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Enrollment
2,067
High
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270810000334
Centennial High School
4757 NORTH RD, CIRCLE PINES, MN 55014 · (763) 792-5000 · Anoka County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,067 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Minnesota public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
465 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 525 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 533 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 517 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 492 | 24% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
62.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
50.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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%.
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 High School
Centennial High School's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial High School this school | 2,067 | 22.5% | 55.5% |
| White Bear Lake Area High School WHITE BEAR LAKE | 2,572 | 25.4% | 37.4% |
| Forest Lake Area High School FOREST LAKE | 1,805 | 22.5% | 46.2% |
| ROSEMOUNT SENIOR HIGH ROSEMOUNT | 2,364 | 18.9% | 61.2% |
| STILLWATER AREA HIGH SCHOOL STILLWATER | 2,658 | 19.6% | 55.4% |
| MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGH MAPLE GROVE | 2,453 | 19.6% | 54.3% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #46 of 397 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #53 of 401 | #1 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #58 of 397 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,067 | #22 of 764 | #3 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #310 of 332 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #115 of 338 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #370 of 444 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #144 of 181 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,067
+61 (+3%) vs 2020
+116% since 1990-91, when it was 956
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 44.6:1
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 | 2,067 | 92.7 | 22.3:1 | 22% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 1,997 | 86.3 | 23.1:1 | 22% (447) |
| 2022-23 | 1,982 | 63.4 | 31.3:1 | 24% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 2,006 | 45 | 44.6:1 | 10% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 2,006 | 92.7 | 21.6:1 | 14% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 1,944 | 95 | 20.5:1 | 14% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 2,159 | 107 | 20.2:1 | 16% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 1,887 | 99 | 19.1:1 | 6% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 956 | 50 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (2,006 to 2,067); teachers unchanged (92.7 to 92.7).
About Centennial High School
In CIRCLE PINES, Minnesota, Centennial High School is a high-enrollment high school. It enrolled 2,067 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 457% higher than the average for high schools in Minnesota, which is about 371.
Centennial High School is in Centennial Public School District, a district with 6,851 students across 15 schools.
White students are the majority at Centennial High School, with 71% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 92.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Centennial High School was 22.3:1. On average, high schools in Minnesota have 16.3:1, compared with 22.3:1 here. Centennial High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 22%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Anoka County is 42%.
Centennial High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Centennial High School's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 53.0%. Centennial High School scores 55.5%, 2.5 points above that line.
Anoka County has these Census figures: the median household income is $101,869, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Anoka County has 145 public schools and roughly 59,656 students.
The closest other public school is Project Search, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Centennial High School is ahead of the 53.0% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 5.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Centennial High School's enrollment grew from 2,006 in 2020-21 to 2,067 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 44.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Centennial High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Anoka County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,349
Census ACS
Median income
$101,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
145
59,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centennial Public School District
- Centennial MiddleMiddle · 1,595 students
- Blue Heron ElementaryElementary · 707 students
- Rice Lake ElementaryElementary · 687 students
- Centerville ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Golden Lake ElementaryElementary · 394 students
Other schools in CIRCLE PINES
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Golden Lake ElementaryElementary · 394 students
- Centennial Area Learning CenterHigh · 79 students
- JourneyHigh · 24 students
- Project SearchHigh · 8 students
- Centennial High School OnlineHigh
Other Centennial High schools
16 other US public schools in 14 states are named Centennial High. Centennial High School is the 4th largest of the 17.
- Centennial High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,961 students
- Centennial HighCorona, CA · 2,712 students
- Centennial HighBakersfield, CA · 2,212 students
- Centennial High SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 2,026 students
- Centennial High SchoolFRISCO, TX · 2,018 students
Nearby schools
- Project Search0.1 mi · 8
- Centennial Elementary0.1 mi · 502
- Centennial Area Learning Center0.1 mi · 79
- Journey0.1 mi · 24
- Golden Lake Elementary1.5 mi · 394
- Karner Blue Education Center1.6 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Centennial High School?
Centennial High School enrolls approximately 2,067 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Centennial High School serve?
Centennial High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Centennial High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Centennial High School is approximately 22.3:1 (93 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Centennial High School?
Student demographics at Centennial High School are roughly 71% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Centennial High School in?
Centennial High School is part of Centennial Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.