CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
School pathway
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY this school | 303 | 73.9% | 22.5% |
| ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT | 473 | 72.9% | 32.2% |
| Sumner Elementary AUSTIN | 387 | 72.1% | 19.8% |
| North Park School for Innovation FRIDLEY | 433 | 80.8% | 17.5% |
| Lyndale Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 466 | 79.2% | 27.9% |
| Highland Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 534 | 78.3% | 17.9% |
Where CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #735 of 844 | #122 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #699 of 844 | #113 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #760 of 844 | #131 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #637 of 1,130 | #137 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #20 of 769 | #3 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #192 of 796 | #66 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.9% | #132 of 942 | #51 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.1% | #40 of 499 | #16 of 99 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 303 | 34.3 | 8.8:1 | 74% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 33.4 | 9.0:1 | 80% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 23.6 | 14.2:1 | 84% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 33 | 12.0:1 | 73% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 28.8 | 16.5:1 | 83% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 43 | 11.2:1 | 86% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 86% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 26 | 20.3:1 | 31% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 31 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (474 to 303); teachers up 19% (28.8 to 34.3).
About CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in RICHFIELD, Minnesota, and it is part of RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school's enrollment of 303 students covers pre-K through 5.
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY is run by RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 10 schools enroll 4,094 students.
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY is 50% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 20% White, 20% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Hennepin County residents are about 8% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.8:1. That is lower than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 74%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County, the school's rate is higher.
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (22.5%) and its predicted rate (25.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hennepin County, the median household income is $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY is one of 496 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is RICHFIELD STEM SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal data show a 24% enrollment decrease, from 397 in 2020-21 to 303 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 8.8:1, from 12.0:1.
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