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Centerville Elementary

2315 Centerville Hwy, Centerville, WA 98613 · (509) 773-4893 · Klickitat County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL91 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Washington public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools

Enrollment
91
Elementary
STATE 380
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
5 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
36 students
STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten1011%
Grade 1910%
Grade 21213%
Grade 31213%
Grade 41213%
Grade 589%
Grade 61112%
Grade 767%
Grade 81112%

This year's kindergarten class (10) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (11).

Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 68% · US 70%
White
7684%
STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
1112%
STATE 27% · US 30%
Asian
11%
STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
33%
STATE 9% · US 5%
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
Male
4448%
Female
4752%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
78.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +34.1pp since 2014
Math
58.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +25.6pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 34 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 26 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2578.6%58.9%
2023-2480.7%61.4%
2022-2371.4%65.1%
2021-2271.9%63.2%
2018-1975.9%59.3%
2017-1864.1%40.6%
2016-1760.0%53.3%
2015-1657.4%41.8%
2014-1544.4%33.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Centerville Elementary

Centerville Elementary's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Centerville Elementary this school9139.6%63.3%
Boistfort Elem
Curtis
8742.5%38.0%
Tekoa Elementary School
TEKOA
9142.9%40.9%
North Kitsap Options
Kingston
8734.5%57.1%
St John Elementary
Saint John
8536.5%52.0%
Palouse Elementary
Palouse
10047.0%56.7%
Matched among Washington elementary 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 Centerville Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Klickitat County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
91#1,173 of 1,268#3 of 8
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
91
+5 (+6%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 73
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 21.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2591518.2:140% (36)
2023-2489517.8:135% (31)
2022-2397519.4:138% (37)
2020-2186421.5:124% (21)
2017-1895615.8:141% (39)
2015-1684516.8:145% (38)
2010-1167416.8:140% (27)
2000-0192423.0:1N/A
1990-9173514.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centerville Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (95 to 91); teachers down 17% (6 to 5).

About Centerville Elementary

Centerville Elementary is an elementary school in Centerville, Washington, reachable at (509) 773-4893. It enrolled 91 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 76% lower than the average for elementary schools in Washington, which is about 380.

Federal records list Centerville School District as the district for Centerville Elementary.

Most students at Centerville Elementary are White: 84% of enrollment. Other students are 12% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Klickitat County is about 82% White. Centerville Elementary has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Teachers at the school number 5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.2:1. The 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Klickitat County average 55%.

Centerville Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of Washington public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Compared with Washington schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Centerville Elementary's results are 9.7 points above predicted: 63.3% against 53.7%.

County data help place the school in context: in Klickitat County, median household income is about $71,042, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Klickitat County number 21 and enroll about 2,803.

Goldendale Support Service Center is located about 6.0 miles from Centerville Elementary. Other public schools within ten miles: 5. Nearby schools with test data average 28.3% proficiency; Centerville Elementary posts 63.3%.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Centerville Elementary went from 86 students to 91. The ratio was 21.5:1 in 2020-21 and 18.2:1 in 2024-25.

Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Klickitat County at a glance

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Population
23,411
Census ACS
Median income
$71,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
2,803 students

Quick facts

School name
Centerville Elementary
District
Centerville School District
Address
2315 Centerville Hwy, Centerville, WA 98613
Phone
(509) 773-4893
County
Klickitat County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
91
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student–teacher ratio
18.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
36 (40%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
530105000175
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Centerville Elementary. Centerville Elementary is the 16th largest of the 17.

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Frequently asked questions

About Centerville Elementary
How many students attend Centerville Elementary?
Centerville Elementary enrolls approximately 91 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Centerville Elementary serve?
Centerville Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Centerville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Centerville Elementary is approximately 18.2:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Centerville Elementary?
Student demographics at Centerville Elementary are roughly 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Centerville Elementary public or private?
Centerville Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Centerville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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