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Centennial Elementary School
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsWhat this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Centennial Elementary School
Centennial Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school in EVANS, Colorado, part of GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta. The school works with 481 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Centennial Elementary School sits 27% larger than that benchmark.
Centennial Elementary School is one of 34 schools operated by GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta, a district that caters to 22,917 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Centennial Elementary School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school records 12% White, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Weld County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Centennial Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at Centennial Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Weld County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Centennial Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 15.0%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Weld County) records that median household earnings sit near $97,097, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Centennial Elementary School is one of 116 public schools in Weld County (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students).
The closest other public school is Chappelow K-8 Magnet School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Centennial Elementary School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 25.1%.
Centennial Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.
Looking at the recent track record. Centennial Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 547 (now 481). Over the same period, the Asian share edged down from 13% to 5%. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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