Central High School

Summary:

Central High School is a public high school in San Angelo, Texas, serving 3,065 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the San Angelo Independent School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central High School has a diverse student population, with 56.87% Hispanic, 34.65% White, and smaller percentages of other racial groups. Academically, the school's performance on STAAR EOC exams is generally lower than state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 18% in Algebra I to 62.44% in U.S. History. However, the school has seen a steady improvement in its four-year graduation rate, increasing from 89.7% in 2019-2020 to 96.0% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby Lake View High School. Central High School's dropout rate has also decreased from 1.7% in 2017-2018 to 0.6% in 2021-2022.

While Central High School is the larger and more established high school in the district, the nearby Carver Alter Learning Center and Lake View High School have their own unique challenges. Lake View High School, for example, has lower academic performance and a higher dropout rate than Central High School. Central High School's declining statewide ranking, from 850 out of 1,777 Texas high schools in 2016-2017 to 1,327 out of 1,987 in 2023-2024, suggests a need for a comprehensive review of its educational strategies and resource allocation to better support student achievement.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 655 Caddo
       San Angelo, TX  76901-3498


(325) 659-3400

District: San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1327th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,721 Help


Feeder schools for Central High School:

Elementary:    Austin Elementary
    Belaire Elementary
    Bonham Elementary
    Bowie Elementary
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Middle:    Glenn Middle
    Lone Star Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  17.7 Help
Number of students:  3,065

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.9%
White:
34.6%
African American:
4.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Central High School ranks worse than 66.8% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.9. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Central High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Central High School has the largest high school student body size in the San Angelo Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.9%), White (34.6%), African American (4.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the San Angelo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Central High School is 17.7, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Central High School is $8,721, which is the lowest among 3 high schools in the San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger Rankings:

Central High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Central High School 1327th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Central High School in the ranking list.)

San Angelo Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks San Angelo Independent School District (Isd) 768th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Central High School

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Rank History for all students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 47.23 952nd 1427 33.3%
2005 50.75 853rd 1429 40.3%
2006 51.81 858th 1430 40.0%
2007 51.06 897th 1497 40.1%
2008 50.19 926th 1510 38.7%
2009 45.48 1076th 1539 30.1%
2010 47.25 1093rd 1568 30.3%
2011 48.66 1128th 1672 32.5%
2012 52.42 756th 1603 52.8%
2013 36.44 1180th 1652 28.6%
2014 24.51 1426th 1734 17.8%
2015 27.50 1390th 1743 20.3%
2016 24.60 1456th 1762 17.4%
2017 46.08 850th 1777 52.2%
2018 34.55 1174th 1797 34.7%
2019 40.50 1110th 1857 40.2%
2021 35.69 1215th 1861 34.7%
2022 29.17 1361st 1876 27.5%
2023 30.67 1372nd 1961 30.0%
2024 33.90 1327th 1987 33.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.45 208th 582 64.3%
2019 17.76 528th 604 12.6%
2021 30.43 425th 588 27.7%
2022 20.60 547th 664 17.6%
2023 18.86 580th 677 14.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.41 891st 1113 19.9%
2019 22.19 972nd 1136 14.4%
2021 21.61 1027th 1195 14.1%
2022 15.18 1179th 1278 7.7%
2023 13.33 1263rd 1371 7.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.64 949th 1347 29.5%
2019 29.66 1025th 1357 24.5%
2021 42.69 698th 1382 49.5%
2022 33.47 961st 1418 32.2%
2023 36.69 905th 1478 38.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.47 1540th 1794 14.2%
2019 34.45 1282nd 1818 29.5%
2021 26.97 1426th 1848 22.8%
2022 20.17 1543rd 1847 16.5%
2023 21.38 1552nd 1897 18.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.97 1115th 1781 37.4%
2019 42.65 1086th 1798 39.6%
2021 35.23 1202nd 1815 33.8%
2022 29.56 1322nd 1841 28.2%
2023 27.26 1391st 1891 26.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.42 507th 1137 55.4%
2019 59.94 585th 1145 48.9%
2021 61.76 593rd 1177 49.6%
2022 51.51 759th 1172 35.2%
2023 58.65 667th 1182 43.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.08 1441st 1784 19.2%
2019 32.69 1290th 1810 28.7%
2021 24.47 1461st 1829 20.1%
2022 21.58 1548th 1837 15.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.69 1349th 1803 25.2%
2019 35.03 1199th 1824 34.3%
2021 33.41 1225th 1840 33.4%
2022 25.52 1391st 1853 24.9%
2023 30.54 1322nd 1913 30.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.12 8th 486 98.4%
2019 32.65 375th 487 23.0%
2021 36.88 339th 488 30.5%
2022 48.86 293rd 507 42.2%
2023 26.22 425th 525 19.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.64 807th 1013 20.3%
2019 34.55 635th 1024 38.0%
2021 32.69 645th 1020 36.8%
2022 37.30 580th 1031 43.7%
2023 30.40 719th 1069 32.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.00 1353rd 1691 20.0%
2019 33.74 1191st 1714 30.5%
2021 27.51 1298th 1743 25.5%
2022 21.21 1444th 1762 18.0%
2023 21.75 1464th 1820 19.6%
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Rank History for Native American students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.28 73rd 95 23.2%
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Rank History for White students at Central High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.15 968th 1539 37.1%
2019 48.30 788th 1526 48.4%
2021 40.14 957th 1510 36.6%
2022 31.72 1121st 1525 26.5%
2023 40.96 971st 1576 38.4%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, 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.

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Enrollment information for Central High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1515 127 35 768 n/a n/a n/a 0 2445
1989 1492 132 35 789 1 n/a n/a 0 2449
1990 1380 139 30 785 0 n/a n/a 0 2334
1991 1324 130 32 771 3 n/a n/a 0 2260
1992 1301 123 34 818 1 n/a n/a 0 2277
1993 1356 114 45 863 3 n/a n/a 0 2381
1994 1348 120 49 891 2 n/a n/a 0 2410
1995 1360 148 34 876 0 n/a n/a 0 2418
1996 1360 148 34 876 0 n/a n/a 0 2418
1997 1382 149 37 914 4 n/a n/a 0 2486
1998 1417 143 42 917 0 n/a n/a 0 2519
1999 1404 155 32 928 1 n/a n/a 0 2520
2000 1336 141 32 959 8 n/a n/a 0 2476
2001 1324 141 38 931 4 n/a n/a 0 2438
2002 1304 142 34 1000 3 n/a n/a 0 2483
2003 1304 142 34 1000 3 n/a n/a 0 2483
2004 1238 139 33 987 4 n/a n/a 0 2401
2005 1210 133 25 964 6 n/a n/a 0 2338
2006 1144 122 27 917 3 n/a n/a 0 2213
2007 1128 126 33 972 5 n/a n/a 0 2264
2008 1109 123 35 981 5 n/a n/a 0 2253
2009 1076 138 35 1013 8 n/a n/a 0 2270
2010 1007 114 29 970 7 n/a n/a 0 2127
2011 922 100 26 1024 12 0 16 0 2100
2012 860 91 34 953 10 1 24 0 1973
2013 786 96 33 931 4 1 25 0 1876
2014 830 110 26 1047 4 1 24 0 2042
2015 817 101 27 1122 5 1 22 0 2095
2016 829 93 31 1119 11 2 22 0 2107
2017 871 95 33 1158 11 1 25 0 2194
2018 842 95 32 1242 9 1 41 0 2262
2019 1103 128 44 1733 15 0 71 0 3094
2020 1039 123 41 1770 7 1 76 0 3057
2021 1078 127 47 1838 11 1 85 0 3187
2022 1081 135 37 1769 9 2 94 0 3127
2023 1062 125 33 1743 6 2 94 0 3065

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 Central High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2445 132.0 18.5 n/a
1989 2449 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2334 132.0 17.6 n/a
1991 2260 131.8 17.1 n/a
1992 2277 131.6 17.3 9.6
1993 2381 138.0 17.3 10.4
1994 2410 143.9 16.7 1.4
1995 2418 148.4 16.3 3.6
1996 2418 148.4 16.3 3.6
1997 2486 168.4 14.8 14.2
1998 2519 162.1 15.5 16.7
1999 2520 160.4 15.7 21.5
2000 2476 156.3 15.8 19.1
2001 2438 156.2 15.6 20.3
2002 2483 146.4 17.0 26.3
2003 2483 146.4 17.0 26.3
2004 2401 136.0 17.7 27.8
2005 2338 137.4 17.0 36.7
2006 2213 140.3 15.8 29.9
2007 2264 137.2 16.5 30.7
2008 2253 141.6 15.9 28.6
2009 2270 139.8 16.2 33.2
2010 2127 143.6 14.8 42.1
2011 2100 138.8 15.1 44.1
2012 1973 134.2 14.6 40.6
2013 1876 132.2 14.1 42.2
2014 2042 137.1 14.8 41.6
2015 2095 138.0 15.1 39.4
2016 2107 139.0 15.1 40.9
2017 2194 138.3 15.8 42
2018 2262 138.3 16.3 40.8
2019 3094 185.7 16.6 42.6
2020 3057 189.7 16.1 43.4
2021 3187 189.6 16.8 42.7
2022 3127 186.4 16.7 48.4
2023 3065 172.9 17.7 48.2

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 Central High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2445 132.0 18.5 n/a
1989 2449 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2334 132.0 17.6 n/a
1991 2260 131.8 17.1 n/a
1992 2277 131.6 17.3 9.6
1993 2381 138.0 17.3 10.4
1994 2410 143.9 16.7 1.4
1995 2418 148.4 16.3 3.6
1996 2418 148.4 16.3 3.6
1997 2486 168.4 14.8 14.2
1998 2519 162.1 15.5 16.7
1999 2520 160.4 15.7 21.5
2000 2476 156.3 15.8 19.1
2001 2438 156.2 15.6 20.3
2002 2483 146.4 17.0 26.3
2003 2483 146.4 17.0 26.3
2004 2401 136.0 17.7 27.8
2005 2338 137.4 17.0 36.7
2006 2213 140.3 15.8 29.9
2007 2264 137.2 16.5 30.7
2008 2253 141.6 15.9 28.6
2009 2270 139.8 16.2 33.2
2010 2127 143.6 14.8 42.1
2011 2100 138.8 15.1 44.1
2012 1973 134.2 14.6 40.6
2013 1876 132.2 14.1 42.2
2014 2042 137.1 14.8 41.6
2015 2095 138.0 15.1 39.4
2016 2107 139.0 15.1 40.9
2017 2194 138.3 15.8 42
2018 2262 138.3 16.3 40.8
2019 3094 185.7 16.6 42.6
2020 3057 189.7 16.1 43.4
2021 3187 189.6 16.8 42.7
2022 3127 186.4 16.7 48.4
2023 3065 172.9 17.7 48.2

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Central High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $756 (8.6%) $8,005 (91.4%) $8,761
2020 $668 (7.4%) $8,390 (92.6%) $9,058
2021 $603 (6.9%) $8,117 (93.1%) $8,721

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Central High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1110th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1372nd of 1961 High schools
 10.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Central High School)2913
 16%
   End of Course Algebra I (San Angelo Independent School District (Isd))3717
 20%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Central High School)5345
 8%
   End of Course Biology (San Angelo Independent School District (Isd))4942
 7%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Central High School)4748
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (San Angelo Independent School District (Isd))4143
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Central High School)4847
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (San Angelo Independent School District (Isd))4240
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Central High School)7161
 10%
   End of Course U.S. History (San Angelo Independent School District (Isd))6656
 10%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students30943065
 0.9%
African American128125
 2.3%
American Indian156
 60%
Asian4433
 25%
Hispanic17331743
 0.6%
Pacific Islander02
White11031062
 3.7%
Two or More Races7194
 32.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.6%48.2%
 5.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Central High School

Students at Central High School are 57% Hispanic, 35% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 3,065 students attended Central High School.

Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Austin Elementary
Elementary : Belaire Elementary
Elementary : Bonham Elementary
Elementary : Bowie Elementary
Elementary : Crockett Elementary
Elementary : Ft Concho Elementary
Elementary : Glenmore Elementary
Elementary : Lamar Elementary
Elementary : McGill Elementary
Elementary : Reagan Elementary
Elementary : San Jacinto Elementary
Elementary : Santa Rita Elementary
Middle : Glenn Middle
Middle : Lone Star Middle

Central High School ranks 1327th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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