6421 E Watson Dr
Fresno, CA 93727

I was a student at East campus and graduated in 2011. This school was amazing when I went. Yes, each school has its problems. There were fights, but administration dealt with it pretty well actually. Most teachers are effective and they genuinely care about meeting students needs. There were a few teachers who should not have been teaching there. I was college ready. The school does talk to their students about college, and it is emphasized more than people realize. I've since graduated and am pursuing my Master's Degree so I can say Central East did prepare me for college. There are great English teachers and Science teachers at this campus. It's just a campus that struggles to deal with student motivation on occasion, but that is most high school campuses unfortunately.

As a parent/stepparent of a student at this school, I am deeply disappointed and concerned about how bullying and student safety are handled.My child has been involved in repeated incidents with the same group of students, yet meaningful action has not been taken to protect him or prevent future problems. Despite being told that certain students were supposed to be kept separated, this has clearly not been enforced.In the most recent incident, my child was physically kicked repeatedly on the playground before defending himself. Afterward, the way the situation was handled in the office was disturbing. My child was made to sit with his head down while the other student was treated more favorably. He was even threatened afterward — in the office — and staff allegedly expressed being “on the other child’s side.”This school claims to have a zero-tolerance policy for bullying, but in reality there appears to be little accountability, little discipline, and poor follow-through. We have also seen a troubling pattern of our child being singled out by certain staff members, even being questioned about incidents on days he was not present.Communication has also been poor. Parents were not notified promptly, and important information had to be chased down.I want to trust that my child is safe at school. Right now, I don’t. The lack of supervision, inconsistent discipline, and apparent bias from some staff members have seriously shaken our confidence in this school and the district.Until student safety, fairness, and accountability are treated as priorities — not just talking points — I cannot recommend this school to other families.

This is a great school. There have been some fights though. But overall great school totally recommend.