Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690001173
Centennial Elementary School
13200 WESTLAKE DRIVE, BROOMFIELD, CO 80020 · (720) 972-5280 · Broomfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Colorado 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.
- 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
13.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
223 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
44%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
14.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.2% | 14.4% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 13.0% |
% 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
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 School
Centennial Elementary School's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Elementary School this school | 293 | 76.1% | 19.2% |
| La Junta Primary School LA JUNTA | 296 | 76.4% | N/A |
| Mountain View Elementary School LONGMONT | 321 | 76.6% | 21.1% |
| Welby Community School of the Arts DENVER | 308 | 72.7% | 27.1% |
| Highland Park Elementary School PUEBLO | 276 | 75.4% | 14.3% |
| Westminster Academy for International Studies WESTMINSTER | 258 | 77.9% | 31.5% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Broomfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #779 of 931 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #817 of 940 ▲ 10 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #753 of 946 ▲ 107 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #736 of 1,056 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #122 of 896 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #586 of 896 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.1% | #196 of 983 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.8% | #15 of 664 | #1 of 8 |
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
293
-113 (-28%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 293 | 22.5 | 13.0:1 | 76% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 25.5 | 14.1:1 | 76% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 26.4 | 14.6:1 | 71% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 71% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 63% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 68% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 53% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 31 | 21.5:1 | 18% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 35 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (531 to 293); teachers down 13% (26 to 22.5).
About Centennial Elementary School
Federal records list Centennial Elementary School as an elementary school in BROOMFIELD, Colorado. It enrolls 293 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 23% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Colorado (about 379).
Adams 12 Five Star Schools has 54 schools; together they serve 34,466 students.
The largest group at Centennial Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 70%. Other students are 25% White, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Broomfield County residents are about 14% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Centennial Elementary School scores 44%.
Centennial Elementary School lists 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.0 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. About 76% of students at Centennial Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Broomfield County averages 24%, lower than here.
Centennial Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 19% of Colorado public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Centennial Elementary School is 1.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 19.2%. Predicted: 20.6%.
In Broomfield County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $123,874, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 16 public schools and about 11,844 students.
Westlake Middle School is the nearest public school to Centennial Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 49.1% proficiency; Centennial Elementary School posts 19.2%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 113 students, from 406 to 293. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.0:1, from 15.6:1.
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Broomfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
76,304
Census ACS
Median income
$123,874
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
11,844 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Northglenn High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 students
Other schools in BROOMFIELD
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Broomfield High SchoolHigh · 1,693 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 students
- Westlake Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
- Aspen Creek K-8 SchoolElementary · 844 students
- Jefferson Academy ElementaryElementary · 737 students
Other Centennial Elementary schools
33 other US public schools in 17 states are named Centennial Elementary. Centennial Elementary School is the 31st largest of the 34.
- Centennial ElementaryFIRESTONE, CO · 525 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolEVANS, CO · 481 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 340 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolLOVELAND, CO · 324 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,090 students
Nearby schools
- Westlake Middle School0.5 mi · 853
- Legacy High School0.7 mi · 2,052
- Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 465
- Mountain View Elementary School1.2 mi · 517
- Meridian Elementary School1.4 mi · 525
- Five Star Online Academy1.4 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Centennial Elementary School?
Centennial Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-05.
Is Centennial Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centennial Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Centennial Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Centennial Elementary School.
How diverse is Centennial Elementary School?
Centennial Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 70% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Centennial Elementary School in?
Centennial Elementary School is part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.