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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INGLEWOOD UNIFIED·NCES 061839002248
Centinela
1123 Marlborough Ave., Inglewood, CA 90302 · (310) 680-5440 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of California 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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 California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
28.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
543 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
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 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 14% larger than its 8th grade class (71).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.4pp since 2014
Math
29.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.1% | 23.3% | 24.0% | 41.6% |
| Math | 11.7% | 17.6% | 26.3% | 44.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 32.7% |
| 2022-23 | 36.3% | 31.4% |
| 2021-22 | 32.6% | 26.3% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 20.3% |
| 2018-19 | 29.3% | 26.6% |
| 2017-18 | 28.8% | 23.9% |
| 2016-17 | 25.8% | 24.9% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Centinela
Centinela's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centinela this school | 577 | 94.1% | 33.1% |
| One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary Los Angeles | 574 | 96.0% | 44.0% |
| Joshua Hills Elementary Palmdale | 581 | 92.3% | 18.2% |
| One Hundred Thirty-Fifth Street Elementary Gardena | 554 | 96.0% | 34.9% |
| Peres Elementary Richmond | 538 | 95.0% | 8.2% |
| Emerson Elementary Compton | 544 | 90.6% | 28.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Centinela ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #3,149 of 5,151 | #793 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #3,300 of 5,172 ▼ 491 | #861 of 1,129 ▼ 166 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #3,505 of 5,172 ▼ 519 | #860 of 1,129 ▼ 148 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #2,503 of 5,116 | #632 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #1,589 of 5,915 | #314 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.7:1 | #5,278 of 5,352 | #1,202 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #3,970 of 5,354 | #744 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #565 of 5,625 | #267 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #3,240 of 3,837 | #838 of 947 |
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
577
+49 (+9%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 981
Student : Teacher
28.7:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 577 | 20.1 | 28.7:1 | 94% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 19.5 | 27.6:1 | 87% (469) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 20.3 | 26.6:1 | 86% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 21 | 25.1:1 | 89% (470) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 24 | 25.5:1 | 90% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 28 | 24.6:1 | 73% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 839 | N/A | N/A | 81% (683) |
| 2000-01 | 1,178 | 55 | 21.4:1 | 59% (699) |
| 1990-91 | 981 | 30 | 32.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centinela.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (612 to 577); teachers down 16% (24 to 20.1).
About Centinela
Centinela is a medium-sized elementary school in Inglewood, California, under Inglewood Unified. The school enrolls 577 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 24% bigger than that.
Centinela is in Inglewood Unified, a district with 6,727 students across 16 schools.
Centinela's enrollment is 83% Hispanic. Next come 14% Black. The county population is about 48% Hispanic. Centinela's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.7:1 at Centinela, with 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 28.7:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 94% of enrollment. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Centinela is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 53% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 24.4%. Centinela scores 33.1%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Centinela is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Centinela is Grace Hopper STEM Academy, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Centinela is 2nd of 4 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Centinela as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Centinela grew 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 528 to 577 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 25.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 28.7:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Inglewood Unified
- Woodworth-Monroe AcademyElementary · 826 students
- Inglewood HighHigh · 757 students
- Oak StreetElementary · 569 students
- Beulah Payne STEAM AcademyElementary · 554 students
- La Tijera Academy of Excellence CharterElementary · 552 students
- Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of ExcellenceElementary · 487 students
Other schools in Inglewood
- Woodworth-Monroe AcademyElementary · 826 students
- Inglewood HighHigh · 757 students
- Animo Leadership HighHigh · 634 students
- Animo Inglewood Charter HighHigh · 592 students
- Oak StreetElementary · 569 students
- Beulah Payne STEAM AcademyElementary · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Grace Hopper STEM Academy0.6 mi · 93
- Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter0.7 mi · 426
- Wilder's Preparatory Academy Charter Middle0.7 mi · 208
- Highland Elementary1.0 mi · 323
- Crete Academy1.0 mi · 284
- Fifty-Fourth Street Elementary1.0 mi · 209
Frequently asked questions
About CentinelaHow large is Centinela?
Centinela enrolls approximately 577 students in grades KG-08.
Is Centinela an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centinela is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Centinela have?
Centinela employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.7:1.
How diverse is Centinela?
Centinela reports a student body of 1% White, 83% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Centinela public or private?
Centinela is a public K-12 school, overseen by Inglewood Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.