Centennial Middle School

Centennial Middle School operates as a sizable junior high in Portland, Oregon, overseen by Centennial SD 28J. Current enrollment sits at 876 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 494 students each, so Centennial Middle School sits 77% above that benchmark.

Centennial SD 28J comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,304 students; Centennial Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Centennial Middle School lists that the most-represented group is White (34%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 9% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.3:1 average. About 102% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Multnomah County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Centennial Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Multnomah County put median household earnings sit near $88,766, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Multnomah County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students), of which Centennial Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Meadows Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Centennial Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Centennial Middle School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 17.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Centennial Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 936 (now 876). Over the same period, the White share fell from 43% to 34%.

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