Pershing Continuation High
855 West Nielsen
Fresno CA, 93706, Fresno County
Phone: 559-268-2272
Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Central Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 8 | 8 | 8 | NA | NA | 10 | 8 | 10 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 118 | 108 | 102 | 138 | 171 | 165 | 136 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 3 | 2.5% | 3 | 2.8% | 4 | 3.9% | 9 | 6.5% | 11 | 6.4% | 9 | 5.5% | 7 | 5.1% |
| Grade 10: | 23 | 19.5% | 23 | 21.3% | 14 | 13.7% | 26 | 18.8% | 17 | 9.9% | 28 | 17.0% | 37 | 27.2% |
| Grade 11: | 41 | 34.7% | 35 | 32.4% | 45 | 44.1% | 44 | 31.9% | 85 | 49.7% | 73 | 44.2% | 36 | 26.5% |
| Grade 12: | 51 | 43.2% | 47 | 43.5% | 39 | 38.2% | 59 | 42.8% | 51 | 29.8% | 39 | 23.6% | 44 | 32.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 84 | 71.2% | 77 | 71.3% | 63 | 61.8% | 93 | 67.4% | 98 | 57.3% | 103 | 62.4% | 78 | 57.4% |
| Female: | 34 | 28.8% | 31 | 28.7% | 39 | 38.2% | 45 | 32.6% | 73 | 42.7% | 62 | 37.6% | 54 | 39.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.8% | 3 | 2.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 4.2% | 4 | 3.7% | 2 | 2.0% | 5 | 3.6% | 9 | 5.3% | 13 | 7.9% | 7 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic: | 69 | 58.5% | 66 | 61.1% | 70 | 68.6% | 82 | 59.4% | 104 | 60.8% | 84 | 50.9% | 77 | 56.6% |
| Black: | 24 | 20.3% | 21 | 19.4% | 14 | 13.7% | 21 | 15.2% | 31 | 18.1% | 30 | 18.2% | 23 | 16.9% |
| White: | 13 | 11.0% | 16 | 14.8% | 12 | 11.8% | 29 | 21.0% | 26 | 15.2% | 27 | 16.4% | 26 | 19.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 5.9% | 1 | 0.9% | 2 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 8 | 4.8% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 85.6% | 82 | 75.9% | 99 | 97.1% | 93 | 67.4% | 126 | 73.7% | 114 | 69.1% | 81 | 59.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 5.9% | 8 | 7.4% | NA | NA | 6 | 4.3% | 5 | 2.9% | 8 | 4.8% | 20 | 14.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.73 | 14.40 | 12.75 | NA | NA | 17.10 | 17.20 | 13.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAHSEE | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 27% | 73% | 76% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 78% | 77% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 76% | 77% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 75% | 79% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.0% | 77.0% | 79.0% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 78.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.0% | 78.0% | 82.0% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.0% | 80.0% | 83.0% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 21% | 72% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 74% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 72% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 32% | 75% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.0% | 75.0% | 80.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 76.0% | 81.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.0% | 77.0% | 83.0% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.0% | 80.0% | 84.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 80.0% | 84.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.0% | 31.0% | 38.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.0% | 29.0% | 36.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 12th Grade | % met std | 17.0% | 15.0% | 27.0% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 18.0% | 21.0% | 28.0% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 30.0% | 54.0% | 61.0% |
| 2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 25.0% | 52.0% | 61.0% |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.3 | 287 | 290.1 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.1 | 290 | 292.4 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.8 | 329.5 | 342.7 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 309.9 | 315.7 |
| 2013 | Earth Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.6 | 300.5 | 330.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.7 | 312.6 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.5 | 320.6 | 328.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.8 | 320.5 | 328.5 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267.7 | 322.4 | 331.3 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.1 | 319.3 | 336.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.7 | 328.4 | 338.1 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.7 | 328.8 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286.8 | 329.8 | 346.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.5 | 334.3 | 348.4 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.6 | 340.5 | 352.4 |
| 2004 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.1 | 279.9 | 286.6 |
| 2005 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.5 | 282.5 | 292.1 |
| 2006 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.6 | 282.6 | 294.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.7 | 312.9 | 326.7 |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.3 | 308.9 | 328.3 |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.2 | 323.3 | 337 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.5 | 328 | 343.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.8 | 333.2 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.8 | 329.9 | 353.1 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.8 | 344.1 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266.1 | 305.9 | 318.1 |
| 2005 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.4 | 307 | 320.6 |
| 2006 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.3 | 306.1 | 321.1 |
| 2007 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.9 | 310.3 | 323.3 |
| 2008 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.6 | 312.8 | 327.5 |
| 2009 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262.3 | 317.5 | 331.5 |
| 2013 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266.5 | 343.5 | 347.9 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 249.2 | 277.8 | 277.7 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.8 | 294.4 | 280.4 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.3 | 288.3 | 282.3 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 257.3 | 281.6 | 284.9 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 238.3 | 285.7 | 287.4 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.5 | 328.3 | 343.3 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 354.3 | 357.2 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.4 | 284.9 | 316.3 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.3 | 277.6 | 320.1 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.3 | 309.6 | 319.7 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.4 | 317 | 323.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 253.8 | 306.7 | 324.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 254.4 | 304 | 327.6 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 259.9 | 305.1 | 327.4 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.8 | 315.5 | 332.2 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.5 | 321.2 | 336.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.3 | 323.2 | 341.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.8 | 323.5 | 344.7 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.3 | 329.6 | 344.8 |
| 2011 | Integrated Math 1 | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 261.3 | 269 | 289 |
| 2012 | Integrated Math 1 | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.4 | 271 | 291.3 |
| 2004 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.1 | 278.5 | 287.2 |
| 2005 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 288.8 | 292.6 |
| 2007 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.3 | 274.5 | 295.2 |
| 2004 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.4 | 316.6 | 326.1 |
| 2005 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.9 | 320.2 | 329.1 |
| 2006 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277.9 | 314 | 329.2 |
| 2007 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.1 | 311.6 | 329.6 |
| 2008 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.8 | 317.2 | 331.4 |
| 2009 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 257.4 | 329.8 | 338.5 |
| 2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.9 | 337.7 | 341.4 |
| 2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.4 | 339.6 | 344.7 |
| 2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.6 | 337.5 | 346.9 |
| 2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.1 | 357.8 | 348.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.1 | 331.8 | 341 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.8 | 341.7 | 348.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.2 | 325.3 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 252.3 | 319.6 | 336 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 257.7 | 340.4 | 342.9 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290.8 | 330.6 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.2 | 329.9 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 329.7 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.1 | 332.9 | 348.5 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267.3 | 318.1 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.8 | 320.6 | 315.7 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.7 | 321.6 | 321.3 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272 | 315.2 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.2 | 319 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.1 | 318.4 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 258.1 | 318 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.6 | 334.1 | 348.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.7 | 323.6 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 251.6 | 330.6 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287.3 | 355.3 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 218.4 | 348.4 | 364.3 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 258.3 | 289.6 | 313.2 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292.2 | 318.2 | 322.8 |
| 2012 | Earth Science | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295.1 | 327.6 | 336.4 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.6 | 321.9 | 330.6 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.3 | 334.9 | 339.7 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285.1 | 337.2 | 339.1 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.7 | 339.6 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.3 | 339.6 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291.4 | 344.7 | 349.7 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.8 | 341.9 | 353.7 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298.5 | 348.3 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.5 | 353.6 | 363.9 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.5 | 289.3 | 294.8 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.4 | 291.3 | 298.3 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.8 | 296.1 | 297.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282.2 | 315.8 | 299 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 276.3 | 300.1 |
| 2004 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268 | 294.1 | 295.9 |
| 2005 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.2 | 284.2 | 302 |
| 2007 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.8 | 270.2 | 302.4 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 262.4 | 305.7 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 278.7 | 306.9 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 281.9 | 310 | 323.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 263.1 | 318.8 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 250.5 | 321.0 | 334.1 |
| 2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 291.7 | 327.8 | 343 |
| 2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 292.4 | 345.3 | 354.9 |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 283.1 | 315.8 | 319.8 |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 296.4 | 322.9 | 323.6 |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 298.2 | 327.2 | 335 |
| 2013 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 293.6 | 321.0 | 333.2 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 276.9 | 302.6 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 287.6 | 310.8 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 278.2 | 310.6 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 278.7 | 318.6 | 311 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 285.2 | 316.7 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 275.3 | 313.9 | 314.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 292 | 308.9 | 318 |
| 2011 | Integrated Math 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 263.4 | 269.7 | 293.5 |
| 2012 | Integrated Math 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 271.3 | 279 | 292.1 |
| 2004 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 272.9 | 291.4 | 293.6 |
| 2005 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 285.5 | 285.2 | 299.6 |
| 2006 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 282.1 | 282.1 | 301.1 |
| 2007 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 274 | 273.1 | 300.4 |
| 2007 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 270.9 | 308.7 | 321.1 |
| 2008 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 264.6 | 310.7 | 324.8 |
| 2009 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 262 | 315.7 | 329 |
| 2010 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 278.1 | 322.6 | 336.8 |
| 2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 278.7 | 341.7 | 345.7 |
| 2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 273.2 | 342.9 | 346.7 |
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