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Enrollment
536
Middle
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPOKANE)·NCES 530969001645
Centennial Middle School
915 N ELLA RD, SPOKANE, WA 99212 · (509) 922-5482 · Spokane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
319 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 51%
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 6 | 180 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 178 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 33% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 68% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within West Valley School District (Spokane). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.9pp since 2014
Math
24.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -17.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 24.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 29.6% |
| 2022-23 | 36.1% | 23.4% |
| 2021-22 | 40.6% | 24.4% |
| 2018-19 | 48.6% | 33.7% |
| 2017-18 | 52.9% | 38.5% |
| 2016-17 | 50.7% | 44.0% |
| 2015-16 | 51.4% | 44.8% |
| 2014-15 | 44.5% | 41.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 School
Centennial Middle School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Middle School this school | 536 | 59.5% | 32.7% |
| Pauline Flett Middle School Spokane | 609 | 60.8% | 34.3% |
| Salk Middle School Spokane | 658 | 62.2% | 32.3% |
| Stevens Middle School PORT ANGELES | 461 | 56.4% | N/A |
| Westwood Middle School Spokane | 624 | 57.7% | 39.7% |
| Cheney Middle School CHENEY | 637 | 53.7% | 34.1% |
Matched among Washington 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 School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #206 of 294 | #18 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #258 of 357 ▼ 50 | #19 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #272 of 357 ▼ 30 | #21 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.9pp | #52 of 290 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #229 of 377 | #17 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #110 of 340 | #20 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #273 of 340 | #12 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.5% | #117 of 359 | #10 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #67 of 192 | #5 of 13 |
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
536
-71 (-12%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 536 | 29.4 | 18.2:1 | 60% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 30.4 | 17.2:1 | 58% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 29.5 | 19.1:1 | 58% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 51% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 34.1 | 18.6:1 | 55% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 51% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 33 | 19.0:1 | 56% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 31 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 785 | 40 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centennial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (633 to 536); teachers down 14% (34.1 to 29.4).
About Centennial Middle School
Centennial Middle School is a medium-sized middle school based in SPOKANE, Washington. The latest federal count shows 536 students in grades 6 through 8.
West Valley School District (Spokane) (13 schools, 3,475 students) runs Centennial Middle School.
A majority of students at Centennial Middle School, 73%, are White. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 9 points below the 83% share among Spokane County residents. Centennial Middle School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Centennial Middle School operates with 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.2:1. Across middle schools in Washington, the average ratio is about 18.9:1. Centennial Middle School reports 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Centennial Middle School scores 32.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.3%.
In Spokane County (population about 549,056), median household income is about $78,582, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 187 public schools operate in Spokane County, serving about 76,588 students.
Seth Woodard Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Centennial Middle School ranks 5th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Centennial Middle School falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 607 in 2020-21 and 536 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.9:1 in 2020-21 to 18.2:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Centennial Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Valley School District (Spokane)
- West Valley High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- Pasadena Park ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- Dishman Hills High SchoolHigh · 296 students
- Seth Woodard ElementaryElementary · 262 students
- Ness ElementaryElementary · 243 students
- Spokane Valley High SchoolHigh · 229 students
Other schools in SPOKANE
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
Other Centennial Middle schools
12 other US public schools in 11 states are named Centennial Middle. Centennial Middle School is the 12th largest of the 13.
- Centennial Middle SchoolSnohomish, WA · 734 students
- Centennial MiddleLINO LAKES, MN · 1,595 students
- Centennial MiddlePROVO, UT · 1,073 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 1,060 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolSOUTH LYON, MI · 898 students
Nearby schools
- Seth Woodard Elementary0.5 mi · 262
- West Valley Virtual Learning Center0.5 mi · 40
- West Valley City School0.8 mi · 200
- Ruben Trejo Dual Language Academy1.0 mi · 275
- Spokane Valley High School1.0 mi · 229
- West Valley Early Learning Center1.1 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About Centennial Middle SchoolHow many students attend Centennial Middle School?
Centennial Middle School enrolls approximately 536 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Centennial Middle School serve?
Centennial Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Centennial Middle School have?
Centennial Middle School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
How diverse is Centennial Middle School?
Centennial Middle School reports a student body of 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Centennial Middle School?
Centennial Middle School is overseen by West Valley School District (Spokane) in Spokane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.