CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY

CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY is a primary school of medium-sized scale in RICHFIELD, Minnesota, operated by RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 303 students in grades pre-K through 5.

RICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,094 students; CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY is among them.

In terms of who attends, CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% White, 20% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) logs that median household earnings sit near $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY is one.

RICHFIELD STEM SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 27.5%.

CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY's enrollment has decreased 36% since 2018, when it stood at 474 (now 303). The White share of enrollment edged up from 14% to 20% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.