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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000324
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning
4665 RALEIGH STREET, DENVER, CO 80212 · (720) 424-8900 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
133 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 80 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 85% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 51.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning this school | 477 | 27.9% | 50.9% |
| Timnath Elementary School TIMNATH | 455 | 30.8% | 53.6% |
| Knowledge Quest Academy MILLIKEN | 395 | 27.1% | 35.4% |
| Hollister Lake Elementary WINDSOR | 529 | 27.2% | N/A |
| Gudy Gaskill Elementary CENTENNIAL | 508 | 28.0% | 61.1% |
| Explorer Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 470 | 27.4% | 55.1% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #279 of 931 | #27 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #222 of 940 ▼ 5 | #23 of 108 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #256 of 946 ▲ 72 | #26 of 109 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #278 of 1,056 | #38 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #727 of 896 | #87 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #393 of 896 | #55 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.9% | #727 of 983 | #91 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #597 of 664 | #55 of 63 |
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
477
+53 (+13%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
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 | 477 | 27.2 | 17.6:1 | 28% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 26.3 | 16.9:1 | 26% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 25% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 30% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 34.7 | 14.3:1 | 46% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 60% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 77% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 32 | 18.7:1 | 48% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 30 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (495 to 477); teachers down 22% (34.7 to 27.2).
About Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning
Among the schools in DENVER, Colorado, is Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning, a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 477 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379, so this school runs 26% larger than that.
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning is run by Denver Public Schools, whose 198 schools enroll 90,471 students.
By race and ethnicity, Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning is 64% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. By the diversity index, Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning comes in at 52%.
The school has about 17.6 students per teacher and 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, lower than at this school. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Denver County is 35 points.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.8% at Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.9%.
In Denver County (population about 718,877), median household income is about $94,718, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 206 public schools operate in Denver County, serving about 91,233 students.
Nearby, Skinner Middle School is about 0.8 miles away. Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 50.9% versus a 35.8% average.
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 424 to 477. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.7:1 to 17.6:1.
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Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Skinner Middle School0.8 mi · 673
- Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley0.9 mi · 329
- Ricardo Flores Magon Academy0.9 mi · 292
- Edison Elementary School1.1 mi · 583
- Columbian Elementary School1.2 mi · 171
- Beach Court Elementary School1.3 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial A School for Expeditionary LearningHow many students attend Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning?
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning serve?
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning have?
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
How diverse is Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning?
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning reports a student body of 64% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning?
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.