CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in Bismarck, North Dakota, CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a well-populated elementary school, operated by BISMARCK 1. It works with 390 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 212 students each, so CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 84% larger than that benchmark.

BISMARCK 1 comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 14,086 students; CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school lists 8% multiracial, 5% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, census data for Burleigh County shows median household income runs about $86,851, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 37 public schools in Burleigh County (combined enrollment of about 14,427 students).

Nearest neighbor: GRIMSRUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 428 (now 390). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 87% to 74%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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