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What advice would you give to incoming students at Centennial Elementary School?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441000636
Centennial Elementary School
1400 37TH STREET, EVANS, CO 80620 · (970) 348-1100 · Weld County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
385 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
16.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
11.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
What 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.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.1% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 13.9% | 10.4% |
% 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
15.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 (15.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Elementary School this school | 481 | 80.0% | 15.0% |
| Lena Archuleta Elementary School DENVER | 515 | 77.3% | 27.4% |
| Kenton Elementary School AURORA | 583 | 84.2% | 11.0% |
| Clyde Miller K-8 AURORA | 466 | 88.2% | 22.1% |
| Maplewood Elementary School GREELEY | 544 | 87.3% | 11.1% |
| Ellis Elementary School DENVER | 467 | 85.2% | 13.9% |
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 Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #856 of 931 | #49 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #875 of 940 ▼ 9 | #51 of 55 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #878 of 946 ▲ 9 | #54 of 55 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #271 of 1,056 | #30 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #700 of 896 | #37 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #503 of 896 | #34 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #149 of 983 | #6 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #444 of 664 | #19 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
481
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 481 | 27.7 | 17.4:1 | 80% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 29.1 | 15.0:1 | 86% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 32.1 | 14.2:1 | 86% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 89% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 38.2 | 14.3:1 | 93% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 93% (589) |
| 2010-11 | 736 | 41 | 17.9:1 | 92% (675) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 74% (455) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 30 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (547 to 481); teachers down 27% (38.2 to 27.7).
About Centennial Elementary School
Centennial Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in EVANS, Colorado. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 481 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students.
Greeley-Evans School District 6 (34 schools, 22,917 students) runs Centennial Elementary School.
Roughly 70% of students at Centennial Elementary School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 12% White, 10% Black, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Weld County, the Hispanic share is about 31%. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.4:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Centennial Elementary School reports 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Weld County averages 47%, lower than here.
After adjusting for student poverty, Centennial Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 15.0%; the prediction is 18.2%.
Weld County has these Census figures: the median household income is $97,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Weld County is home to 116 public schools and about 61,274 public school students.
Chappelow K-8 Magnet School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Centennial Elementary School. Centennial Elementary School places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Centennial Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Centennial Elementary School's enrollment grew 4%, to 481. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.0:1 to 17.4:1.
Community posts for Centennial Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Greeley-Evans School District 6
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
Other schools in EVANS
- Chappelow K-8 Magnet SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Heiman Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Prairie Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
- Dos Rios Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Union Colony Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other Centennial Elementary schools
33 other US public schools in 17 states are named Centennial Elementary. Centennial Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 34.
- Centennial ElementaryFIRESTONE, CO · 525 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
- Chappelow K-8 Magnet School0.4 mi · 693
- Dos Rios Elementary School0.6 mi · 499
- Union Colony Elementary School0.9 mi · 342
- Jackson Elementary School1.3 mi · 508
- Frontier Charter Academy1.4 mi · 1,432
- Brentwood Middle School1.5 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Centennial Elementary School?
Centennial Elementary School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Centennial Elementary School serve?
Centennial Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Centennial Elementary School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Centennial Elementary School.
How diverse is Centennial Elementary School?
Centennial Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 70% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Centennial Elementary School public or private?
Centennial Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greeley-Evans School District 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.