Centennial Elem School

Centennial Elem School, a close-knit elementary school in Polo, Illinois, overseen by Polo CUSD 222, caters to 294 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Centennial Elem School sits 23% below that benchmark.

Polo CUSD 222 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 594 students; Centennial Elem School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Centennial Elem School shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Centennial Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Centennial Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 46.2%; Centennial Elem School posts 63.5%, +17.4 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, Ogle County reports that the typical household earns roughly $82,132 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Ogle County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,269 students), of which Centennial Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Aplington Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Centennial Elem School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 45.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Centennial Elem School's enrollment has rose 6% since 2018, when it stood at 278 (now 294).

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