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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Centennial Middle this year?
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Enrollment
1,073
Middle
DISTRICT 975 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROVO DISTRICT·NCES 490081000438
Centennial Middle
305 E 2320 N, PROVO, UT 84604 · (801) 370-4621 · Utah County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,073 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
337 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 488 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 585 | 55% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 47% · 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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
41.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 46.5% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 Middle
Centennial Middle's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Middle this school | 1,073 | 31.4% | 48.5% |
| West Hills Middle WEST JORDAN | 1,169 | 32.8% | 30.5% |
| North Layton Jr High LAYTON | 959 | 31.6% | 28.9% |
| Copper Mountain Middle HERRIMAN | 1,093 | 28.9% | 43.9% |
| Union Middle SANDY | 911 | 36.1% | 41.6% |
| Tooele Jr High TOOELE | 769 | 30.7% | 33.4% |
Matched among Utah middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #54 of 136 | #9 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #66 of 140 ▼ 17 | #14 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #35 of 140 ▼ 3 | #3 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,073 | #35 of 144 | #15 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #48 of 137 | #3 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #26 of 137 | #3 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #63 of 141 | #5 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #64 of 77 | #8 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,073
-121 (-10%) vs 2020
+59% since 2000-01, when it was 674
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 | 1,073 | 51.1 | 21.0:1 | 31% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 1,118 | 45.6 | 24.5:1 | 35% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 1,094 | 47.3 | 23.1:1 | 33% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 1,194 | N/A | N/A | 32% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 1,116 | N/A | N/A | 36% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 1,054 | N/A | N/A | 42% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 1,003 | 46 | 21.8:1 | 40% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 674 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 30% (201) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial Middle.
About Centennial Middle
As a mid-sized middle school, Centennial Middle serves students in PROVO, Utah. The school serves grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 1,073 students. Middle schools in Utah have about 831 students on average; enrollment here is 29% higher.
Centennial Middle reports to Provo District, which has 21 schools and 13,897 students.
More than half of the students at Centennial Middle are White (60%). Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 81% White among all Utah County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
A staff of 51.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 21.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Utah is similar, at 21.7:1. By family income, 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Utah County is 22%.
Centennial Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.5% and a predicted 44.5%.
In Utah County, home to about 705,400 people, the median household earns about $100,671 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Utah County number 202, with about 164,467 students.
Rock Canyon School is about 0.2 miles from Centennial Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Centennial Middle ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES assigns Centennial Middle the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's student count decreased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Provo District
- Timpview HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Provo HighHigh · 2,023 students
- Shoreline Middle SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- Lakeview SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Timpanogos SchoolElementary · 636 students
- Sunset View SchoolElementary · 628 students
Other schools in PROVO
- Timpview HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Provo HighHigh · 2,023 students
- Freedom Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,248 students
- Shoreline Middle SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- Lakeview SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Timpanogos SchoolElementary · 636 students
Other Centennial Middle schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Centennial Middle. Centennial Middle is the 2nd largest of the 13.
- Centennial MiddleLINO LAKES, MN · 1,595 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 1,060 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolSOUTH LYON, MI · 898 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolPortland, OR · 876 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolCasper, WY · 755 students
Nearby schools
- Rock Canyon School0.2 mi · 490
- Timpview High1.1 mi · 2,300
- Edgemont School1.1 mi · 611
- Wasatch School1.4 mi · 546
- Provo eSchool1.4 mi · 42
- Walden School of Liberal Arts1.7 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial MiddleHow large is Centennial Middle?
Centennial Middle enrolls approximately 1,073 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Centennial Middle serve?
Centennial Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Centennial Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Centennial Middle is approximately 21.0:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Centennial Middle?
Student demographics at Centennial Middle are roughly 60% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Centennial Middle?
Centennial Middle is overseen by Provo District in Utah County.
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