Centennial High

Centennial High is one of the mid-sized senior highs in Ellicott City, Maryland, part of Howard County Public Schools, with 1,377 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Across the 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools (57,565 students total), Centennial High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Centennial High records that the most-represented group is Asian (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 33% White, 13% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Centennial High logs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 19% of students at Centennial High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Howard County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Centennial High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Howard County put median household earnings sit near $149,763, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Howard County's 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students), Centennial High is one campus in the mix.

Burleigh Manor Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Centennial High comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 56.9%.

Centennial High operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Centennial High's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,614 (now 1,377). White enrollment moved from 39% to 33% across the same window.

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