Centennial Middle School

Centennial Middle School is a middle school of moderately sized scale in YUMA, Arizona, operated by Crane Elementary District (4501), instructing 646 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 494 students each, so Centennial Middle School sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

Crane Elementary District (4501) comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,727 students; Centennial Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Centennial Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). The remainder reads as 9% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Centennial Middle School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.3:1. The state averages around 17.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Yuma County put median household income runs about $62,876, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Centennial Middle School is one of 89 public schools in Yuma County (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students).

The closest other public school is Pueblo Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Centennial Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 669 (now 646). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.