CENTENNIAL EL

CENTENNIAL EL is a K-5 school of well-populated scale in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by HUMBLE ISD, educateing 1,090 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so CENTENNIAL EL sits 110% bigger than that benchmark.

HUMBLE ISD runs 50 schools in total, collectively educating 48,502 students. CENTENNIAL EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, CENTENNIAL EL shows that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 35% Black, 14% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. Compared to Harris County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CENTENNIAL EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Harris County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, CENTENNIAL EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), CENTENNIAL EL is one campus in the mix.

GROVES EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CENTENNIAL EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

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