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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537006397
Centennial Elementary
10290 NEIGHBORS PARKWAY, FIRESTONE, CO 80504 · (720) 652-8240 · Weld County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
178 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
41.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 43.9% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Elementary
Centennial Elementary's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Elementary this school | 525 | 33.9% | 42.3% |
| Fall River Elementary School LONGMONT | 520 | 30.2% | 61.5% |
| Ryan Elementary School LAFAYETTE | 436 | 34.9% | 46.1% |
| Castle Rock Elementary School CASTLE ROCK | 440 | 32.0% | 45.3% |
| Timnath Elementary School TIMNATH | 455 | 30.8% | 53.6% |
| High Plains School LOVELAND | 495 | 34.1% | 47.6% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #403 of 931 | #19 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #344 of 940 ▼ 16 | #18 of 55 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #487 of 946 ▼ 17 | #23 of 55 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #199 of 1,056 | #26 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #560 of 896 | #24 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #324 of 896 | #9 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #657 of 983 | #40 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #253 of 664 | #9 of 30 |
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
525
+36 (+7%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 525 | 32.5 | 16.1:1 | 34% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 30.6 | 15.9:1 | 31% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 29.9 | 15.7:1 | 33% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 30% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 33.3 | 20.1:1 | 31% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 30 | 20.2:1 | 36% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 31% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (667 to 525); teachers down 2% (33.3 to 32.5).
About Centennial Elementary
Centennial Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in FIRESTONE, Colorado. In all, 525 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 39% larger than the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Centennial Elementary is part of a district of 54 schools: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, with 31,607 students.
The share of White students at Centennial Elementary is 61%, a majority. It is also 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Weld County is roughly 73% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 16.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Centennial Elementary, which has 32.5. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 16.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 34%. That rate is below the 47% average among public schools in Weld County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Centennial Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 42.3% actual against 46.2% predicted.
In Weld County, the median household earns about $97,097 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Weld County, 116 public schools serve about 61,274 students.
Firestone Charter Academy is the nearest public school to Centennial Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Centennial Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 34.0% proficiency; Centennial Elementary posts 42.3%.
Federal data place Centennial Elementary in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 489 to 525. Students per teacher dropped from 17.5 in 2020-21 to 16.1 in 2024-25.
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Weld County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
350,396
Census ACS
Median income
$97,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
116
61,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Niwot High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Frederick Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
Other schools in FIRESTONE
- Coal Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Firestone Charter AcademyElementary · 600 students
- Prairie Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Other Centennial Elementary schools
33 other US public schools in 17 states are named Centennial Elementary. Centennial Elementary is the 11th largest of the 34.
- Centennial Elementary SchoolEVANS, CO · 481 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 340 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolLOVELAND, CO · 324 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolBROOMFIELD, CO · 293 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,090 students
Nearby schools
- Firestone Charter Academy1.1 mi · 600
- Coal Ridge Middle School1.2 mi · 727
- Prairie Ridge Elementary School1.4 mi · 387
- Legacy Elementary School2.6 mi · 430
- Carbon Valley Academy2.8 mi · 245
- Mead High School3.1 mi · 1,174
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial ElementaryHow many students attend Centennial Elementary?
Centennial Elementary enrolls approximately 525 students in grades PK-05.
Is Centennial Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centennial Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Centennial Elementary have?
Centennial Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Centennial Elementary?
At Centennial Elementary, the student body is approximately 61% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Centennial Elementary public or private?
Centennial Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J.
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