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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371005566
Centennial School
234 E Stearns Rd, Bartlett, IL 60103 · (630) 213-5632 · DuPage County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
117 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
64.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
57.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 57.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 43.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 School
Centennial School's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial School this school | 514 | 22.8% | 59.1% |
| Henry W Longfellow Elementary School Buffalo Grove | 510 | 24.5% | 54.3% |
| Henking Elementary School Glenview | 470 | 22.8% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary Plainfield | 536 | 21.8% | 69.7% |
| Concord Elementary School Darien | 460 | 22.2% | 64.8% |
| Hoffman Elementary School Glenview | 481 | 26.0% | 70.3% |
Matched among Illinois 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DuPage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #342 of 1,925 | #52 of 112 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #478 of 2,077 ▼ 26 | #77 of 141 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #535 of 2,077 ▼ 274 | #79 of 141 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #495 of 2,419 | #31 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,708 of 2,035 | #128 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #655 of 2,042 | #75 of 146 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.8% | #1,912 of 2,132 | #90 of 123 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #476 of 615 | #41 of 57 |
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
514
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 841
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 | 514 | 32.3 | 15.9:1 | 23% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 31.6 | 16.9:1 | 21% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 31.7 | 17.3:1 | 22% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 25.7 | 19.3:1 | 26% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 24 | 20.1:1 | 24% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 20 | 25.1:1 | 12% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 841 | 43 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (495 to 514); teachers up 26% (25.7 to 32.3).
About Centennial School
At 234 E Stearns Rd in Bartlett, Illinois, Centennial School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 514 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
Centennial School is among 51 schools run by SD U-46, which serves 34,036 students.
White students account for 61% of enrollment at Centennial School. The remaining students are 16% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, DuPage County is about 65% White. By the diversity index, Centennial School comes in at 58%.
A ratio of 15.9:1 comes from the school's 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 23% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in DuPage County is 34%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Centennial School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Centennial School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.1%; the prediction is 58.4%.
DuPage County has these Census figures: median household income is about $112,096, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of DuPage County number 277 and enroll about 138,557.
Sycamore Trails Elementary School is the public school closest to Centennial School, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Centennial School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 514, 3% above the 500 of 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
DuPage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,024
Census ACS
Median income
$112,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
138,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in Bartlett
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Eastview Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Prairieview Elementary SchoolElementary · 681 students
- Bartlett Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Nature Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Sycamore Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other Centennial schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Centennial. Centennial School is the largest of the 5.
- Centennial SchoolOrland Park, IL · 392 students
- Centennial SchoolEl Paso, IL · 165 students
- Centennial SchoolROOSEVELT, UT · 438 students
- Centennial SchoolSAN LUIS, CO · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Sycamore Trails Elementary School0.9 mi · 424
- Prairieview Elementary School1.2 mi · 681
- Horizon Elementary School1.5 mi · 436
- Bartlett Elementary School1.5 mi · 613
- Ontarioville Elementary School1.6 mi · 430
- Bartlett High School1.8 mi · 2,037
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Centennial School?
Centennial School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades KG-06.
Is Centennial School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centennial School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Centennial School have?
Centennial School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Centennial School?
Centennial School reports a student body of 61% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Centennial School?
Centennial School is overseen by SD U-46 in DuPage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.