Centennial Elementary

Centennial Elementary, a heavily attended elementary campus in OREM, Utah, run under Alpine District, caters to 761 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 55% larger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Across the 89 schools in Alpine District (86,645 students total), Centennial Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Centennial Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Utah County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Centennial Elementary logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.8:1. The state averages about 21.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Utah County runs at roughly 22%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Centennial Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.6%, the actual is 48.4%, a residual of +6.8 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Utah County indicate the typical household earns roughly $100,671 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Utah County's 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), Centennial Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Noah Webster Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Centennial Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 43.9%.

Centennial Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

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