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Enrollment
540
Middle
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTROSE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1J·NCES 080579000987
Centennial Middle School
1100 SOUTH 5TH STREET, MONTROSE, CO 81401 · (970) 249-2576 · Montrose County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Colorado public middle schools
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
287 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 171 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 182 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 187 | 35% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
46.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 22.6% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Middle School
Centennial Middle School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Middle School this school | 540 | 53.1% | 31.8% |
| Delta Middle School DELTA | 498 | 55.0% | 30.3% |
| Pagosa Springs Middle School PAGOSA SPRINGS | 484 | 54.8% | 38.0% |
| Everitt Middle School WHEAT RIDGE | 456 | 56.6% | 29.2% |
| Columbine Middle School MONTROSE | 491 | 50.7% | 30.3% |
| Sky View Middle School PUEBLO WEST | 565 | 45.1% | 37.0% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #126 of 241 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #142 of 244 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #100 of 246 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #106 of 278 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #74 of 227 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #80 of 227 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #111 of 246 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #105 of 169 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
540
-48 (-8%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 540 | 36.8 | 14.7:1 | 53% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 33.9 | 16.4:1 | 58% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 37.1 | 15.7:1 | 52% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 57% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 35.2 | 17.5:1 | 53% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 56% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 56% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 40 | 16.7:1 | 28% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | 30 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (614 to 540); teachers up 5% (35.2 to 36.8).
About Centennial Middle School
Centennial Middle School is a medium-sized middle school based in MONTROSE, Colorado. The school's 540 students are in grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 15 schools in Montrose County School District Re-1J, with 5,977 students enrolled.
Centennial Middle School is 52% White by enrollment. Next come 42% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 78% White. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Centennial Middle School total 36.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. The school counts 287 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 53%. For comparison, public schools in Montrose County average 56%.
Centennial Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of Colorado public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Centennial Middle School is 2.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (31.8% versus 34.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Centennial Middle School is located in Montrose County, where the median household income is $72,120, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Centennial Middle School, Montrose County has 18 other public schools.
Pomona Elementary School is the public school closest to Centennial Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Centennial Middle School ranks 2nd of 5 nearby schools, at 31.8% versus a 28.8% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 48 students since 2020-21, to 540. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.7:1, from 15.9:1.
Discussions about Centennial Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Montrose County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,807
Census ACS
Median income
$72,120
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
6,237 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montrose County School District Re-1J
- Montrose High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Olathe Middle/High SchoolHigh · 499 students
- Columbine Middle SchoolMiddle · 491 students
- Olathe Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
Other schools in MONTROSE
- Montrose High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Columbine Middle SchoolMiddle · 491 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
- Pomona Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
Other Centennial Middle schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Centennial Middle. Centennial Middle School is the 11th largest of the 13.
- Centennial Middle SchoolBOULDER, CO · 598 students
- Centennial MiddleLINO LAKES, MN · 1,595 students
- Centennial MiddlePROVO, UT · 1,073 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 1,060 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolSOUTH LYON, MI · 898 students
Nearby schools
- Pomona Elementary School0.6 mi · 335
- Columbine Middle School0.6 mi · 491
- Montrose High School0.7 mi · 1,279
- Black Canyon High School0.8 mi · 100
- Vista Charter School0.9 mi · 188
- Peak Virtual Academy1.0 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial Middle SchoolHow large is Centennial Middle School?
Centennial Middle School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Centennial Middle School serve?
Centennial Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Centennial Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Centennial Middle School is approximately 14.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Centennial Middle School?
Student demographics at Centennial Middle School are roughly 52% White, 42% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Centennial Middle School in?
Centennial Middle School is part of Montrose County School District Re-1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.