Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCIO SD 95·NCES 411104000716
Centennial Elementary School
38875 NW First Ave, Scio, OR 97374 · (503) 394-3265 · Linn County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
185 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 76%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 59% · 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 Scio SD 95. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
34.5%
OR avg 31.8% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.6% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 27.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 (32.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Elementary School this school | 291 | 63.6% | 32.1% |
| West Sutherlin Intermediate Sutherlin | 284 | 64.8% | 21.8% |
| Helman Elementary School Ashland | 260 | 64.2% | 62.2% |
| Hilda Lahti Elementary School Astoria | 293 | 67.6% | 19.9% |
| Eastside School Coos Bay | 274 | 60.9% | N/A |
| Bellview Elementary School Ashland | 248 | 64.1% | 62.0% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Oregon | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #325 of 591 | #11 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #306 of 646 ▲ 97 | #12 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #388 of 646 ▲ 9 | #15 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #431 of 710 | #12 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #508 of 587 | #18 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #545 of 587 | #18 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #449 of 645 | #26 of 28 |
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
291
+16 (+6%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 291 | 14.9 | 19.6:1 | 64% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 14.9 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 14.7 | 18.9:1 | 45% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 15 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 14.9 | 19.6:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 50% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 14 | 19.9:1 | 50% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 10 | 26.1:1 | 35% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 11 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (291 to 291); teachers unchanged (14.9 to 14.9).
About Centennial Elementary School
Centennial Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Scio, Oregon. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 291 students.
Scio SD 95 runs Centennial Elementary School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 1,998 students in total.
The share of students at Centennial Elementary School who are White is 84%. Other groups include 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Linn County residents are about 84% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Centennial Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Centennial Elementary School is 19.6:1, based on 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Linn County, the average eligibility rate is 79%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Centennial Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.1%; the prediction is 37.9%.
Linn County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $76,329, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 48 public schools in the county, enrolling about 17,916, Centennial Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Willamette Connections Academy is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Centennial Elementary School places 3rd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Centennial Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 275 (2020-21) to 291 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.6:1) than in 2020-21 (18.3:1).
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Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,706
Census ACS
Median income
$76,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,916 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scio SD 95
- Willamette Connections AcademyCombined · 1,282 students
- Scio High SchoolHigh · 227 students
- Scio Middle SchoolMiddle · 162 students
- Lourdes SchoolElementary · 36 students
Other schools in Scio
- Willamette Connections AcademyCombined · 1,282 students
- Scio High SchoolHigh · 227 students
- Scio Middle SchoolMiddle · 162 students
- Lourdes SchoolElementary · 36 students
Other Centennial Elementary schools
33 other US public schools in 17 states are named Centennial Elementary. Centennial Elementary School is the 32nd largest of the 34.
- Centennial Elementary SchoolSpringfield, OR · 345 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
- Willamette Connections Academy0.1 mi · 1,282
- Scio Middle School0.1 mi · 162
- Scio High School0.4 mi · 227
- Cascade Opportunity Center5.9 mi · 83
- North Santiam Options Academy7.2 mi · 99
- Stayton High School7.2 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial Elementary SchoolHow large is Centennial Elementary School?
Centennial Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Centennial Elementary School serve?
Centennial Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Centennial Elementary School?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Centennial Elementary School.
How diverse is Centennial Elementary School?
Centennial Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Centennial Elementary School?
Centennial Elementary School is overseen by Scio SD 95 in Linn County.
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