The original building was closed in 1973, when the school moved to its present location on West Lincoln Ave. Central offers few academic programs.

Programs like Project Lead The Way were cut, due to budget restraints and low student attendance in those classes.

Girls' athletics are softball, basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, pom pons, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, strength and conditioning, wrestling and volleyball.

Boys' athletics are basketball, bowling, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, strength and conditioning, volleyball, baseball, football, golf, and wrestling.

[2] Student organizations include Book Club, Bulldog Buddies, Chess Club, Conservation Club, Foreign Language Club, Forensics, French Honor Society, Gay-Straight Alliance, German Honor Society, Helping Hands, HOSA, Math Team, Metric Club, Musical/Play, National Honor Society, Orchestra, SADD, Skills USA, Spanish Honor Society, Black Student Union, Student Council, and WAC Yearbook.