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Central Unified Schools
Central Unified is a public school district in California, based in Fresno County (Fresno). SchoolGrade grades 24 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Central Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Central Unified
13 of 24 schools in Central Unified carry a SchoolGrade (11 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 4C: 1D: 6F: 1
Best schools in Central Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1051 high schools in California · all 513 middle schools in California · all 1758 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Central Online Home (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Glacier Point Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Harvest Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Mckinley Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Central East High (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ El Capitan Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Herndon Barstow Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Rio Vista Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ River Bluff Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Central Unified
High schools (4)
- C Central East High, Fresno
- Central High, Fresno
- Justin Garza High, Fresno
- F Pershing Continuation High, Fresno
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D+ El Capitan Middle, Fresno
- B+ Glacier Point Middle, Fresno
- D+ Rio Vista Middle, Fresno
Elementary and primary schools (14)
- Biola Pershing Elementary, Fresno
- Central Elementary, Fresno
- B Hanh Phan Tilley Elementary, Fresno
- B Harvest Elementary, Fresno
- D+ Herndon Barstow Elementary, Fresno
- Houghton Kearney Elementary, Fresno
- John Steinbeck Elementary, Fresno
- Madison Elementary, Fresno
- B Mckinley Elementary, Fresno
- Norman Liddell Elementary, Fresno
- D+ River Bluff Elementary, Fresno
- Roosevelt Elementary, Fresno
- Teague Elementary, Fresno
- D+ William Saroyan Elementary, Fresno
Other schools and academies (3)
- A- Central Online Home, Fresno
- D Central Unified Alternativeopportunity, Fresno
- Pathway Community Day, Fresno
Where Central Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Fresno (24)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Fresno County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 15,956 students with 686 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,741 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0607970
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Fresno Unified (99 schools, 8 mi)
- Kerman Unified (8 schools, 10 mi)
- Washington Unified (6 schools, 10 mi)
- Golden Valley Unified (10 schools, 12 mi)
- Madera Unified (28 schools, 16 mi)
- Fowler Unified (7 schools, 16 mi)
- Caruthers Unified (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Clovis Unified (49 schools, 19 mi)
Questions about Central Unified
How many schools are in Central Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 24 public schools in Central Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Central Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Fresno.
How good are the schools in Central Unified?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 33.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 28.7%. 85% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Central Unified?
15,956 students were enrolled in Central Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 23.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Central Unified?
Central Unified is in California, based in Fresno County, with its district office in Fresno. Its boundary covers about 86.1 sq mi.