How does Centinela compare to other elementary schools in Inglewood?

Centinela has a SchoolScope composite score of 36.0/100, placing it at the 25th percentile statewide. 11% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,614 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Centinela?

11.4% of students at Centinela exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 31.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Centinela improving or declining?

Centinela's proficiency rate decreases by 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Centinela?

33.0% of students at Centinela are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Centinela

Inglewood Unified Inglewood Los Angeles County 90302

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,614 students tested

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Centinela
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.4%
Met Standard	20.3%
Below Standard	68.3%

Exceeded

11.4%

Met

20.3%

Below

68.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Centinela and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.4% of students exceeded standard while 20.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 9.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.3 points above the Inglewood Unified district average of 8.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 11.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 3.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 33.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

11.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

31.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-3.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

33.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,614

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	62	16.1%	21.0%	21.0%	41.9%	37.1%
4th	71	8.4%	18.3%	25.4%	47.9%	26.8%
5th	59	18.6%	22.0%	16.9%	42.4%	40.7%
6th	68	2.9%	16.2%	23.5%	57.4%	19.1%
7th	68	8.8%	26.5%	27.9%	36.8%	35.3%
8th	76	13.2%	34.2%	27.6%	25.0%	47.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	62	9.7%	25.8%	24.2%	40.3%	35.5%
4th	71	7.0%	23.9%	33.8%	35.2%	31.0%
5th	59	15.3%	10.2%	32.2%	42.4%	25.4%
6th	67	7.5%	7.5%	20.9%	64.2%	14.9%
7th	68	7.3%	17.6%	32.4%	42.6%	25.0%
8th	76	22.4%	19.7%	15.8%	42.1%	42.1%