.7
Santa Teresa High	Public	9-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6200	2,196	97	22.5	14.3%	424 (19.3%)	50 (2.3%)	883 (40.2%)	666 (30.3%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.5%)	155 (7.1%)	82.4	290^th of 2323 public high schools	87.5%		84.3	249^th of 2348 public high schools	89.4%	41	47.6	35.0	47.1	67.8	67.8	43.3	43.3	$8,454
Phoenix High	Public	11-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6291	80	4	19.5	41.3%	7 (8.8%)	2 (2.5%)	62 (77.5%)	6 (7.5%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25.4	1541^st of 2323 public high schools	33.7%		8.7	2154^th of 2348 public high schools	8.3%	613	23.5		30.4	18.8	18.8	0.0	0.0	$7,605
Leland High	Public	9-12	6677 Camden Ave.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6290	1,593	56	28.2	10.5%	480 (30.1%)	12 (0.8%)	165 (10.4%)	780 (49.0%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	148 (9.3%)	97.5	41^st of 2323 public high schools	98.2%		97.7	40^th of 2348 public high schools	98.3%	1	72.0		70.4	85.7	85.7	69.9	69.9	$10,686
Calero High	Public	10-12	420 Calero Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-7600	179	9	19.3	42.5%	8 (4.5%)	3 (1.7%)	153 (85.5%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	7.8	2188^th of 2323 public high schools	5.8%		11.6	1968^th of 2348 public high schools	16.2%	220	0.0		0.0	10.5	10.5	0.0	0.0	$14,363
Summit Public School: Tahoma	Public, Charter	9-12	285 Blossom Hill Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Summit Public School: Tahoma District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-1981	314	19	16.5	23.2%	82 (26.1%)	10 (3.2%)	129 (41.1%)	48 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.1%)	81.7	300^th of 2323 public high schools	87.1%		84.4	248^th of 2348 public high schools	89.4%	52		33.9	33.9	74.5	74.5	49.0	49.0
Mt. Madonna High	Public	9-12	8750 Hirasaki Ct.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5500	192	9	20.6	69.3%	10 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	176 (91.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	6.9	2255^th of 2323 public high schools	2.9%		7.5	2234^th of 2348 public high schools	4.9%	21	0.0		1.2	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0

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Rank History for Male students at Central High (Continuation)

Rank History for Hispanic students at Central High (Continuation)

Enrollment information for Central High (Continuation)

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Central High (Continuation)

Student/Teacher Ratio Central High (Continuation)

Per Pupil Expenditures for Central High (Continuation)

Impact of COVID-19 on Central High (Continuation)

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