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Welcome to Central City Value High School

Central City Value High School's mission is to establish and support free, high quality, values-based charter schools for students historically underserved by traditional public schools. We help students to make a difference for their society and their world.

Grounded in our values, our rigorous academic programs challenge our students to be a part of a rich learning environment. We have high expectations for our students and we do everything we can to ensure our students reach these expectations. Join us as we create exceptional schools, exceptional communities, and exceptional lives.

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Where our students say...

•I belong in this academic community;

• My ability and competence grow with

my effort;

• I can succeed at this; and

• This work has value for me.

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We Climb

With unanimous support from the neighborhood council, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, and the California School Finance Authority, we’re cleared to move to the construction phase of the Everest Value School project. With the support of friends and generous donors, we’re on our way to achieving our goal of $5.8 million in private gifts toward the total cost of the project. As always, we rely on our committed leaders.

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High School Graduates:97%
College Ready Graduates:83%
Accepted to 4-year Universities:73%

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Career Exploration: Investment Management at Capital Group

In June, Capital Group associate Uma Kommineni organized an immersive, full-day Career Exploration experience, helping our students gain valuable insights into investment management, resume building, interviewing skills, and self-advocacy strategies.

You can't miss this 3-minute video! Click here to meet our students from BEST 2024.

Back East Scholars Trip – The Best of BEST!

The Back East Scholars Trip (BEST) was initiated in 2013 by Board Chair Grant Cambridge. He noticed many of our graduating seniors chose not to attend college. A small percentage enrolled in local state institutions. Students didn’t feel they had access to schools beyond Los Angeles, and certainly not schools on the other side of the country. Prestigious schools like Harvard, MIT, Brown, or Columbia weren't considered.

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