Centennial Elementary School

Centennial Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in GILBERT, Arizona, overseen by Higley Unified School District (4248), with 588 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Across the 16 schools in Higley Unified School District (4248) (12,387 students total), Centennial Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Centennial Elementary School lists that 62% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Centennial Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

EVIT - Higley High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 31%: 850 students in 2018 compared to 588 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Centennial Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.