Total enrollment
3,990
-46 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Centralia Elementary
California · 3,990 students · 3 cities
For families across Centralia Elementary, public-school options total 8 K-12 schools, with combined enrollment near 3,990 (8 elementary).
4-year change in Centralia Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Centralia Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #105 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,990 | #305 of 587 | #2,427 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #281 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #573 of 587 | #8,990 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 66.5% | #283 of 587 | #2,198 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #159 of 530 | #1,247 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Centralia Elementary
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Los Coyotes Elementary at 86.1% proficient to Centralia Elementary at 35.9%, a gap of 50.2 points. That is the 73rd widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,324 to 3,990 students (down 8%) and from 162 to 159 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Terra Elementary | Buena Park | Elementary | KG-06 | 627 |
| Los Coyotes Elementary | La Palma | Elementary | KG-06 | 568 |
| George B. Miller Elementary | La Palma | Elementary | KG-06 | 502 |
| Centralia Elementary | Anaheim | Elementary | KG-06 | 496 |
| Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary | Buena Park | Elementary | KG-06 | 468 |
| San Marino Elementary | Buena Park | Elementary | KG-06 | 465 |
| Danbrook Elementary | Anaheim | Elementary | KG-06 | 433 |
| Raymond Temple Elementary | Buena Park | Elementary | KG-06 | 431 |
About Centralia Elementary
Centralia Elementary is a rural-scale California school district running 8 schools with combined enrollment near 3,990.
Per-school enrollment averages around 499 in this district, meaningfully below the California typical of 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Centralia Elementary has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,036 students to 3,990.
On allk12, the community for Centralia Elementary discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.