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Central Online Home

Fresno, CA · Grades K-12 · 137 students · Central Unified

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29% of tested students are Proficient or Advanced in English and 38% in math. Explore the evidence alongside the opportunities your child would use.

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Math

38%

Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced

English

29%

Grades 6 & 8 · Proficient or Advanced

Students

137

Total enrollment

Chronic absence

11%

Students absent 10% or more of school days

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Academic performance

What do the results tell us?

2025 results · Grades 6 & 8 · weighted by students tested within each subject.

Proficient or Advanced combines Levels 3 and 4, formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded. California changed the names for 2025–26; the cut scores did not. About the labels →

Share at Proficient or Advanced

0%25%50%75%100%2022: 19%2023: 8%2024: 14%2025: 38%2022: 34%2023: 25%2024: 34%2025: 29%20222023202420250%25%50%75%100%2022: 19%2023: 8%2024: 14%2025: 38%2022: 34%2023: 25%2024: 34%2025: 29%2022202320242025
● Math┄ English

Gaps in the lines mark years without annual results.

Exact annual results
YearMathEnglish
202219%34%
20238%25%
202414%34%
202538%29%

Each year describes that year’s tested students. Changes between years do not follow the same children over time. Cohort-growth evidence, when available, is labeled separately below.

Annual results and the full academic record
Is it getting better · CAASPP 2022 to 2025

Climbed from the 32nd to the 44th percentile since 2022 — past roughly 200 middle schools.

Most rating sites would stop at “36% proficient” and call it done. Central Online Home deserves a closer read. Two-thirds of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch (California: 64%) — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

83 tested · 2 of 3 grades published · no cohort tracked

Central Online Home scores 34 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 44th percentile of 2,177 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Percentile among 2,177 middle schools statewide
Year detailsYear2022 · 32nd percentile · Scope Score 25 of 1002023 · 23rd percentile · Scope Score 20 of 1002024 · 27th percentile · Scope Score 27 of 1002025 · 44th percentile · Scope Score 34 of 100
ELAOrange(Declined)MathYellow(Increased Significantly)
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ELA — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade2022202320242025
Grade 735%26%33%47%
Grade 840%25%34%29%
Grade 1143%56%53%50%
Math — % met or exceeded, by grade
Grade2022202320242025
Grade 714%11%18%29%
Grade 820%8%14%38%
Grade 1111%9%24%66%
Where students land · CAASPP 2024–25

One in three of students here meet the standard. One in ten clear it by a lot.

ELA43% met or exceeded
Exceeded 11%Met 33%Nearly Met 25%Not Met 31%
Math45% met or exceeded
Exceeded 22%Met 23%Nearly Met 23%Not Met 33%
Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met
California middle schools · average17% exceeded · 40% met or exceeded
This school against the California average
2022–2025 trend · CDE CAASPP
Scope% Exceeded% Met+GrowthAbsenceSuspension
This school3411%36%—10.9%1.1%
CA average · Middle School3917%40%—18.1%3.6%
This schoolCA avg
Scope3439
% Exceeded11%17%
% Met+36%40%
Growth——
Absence10.9%18.1%
Suspension1.1%3.6%
California’s growth results and student groups
State growth model · CDE growth model 2024–25

California's own growth model places it near the 99th percentile of middle schools.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

California runs its own growth model — it follows individual children in grades 4 through 8 and compares each one against a prediction from their own prior scores. On that measure this school sits well above the middle of California middle schools in reading and math together. We show it; we don't score it.

— pts vs expected is scale-score points above or below what California's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores. It is not a percentage and not a percent of anything. A typical California middle school lands at −1 in reading, and the middle half of them fall between −8 and +6 — the spread is wide, so read the rank, not the sign. CDE blends two consecutive years into each published figure, so adjacent years share input data and no year-over-year trend can honestly be drawn from them. It covers grades 4-8 only, and it is not part of the Scope Score — we assessed it and left it out: it tracks school demographics roughly three times as strongly as our own growth measure does, and one published year is not enough to test how stable it is.

California's growth model, ranked against the schools it scores
State model · readingmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, reading: +24 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 98th percentile of 7,519 reported schools.98th pctile · +24 pts
State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8California growth model, math: +35 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, 99th percentile of 7,518 reported schools.99th pctile · +35 pts
this school| the tick is the middle of the California field

Students & opportunity

Who shares in the school’s results?

Who it works for · CAASPP 2024–25

Low-income students here meet the ELA standard ahead of the same group statewide.

At Central Online Home in Fresno, 45.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Central Online Home outperforms its district average for low-income students by 4.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (51.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (46.7% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 44 students tested.

Met or exceeded · reading and math combined
All students at this school: 46% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 46%, district —, state 40%46%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 48%, district 34%, state 32%48% · +2 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 49%, district 39%, state 44%49% · +3 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 57%, district 33%, state 32%57% · +11 vs school
MaleMale: this school 49%, district 36%, state 42%49% · +3 vs school

9 of 14 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.

this school district, same group California, same group
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Student-group results by grade

Results compare different grade groups in the same year, relative to the lowest tested grade. They do not track the same children over time. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

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The daily experience

What is it like to be a student here?

Students per teacher

Student–teacher ratio is a schoolwide staffing measure, not an average class size.

The people teaching · CDE staffing 2024–25

About 23 students for every teacher here.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Students per teacher23 · district 24
Teaching staff7 teachers
Avg. experience18.3 years
Fully credentialed49%
PrincipalKelly King
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Teacher salary schedule$59,013 – $119,880
Principal salary$130,684 – $142,700
Superintendent salary$270,000

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

Attendance & discipline · 2024–25

Kids here show up more, and get suspended less, than the state average.

Grades 4–6 students miss school at roughly three times the rate of Grades 9–12 students (18.2% vs 3.6%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the upper grades.

Chronic absenteeismChronic absenteeism: this school 10.9%, district 22.1%, state 18.1%10.9% · −7.2pp vs state
Suspension rateSuspension rate: this school 1.1%, district —, state 3.6%1.1% · −2.5pp vs state
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
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Chronic absenteeism by grade band
Grades 4–618.2%
Grades 7–811.9%
Grades 9–123.6%

Resources & neighborhood

What sits behind the school experience?

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What gets spent · FY 2024–25

It spends $23,043 per student, more than the California average.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

$147 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $23,043, CA average $14,491$23,043 · spent at this school
Federal share$147 per student
District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,767 per student
This schoolDistrictCalifornia
Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction 57%Instruction support 12%Student services 12%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 11%Other 2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

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district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,844 per pupil
2019$12,002 per pupil
2018$11,995 per pupil
2017$11,136 per pupil
2016$10,390 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood · ACS 2024

Two-thirds of students here qualify for free or reduced lunch, versus three in five statewide.

Context — never part of the Scope Score

Worth knowing

At 137 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).

On the state's science test (CAST), 39% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school, and it never enters the Scope Score.

Hispanic or Latino59.1% · district 61.2% · CA 56.1%
White17.5% · district 10.4% · CA 19.9%
Asian13.1% · district 17.8% · CA 10.2%
Black3.6% · district 7.1% · CA 4.8%
Other6.6% · district 3.5% · CA 9.0%
GenderFemale 61.3% · Male 38.7%
Free or reduced lunch70.8% · CA 64%
Median income$80K · CA $85K
Median home value$379K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+24% · CA 35%
ZIP population86,110
Median age32 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Culture & philosophy

What is the school’s approach?

School-stated approach · questions for your visit

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What are the alternatives?

Compare schools serving the same grade stage. Private schools have no comparable state-test score.

2025 · middle schools · combined reading and math measures. Percentiles compare schools within their enrollment group.

Private options →
SchoolTypePerformance bandAdvancedProficient or AdvancedDistanceSelect
Central Online HomePublicDeveloping11%36%School being viewed
Cooper MiddlePublicDeveloping10%31%1.7 mi
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Private schools do not receive a Scope Score or statewide ranking on SchoolScope.

3 private schools within 10 miles
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Is Central Online Home a good middle school?
Central Online Home has a Scope Score of 34 out of 100, placing it in the 44th percentile of California middle schools and ranked #1,212 statewide. 10.7% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 6.5 percentage points below the California average of 17.2%. The Scope Score weights 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard (42%), met or exceeded (proficient) (23%), grade 6-to-8 growth (20%), chronic absenteeism (5%), suspension rate (5%), and ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Central Online Home's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 35.9% of students at Central Online Home met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 10.7% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 25.2% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 10.7% went beyond it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it shows how many students go beyond the standard rather than only meeting it. 67 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Central Online Home rank in California?
Central Online Home ranks #1,212 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 44th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Central Online Home?
10.9% of students at Central Online Home are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 18.1%. The suspension rate is 1.1%, indicating a low-discipline-incident environment. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Central Online Home compare to other schools in Fresno?
Central Online Home scores 34/100 (44th percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 137 students. Use the schools in Fresno page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Central Online Home serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Central Online Home in Fresno, 45.5% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.7% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Central Online Home outperforms its district average for low-income students by 4.8 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (51.1% Math proficient); Hispanic students (46.7% ELA proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 44 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

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How the Scope Score is calculated

On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways to see the state comparison and weights.

What the score weighs · CAASPP 2024–25

The 5 things our score weighs

What the score weighs
What we weighHereStateWeight
Exceeded standard10.7%17.2%42%
Met or exceeded35.9%40.0%23%
Chronic absenteeism10.9%18.1%5%
Suspension rate1.1%3.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)17.6%18.0%5%

Source CAASPP 2025 · California Department of Education. Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How the score is built

A closer look at the evidence

Central Online Home: reading the evidence

Central Online Home posts 36% meeting the standard and 10.7% exceeding it, against 40% and 17.2% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

Subject proficiency describes tested students, while graduation describes a graduating cohort. These figures are not successive stages followed by the same students.

Ask whether the low absenteeism and suspension numbers come from what the school does or from the community it serves — both can produce the same numbers, and only a visit tells you which.

Explore the underlying data →
Every number: score factors, grades, student groups and downloads
Every number · For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and nearest schools.

Central Online Home is ranked #1,212 statewide.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Exceeded standard10.7%17.2%42%
Met or exceeded35.9%40.0%23%
Chronic absenteeism10.9%18.1%5%
Suspension rate1.1%3.6%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)17.6%18.0%5%
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 17.2% · index 44 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded
↓ vs CA 40.0% · index 47 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↑ vs CA 18.1% · index 61 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 4.6pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate
↑ vs CA 3.6% · index 60 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.3pp higher vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 18.0% · index 46 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
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ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 34——————
Grade 45——————
Grade 57——————
Grade 65——————
Grade 7176%41%12%41%47%−1
Grade 8176%24%24%47%29%−17
Grade 112814%36%29%21%50%+1
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 34——————
Grade 45——————
Grade 57——————
Grade 65——————
Grade 7176%24%18%53%29%−4
Grade 81625%13%31%31%38%+5
Grade 112938%28%14%21%66%+42

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide5114%25%51%10%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged4445.5%+5+7
Hispanic/Latino1546.7%+6+8
03Nearest middle schoolssorted by Scope Score · Grade gap = grade 3 vs grade 5, this year, different students; Cohort growth = one school's returning cohort tracked across grades (mostly, not exactly, the same kids), in scale-score points — that's the measurement the Scope Score weights
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+Grade gapCohort growthSusp
Central Online Home ←—3410.7%35.9%——1.1%
Cooper Middle1.7 mi2710.4%30.7%−3.7pp—8.9%
California average—3917.2%40.0%+1.5pp—3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
ShowHide table 04 — More measures
YearScopePctileRankExcMet+AbsentSuspGrade gap
20222532#14418.6%26.1%60.3%0.4%+6.4pp
20232023#16362.6%17.6%13.0%1.1%—
20242727#15692.1%25.0%15.5%0.8%—
20253444#121210.7%35.9%10.9%1.1%—
Grade gap = this year's grade 3 vs grade 5 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.
What we can't show
  • — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
  • — Scored here as a middle school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
05Climate by student groupchronic absenteeism · 2019 vs 2025 — the two years CDE publishes at subgroup level
ShowHide table 05 — Climate by student group
Group20192025Δ
Female—7.1%—
Male—8.0%—
Asian—7.1%—
Black/African American—23.1%—
Hispanic/Latino—7.1%—
White—5.7%—
Students with Disabilities—3.6%—
English Learners—10.0%—
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged—8.5%—
All Students—7.4%—
06California growth model, by student group2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored
ShowHide table 06 — California growth model, by student group
GroupReadingnCDE bandMathnCDE band
All Students+2422Exceptional+3522Exceptional
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged+2220Exceptional+3220Exceptional
English Only+2616not categorised+2616not categorised
Hispanic or Latino+4113Exceptional+4713Exceptional

Whole scale-score points above or below what CDE's model predicted for these same children from their own prior-year scores — not a percentage, not a percentile. Statewide a typical school lands near +1 with a spread of about 13 points either side, so read a figure against its group's own typical value, not against zero. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a growth score — published by CDE, held back from the narrative sections above because at that size the figure swings about 17 points on its own. “Not categorised” is CDE assigning no band — English Only, Recently Reclassified, and English Learners Only receive a value and no band, for every school in the state. It is not a missing number. Most figures blend two consecutive years, so adjacent published years share input data and no trend line can honestly be drawn across them. A group absent from this table had fewer than 11 students with a growth score and was never published. Grades 4-8 only. None of this enters the Scope Score — it is more strongly correlated with school demographics than our own growth measure, and one published year is not enough to test its reliability.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded ("proficient") · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,177 middle schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2022 · Data updated 2026-09-18

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