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Enrollment
1,731
High
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTENNIAL SD 28J·NCES 410280001020
Centennial High School
3505 SE 182nd Ave, Gresham, OR 97030 · (503) 762-6180 · Multnomah County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,731 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
1,554 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 454 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 413 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 463 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 401 | 23% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Based on grade levels within Centennial SD 28J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
11.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 11.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 14.7% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 High School
Centennial High School's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial High School this school | 1,731 | 89.8% | 22.1% |
| David Douglas High School Portland | 2,756 | 92.3% | 27.6% |
| Leodis V. McDaniel High School Portland | 1,681 | 97.8% | 29.9% |
| Reynolds High School Troutdale | 2,385 | 98.8% | 19.8% |
| Gresham High School Gresham | 1,685 | 85.2% | 16.0% |
| Century High School Hillsboro | 1,563 | 68.4% | 35.3% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Oregon | In Multnomah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #137 of 177 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #140 of 194 ▼ 29 | #12 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #136 of 201 no change | #13 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,731 | #18 of 257 | #5 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.7:1 | #165 of 171 | #15 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #4 of 171 | #4 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #50 of 207 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #53 of 67 | #7 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
1,731
+41 (+2%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,330
Student : Teacher
26.7:1
was 26.0:1
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 | 1,731 | 64.8 | 26.7:1 | 90% (1,554) |
| 2023-24 | 1,731 | 67.3 | 25.7:1 | 61% (1,064) |
| 2022-23 | 1,756 | 73.7 | 23.8:1 | 65% (1,139) |
| 2020-21 | 1,690 | 65 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,691 | 65.7 | 25.8:1 | 63% (1,058) |
| 2015-16 | 1,818 | 70 | 26.0:1 | 64% (1,161) |
| 2010-11 | 1,867 | 72 | 25.9:1 | 58% (1,081) |
| 2000-01 | 1,710 | 77 | 22.2:1 | 18% (312) |
| 1990-91 | 1,330 | 73 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,691 to 1,731); teachers down 1% (65.7 to 64.8).
About Centennial High School
A high-enrollment high school in Gresham, Oregon, Centennial High School is part of Centennial SD 28J. The school's enrollment of 1,731 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Oregon average about 630 students each.
The 9 schools of Centennial SD 28J, including Centennial High School, enroll 5,304 students.
Centennial High School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 35%. Other reported shares: 33% White, 14% Asian, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 14% Hispanic among all Multnomah County residents. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 26.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 19.8:1 average for high schools in Oregon. Eligible students account for 90% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Multnomah County is 75%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Centennial High School would score about 27.7%. It scores 22.1%, 5.6 points below that figure.
Among Multnomah County residents, the median household income is $88,766, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Centennial High School is one of 169 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Meadows Elementary is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Centennial High School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 22.1% against a local average of 17.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,690 in 2020-21, 1,731 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Centennial High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Multnomah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
801,477
Census ACS
Median income
$88,766
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
81,096 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centennial SD 28J
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Butler Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Oliver MiddleMiddle · 435 students
- Parklane Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Powell Butte Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Other schools in Gresham
- Gresham High SchoolHigh · 1,685 students
- Sam Barlow High SchoolHigh · 1,635 students
- Metro East Web AcademyCombined · 759 students
- Gordon Russell Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Clear Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- North Gresham Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
Other Centennial High schools
16 other US public schools in 14 states are named Centennial High. Centennial High School is the 8th 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 SchoolCIRCLE PINES, MN · 2,067 students
- Centennial High SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 2,026 students
Nearby schools
- Meadows Elementary0.4 mi · 320
- Centennial Middle School0.4 mi · 876
- Powell Butte Elementary School0.4 mi · 392
- Hollydale Elementary School1.2 mi · 474
- Patrick Lynch Elementary1.2 mi · 316
- Rockwood Preparatory Academy1.5 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Centennial High School?
Centennial High School enrolls approximately 1,731 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Centennial High School serve?
Centennial High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Centennial High School?
Approximately 26.7:1 students per teacher at Centennial High School.
What is the student diversity at Centennial High School?
Student demographics at Centennial High School are roughly 33% White, 35% Hispanic, 8% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Centennial High School?
Centennial High School is overseen by Centennial SD 28J in Multnomah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.