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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRALIA ELEMENTARY·NCES 060807002335
Centralia Elementary
195 North Western Ave., Anaheim, CA 92801 · (714) 228-3210 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
435 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 191% larger than its 6th grade class (45).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
36.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.7pp since 2014
Math
33.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.1% | 27.6% | 23.8% | 39.5% |
| Math | 16.3% | 17.2% | 33.5% | 33.0% |
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 | 36.7% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.4% | 25.1% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 26.7% |
| 2018-19 | 44.8% | 38.6% |
| 2017-18 | 48.6% | 41.1% |
| 2016-17 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Centralia Elementary
Centralia Elementary's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Elementary this school | 496 | 87.7% | 35.9% |
| Rock Springs Elementary Escondido | 498 | 87.3% | 29.1% |
| Grunsky Elementary Stockton | 456 | 90.1% | 24.8% |
| M. Robert Adkison Elementary Modesto | 531 | 88.9% | 37.2% |
| La Canada Elementary Lompoc | 541 | 87.2% | 20.9% |
| Workman Avenue Elementary West Covina | 455 | 86.4% | 39.3% |
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 Centralia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #2,876 of 5,151 | #284 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #2,878 of 5,172 ▼ 375 | #283 of 382 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #3,254 of 5,172 ▼ 12 | #301 of 382 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #2,390 of 5,116 | #171 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #2,479 of 5,915 | #188 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #3,450 of 5,352 | #183 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #3,746 of 5,354 | #289 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #1,369 of 5,625 | #63 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #3,235 of 3,837 | #292 of 324 |
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
496
+64 (+15%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
was 27.0:1
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 | 496 | 21 | 23.6:1 | 88% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 22 | 22.4:1 | 89% (439) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 19 | 23.2:1 | 88% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 16 | 27.0:1 | 87% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 20 | 26.3:1 | 86% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 23 | 24.3:1 | 86% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | N/A | N/A | 86% (502) |
| 2000-01 | 744 | 32 | 23.3:1 | 69% (517) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centralia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (526 to 496); teachers up 5% (20 to 21).
About Centralia Elementary
Centralia Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Anaheim, California, under Centralia Elementary. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 496 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Centralia Elementary enrolls a student body that is 81% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Asian, 6% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Orange County overall, about 34% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Centralia Elementary comes in at 34%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1 at Centralia Elementary, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 88% of enrollment. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Centralia Elementary is 7.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 35.9% actual, 28.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Orange County census figures show that median household income is about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 649 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 430,458 students.
Danbrook Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Centralia Elementary at 6th of 8.
Centralia Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 432 to 496. Federal data show the ratio falling from 27.0:1 to 23.6:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centralia Elementary
- Buena Terra ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- Los Coyotes ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- George B. Miller ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Glen H. Dysinger Sr. ElementaryElementary · 468 students
- San Marino ElementaryElementary · 465 students
- Danbrook ElementaryElementary · 433 students
Other schools in Anaheim
- Anaheim HighHigh · 2,667 students
- Katella HighHigh · 2,326 students
- Canyon HighHigh · 2,183 students
- Magnolia HighHigh · 1,608 students
- Loara HighHigh · 1,539 students
- Savanna HighHigh · 1,466 students
Other Centralia Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Centralia Elementary. Centralia Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Centralia ElemCentralia, KS · 197 students
Nearby schools
- Danbrook Elementary0.4 mi · 433
- Western High0.5 mi · 1,446
- Orangeview Junior High0.7 mi · 612
- Twila Reid Elementary0.8 mi · 490
- Holder Elementary1.1 mi · 445
- Buena Terra Elementary1.1 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Centralia ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Centralia Elementary?
Centralia Elementary enrolls approximately 496 students in grades KG-06.
Is Centralia Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centralia Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Centralia Elementary have?
Centralia Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
How diverse is Centralia Elementary?
Centralia Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 81% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Centralia Elementary in?
Centralia Elementary is part of Centralia Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.