Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R-2J·NCES 080540000931
Centennial Elementary School
1555 WEST 37TH STREET, LOVELAND, CO 80538 · (970) 613-5800 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
99 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
51.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
37.4%
CO avg 36.1% . -8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 45.7% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 (45.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Elementary School this school | 324 | 30.6% | 45.3% |
| Stony Creek Elementary School LITTLETON | 349 | 30.4% | 55.9% |
| Stone Creek School EDWARDS | 297 | 30.3% | 32.4% |
| Stober Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 348 | 27.6% | 54.4% |
| Green Gables Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 315 | 33.7% | 32.3% |
| Community Montessori School BOULDER | 277 | 29.2% | 56.0% |
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 Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #368 of 931 | #30 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #432 of 940 ▼ 132 | #35 of 53 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #347 of 946 ▼ 83 | #29 of 53 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #632 of 1,056 | #31 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #524 of 896 | #39 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #459 of 896 | #20 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #701 of 983 | #37 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #181 of 664 | #11 of 41 |
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
324
-40 (-11%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 324 | 20.3 | 15.9:1 | 31% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 20.3 | 16.3:1 | 36% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 21.1 | 15.9:1 | 30% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 23% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 23.6 | 18.4:1 | 28% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 25% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 29% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 15 | 21.9:1 | 6% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 17 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (435 to 324); teachers down 14% (23.6 to 20.3).
About Centennial Elementary School
Centennial Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in LOVELAND, Colorado. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 324 students.
Federal data list 32 schools in Thompson School District R-2J, with 14,580 students enrolled.
Roughly 67% of students at Centennial Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Larimer County, the White share is about 82%. Centennial Elementary School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 20.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 31%.
allk12 grades Centennial Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Centennial Elementary School is 2.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Larimer County show that the median household income is $93,765, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 94 public schools in Larimer County, enrolling about 47,159 students in all.
The shortest distance from Centennial Elementary School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Lincoln Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Centennial Elementary School comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Centennial Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Enrollment at Centennial Elementary School declined 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 364 to 324 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thompson School District R-2J
- Loveland High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,074 students
- Loveland Classical SchoolCombined · 1,032 students
- New Vision Charter SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Thompson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Riverview PK-8Elementary · 757 students
Other schools in LOVELAND
- Loveland High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,074 students
- Loveland Classical SchoolCombined · 1,032 students
- New Vision Charter SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Thompson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Lucile Erwin Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
Other Centennial Elementary schools
33 other US public schools in 17 states are named Centennial Elementary. Centennial Elementary School is the 28th largest of the 34.
- Centennial ElementaryFIRESTONE, CO · 525 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolEVANS, CO · 481 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 340 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolBROOMFIELD, CO · 293 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,090 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.6 mi · 196
- Loveland High School0.8 mi · 1,354
- Lucile Erwin Middle School1.0 mi · 686
- Laurene Edmondson Elementary School1.4 mi · 235
- Ponderosa Elementary1.4 mi · 335
- Harold Ferguson High School1.5 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial Elementary SchoolHow large is Centennial Elementary School?
Centennial Elementary School enrolls approximately 324 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 teachers does Centennial Elementary School have?
Centennial Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Centennial Elementary School?
At Centennial Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Centennial Elementary School in?
Centennial Elementary School is part of Thompson School District R-2J.
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