Centennial High School (Compton, California)
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2606 North Central Avenue Compton, California 90222 |
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| Coordinates | 33°54′56″N 118°15′10″W / 33.91556°N 118.2527°WCoordinates: 33°54′56″N 118°15′10″W / 33.91556°N 118.2527°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1954 |
| School district | Compton Unified School District |
| Principal | Mattie Adams |
| Faculty | 65 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,230 (as of 2010) |
| Campus | Urban |
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Scarlet White |
| Athletics conference | Pioneer League |
| Mascot | Apache |
| Nickname | The Ten, Big-10 |
| Team name | Apaches |
| Newspaper | Apache Signal |
| Yearbook | War Cry |
| Website | Official Website |
Centennial High School is a public high school in Compton, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Construction of Centennial High School began in 1953, and it was erected in 1954, with its first graduating class in 1954. It is the smallest of the three high schools in the Compton Unified School District, which also includes Compton High School and Manuel Dominguez High School.
Approximately 1,230 students attend Centennial High School.
The ethnic composition of the student body is:
Students speak English and/or Spanish. 48% of the students are Second-Language Learners (SLL) with 33% of the total enrollment classified as Limited English Proficiency (LEP).
Special Education students comprise 11% of the total enrollment. Of this, 5% are identified as Resource Specialist Program (RSP) and 6% as Special Day Class (SDC).
All students in attendance qualify for the National School Lunch Program receiving free or reduced breakfast and lunch.
The certificated staff and faculty at Centennial High School is ethnically composed of the following:
The California Department of Education mandates a qualification for subject teaching known as a "Clear Credential". 91% of certificated staff hold a Clear Credential and all except for five staff members met the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requirements of "Highly Qualified Teacher".
The school offers eleven Advanced Placement courses.
Centennial High School is designated by the Compton Unified School District as a Title I school. For over 5 years, the school has remained a Program Improvement (PI) school. As of the 2009-2010 school year, Centennial is in state rank 1 and also ranks 1 with similar schools.
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