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What's one thing Centerville Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
607
Elementary
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270810000335
Centerville Elementary
1721 WESTVIEW STREET, CENTERVILLE, MN 55038 · (763) 792-5800 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL607 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
89 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 125 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
40%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
61.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
73.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Centerville Elementary
Centerville Elementary's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville Elementary this school | 607 | 14.7% | 58.2% |
| WOODLAND ELEMENTARY EAGAN | 720 | 14.3% | 66.4% |
| GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 604 | 18.9% | 70.9% |
| COLOGNE ACADEMY COLOGNE | 679 | 13.1% | 77.1% |
| CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY EDINA | 586 | 16.2% | 65.9% |
| McKinley Elementary HAM LAKE | 636 | 18.4% | 65.6% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Centerville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #171 of 844 | #8 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #74 of 844 | #7 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #177 of 844 | #9 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 607 | #155 of 1,130 | #17 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #651 of 769 | #34 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #471 of 796 | #37 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #894 of 942 | #49 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #89 of 244 | #6 of 14 |
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
607
+90 (+17%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 899
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 607 | 37.2 | 16.3:1 | 15% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 32.5 | 17.5:1 | 15% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 31.8 | 18.1:1 | 13% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 28.9 | 18.5:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 11% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 29 | 20.2:1 | 11% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 978 | 48 | 20.4:1 | 3% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 899 | 39 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centerville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (533 to 607); teachers up 29% (28.9 to 37.2).
About Centerville Elementary
In CENTERVILLE, Minnesota, part of Anoka County, Centerville Elementary is an elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 607 students. That is 76% above the average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
The district for Centerville Elementary is Centennial Public School District, with 15 schools and 6,851 students.
White students are 76% of those enrolled at Centerville Elementary. Next come 13% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Anoka County, where about 75% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
Centerville Elementary reports a ratio of 16.3 students per teacher, from 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.3:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. Lunch program data show 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 42% average for public schools in Anoka County is 27 points higher.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Centerville Elementary would score about 57.2%. It scores 58.2%, 1.0 points above that figure.
In Anoka County, home to about 370,349 people, the median household earns about $101,869 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Anoka County number 145, with about 59,656 students.
Centerville Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Oneka Elementary School, about 2.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Centerville Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Centerville Elementary at 2nd of 7.
Locale data from NCES put Centerville Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment increased 17% over 4 years, reaching 607 in 2024-25.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 2,067 students
- Centennial MiddleMiddle · 1,595 students
- Blue Heron ElementaryElementary · 707 students
- Rice Lake ElementaryElementary · 687 students
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Golden Lake ElementaryElementary · 394 students
Other Centerville Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Centerville Elementary. Centerville Elementary is the 4th largest of the 17.
- Centerville ElementaryGilbert, SC · 812 students
- Centerville Elementary SchoolCenterville, GA · 679 students
- Centerville Elementary SchoolSnellville, GA · 655 students
- Centerville ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 570 students
- Centerville Elementary SchoolLancaster, PA · 544 students
Nearby schools
- Oneka Elementary School2.4 mi · 463
- North Star Elementary3.1 mi · 467
- Early Childhood Center3.2 mi · 109
- Rice Lake Elementary3.2 mi · 687
- White Bear Transition Plus Program3.3 mi · 51
- Lino Lakes Elementary3.3 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Centerville ElementaryHow many students attend Centerville Elementary?
Centerville Elementary enrolls approximately 607 students in grades KG-05.
Is Centerville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Centerville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Centerville Elementary?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Centerville Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Centerville Elementary?
At Centerville Elementary, the student body is approximately 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Centerville Elementary in?
Centerville Elementary is part of Centennial Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.