Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310009901670
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1301 CENTENNIAL, UTICA, NE 68456 · (402) 534-2321 · Seward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 45.5:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
70 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 37%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
79.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 263 | 26.6% | 72.0% |
| FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY GENEVA | 253 | 26.5% | 72.7% |
| AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AXTELL | 200 | 26.0% | 72.4% |
| DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY DONIPHAN | 280 | 25.4% | 64.8% |
| ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH TILDEN | 252 | 29.0% | 70.2% |
| NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH BEND | 277 | 24.9% | 75.9% |
Matched among Nebraska 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 CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #72 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #27 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #79 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #311 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #55 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #348 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #239 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #104 of 135 |
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
263
+14 (+6%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 263 | 22.1 | 11.9:1 | 27% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 21.6 | 11.0:1 | 37% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | N/A | N/A | 39% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 39% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 21.6 | 11.8:1 | 46% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 21 | 11.7:1 | 46% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 229 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 39% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 37% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 17 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (254 to 263); teachers up 2% (21.6 to 22.1).
About CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school for students in UTICA, Nebraska. Enrollment is 263 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS is responsible for 3 schools, CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL included, with 515 students in all.
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 92% White. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic and 2% Black. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 22.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska have 21.0:1, compared with 11.9:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 4.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (72.0% actual, 67.1% predicted).
Across Seward County, the median household income is $82,444, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Seward County has 8 public schools and roughly 2,809 students.
The closest other public school is CENTENNIAL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 64.4% on proficiency, and CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is above that at 72.0%.
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 14 students since 2020-21, to 263.
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Seward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,641
Census ACS
Median income
$82,444
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,809 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CENTENNIAL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 151 students
- CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 101 students
Other schools in UTICA
- CENTENNIAL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 151 students
- CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 101 students
Other Centennial Elementary schools
33 other US public schools in 17 states are named Centennial Elementary. CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 33rd largest of the 34.
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCOLUMBUS, NE · 353 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,090 students
- Centennial ElementaryOREM, UT · 761 students
- Centennial ElementaryFresno, CA · 741 students
- Centennial ElementaryDickson, TN · 713 students
Nearby schools
- CENTENNIAL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 151
- CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 101
- PRESCHOOL LEARNING ACADEMY11.4 mi · 178
- YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.4 mi · 615
- YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL11.7 mi · 307
- YORK HIGH SCHOOL12.0 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 263 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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