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What's something Centennial Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOWING WELLS UNIFIED DISTRICT (4405)·NCES 040301001489
Centennial Elementary School
2200 W WETMORE RD, TUCSON, AZ 85705 · (520) 696-8200 · Pima County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Arizona public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Centennial Elementary School→Flowing Wells Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Flowing Wells Unified District (4405). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -18.0pp since 2017
Math
23.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -24.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 24 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2017-18 | 52.0% | 47.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Centennial Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #684 of 1,072 ▼ 2 | #95 of 154 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #550 of 1,072 ▼ 70 | #72 of 154 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #55 of 930 | #8 of 128 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #631 of 1,223 | #67 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #237 of 991 | #63 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #718 of 1,007 | #101 of 142 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #496 of 721 | #67 of 102 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
434
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 434 | 30 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 28.8 | 15.6:1 | 81% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 26 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 27.5 | 17.8:1 | 81% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | 27 | 16.8:1 | 78% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 74% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 24 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 20 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (489 to 434); teachers up 9% (27.5 to 30).
About Centennial Elementary School
Centennial Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in TUCSON, Arizona. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 434 students.
Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) (11 schools, 5,225 students) runs Centennial Elementary School.
Hispanic students are 72% of those enrolled at Centennial Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 23% White and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Pima County's population at about 36%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Centennial Elementary School comes to 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.5:1. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here.
Centennial Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of Arizona public elementary schools.
In the wider Pima County area, median household income comes to about $70,315, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pima County's 398 public schools enroll about 140,692 students and include Centennial Elementary School.
Centennial Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Flowing Wells Junior High School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 7% over 4 years, reaching 434 in 2024-25. The ratio was 15.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
Centennial Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,060,490
Census ACS
Median income
$70,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
398
140,692 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flowing Wells Unified District (4405)
- Flowing Wells High SchoolHigh · 1,742 students
- Flowing Wells Junior High SchoolMiddle · 758 students
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- J Robert Hendricks Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Laguna Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Homer Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
Other schools in TUCSON
- Tucson Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,938 students
- Marana High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Sunnyside High SchoolHigh · 2,258 students
- Desert View High SchoolHigh · 2,102 students
- Pima County Schools Superintendent's Diploma ProgramHigh · 2,058 students
- Catalina Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,865 students
Other Centennial Elementary schools
33 other US public schools in 17 states are named Centennial Elementary. Centennial Elementary School is the 17th largest of the 34.
- Centennial Elementary SchoolGILBERT, AZ · 588 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,090 students
- Centennial ElementaryOREM, UT · 761 students
- Centennial ElementaryFresno, CA · 741 students
- Centennial ElementaryDickson, TN · 713 students
Nearby schools
- Flowing Wells Junior High School0.1 mi · 758
- Emily Meschter Early Learning Center0.2 mi · 136
- Homer Davis Elementary School0.7 mi · 403
- Lulu Walker School1.2 mi · 355
- Carden of Tucson1.2 mi · 57
- Laguna Elementary School1.2 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Centennial Elementary School?
Centennial Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-06.
Is Centennial Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centennial Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Centennial Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Centennial Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Centennial Elementary School?
Student demographics at Centennial Elementary School are roughly 23% White, 72% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Centennial Elementary School in?
Centennial Elementary School is part of Flowing Wells Unified District (4405).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.