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Enrollment
941
High
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRALIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530114000206
Centralia High School
813 Eshom Road, Centralia, WA 98531 · (360) 330-7605 · Lewis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL941 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 32.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
654 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 270 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 236 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 223 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 212 | 23% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +17.2pp since 2014
Math
27.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +13.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 24.6% |
| 2022-23 | 40.3% | 18.5% |
| 2021-22 | 49.6% | 11.4% |
| 2018-19 | 62.7% | 12.0% |
| 2017-18 | 64.6% | 28.4% |
| 2016-17 | 8.8% | 6.3% |
| 2015-16 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2014-15 | 29.9% | 13.4% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Centralia High School
Centralia High School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia High School this school | 941 | 69.5% | 34.5% |
| Ephrata High School EPHRATA | 886 | 60.4% | 33.8% |
| J M Weatherwax High School Aberdeen | 919 | 60.5% | 33.2% |
| Omak High School OMAK | 442 | 70.4% | 30.8% |
| R A Long High School Longview | 926 | 63.8% | N/A |
| Hudson's Bay High School VANCOUVER | 1,197 | 61.7% | N/A |
Matched among Washington high 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 Centralia High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Lewis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #205 of 271 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #182 of 321 ▼ 3 | #6 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #241 of 327 ▼ 3 | #7 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #35 of 259 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 941 | #159 of 570 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #132 of 311 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #139 of 316 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #60 of 386 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #45 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
941
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 974
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 941 | 46.6 | 20.2:1 | 70% (654) |
| 2023-24 | 993 | 49.7 | 20.0:1 | 72% (712) |
| 2022-23 | 986 | 51.3 | 19.2:1 | 70% (694) |
| 2020-21 | 946 | 40 | 23.6:1 | 73% (694) |
| 2017-18 | 1,081 | 49 | 22.1:1 | 63% (683) |
| 2015-16 | 1,057 | 52 | 20.3:1 | 59% (628) |
| 2010-11 | 1,075 | 52 | 20.7:1 | 51% (549) |
| 2000-01 | 1,056 | 47 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 974 | 44 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centralia High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,081 to 941); teachers down 5% (49 to 46.6).
About Centralia High School
Centralia High School is one of the public schools in Centralia, Washington. It is a large high school. The school counts 941 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Washington is about 573 students.
Centralia High School is one of the 9 schools that make up Centralia School District (3,313 students in total).
The most common group at Centralia High School is White students, at 49%. Other groups include 43% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 46.6 full-time equivalents, or about 20.2 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 70%. It compares with 57% for public schools in Lewis County.
In Washington, Centralia High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 34.5% actual against a predicted 33.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Lewis County, the median household income is $74,796, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lewis County is home to 45 public schools and about 12,548 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Fords Prairie Elementary, is about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Centralia High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 946 in 2020-21 and 941 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.6:1 to 20.2:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lewis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,154
Census ACS
Median income
$74,796
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
12,548 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centralia School District
- Centralia Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
- Fords Prairie ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Jefferson Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Edison ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other schools in Centralia
- Centralia Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
- Fords Prairie ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Jefferson Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Edison ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other Centralia High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Centralia High. Centralia High School is the largest of the 4.
- Centralia High SchoolCentralia, IL · 887 students
- CENTRALIA HIGHCENTRALIA, MO · 398 students
- Centralia HighCentralia, KS · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Fords Prairie Elementary0.9 mi · 443
- Centralia Middle School0.9 mi · 479
- Centralia School District SpEd Pre-school1.0 mi · 59
- Futurus High School1.0 mi · 110
- Edison Elementary2.0 mi · 313
- Jefferson Lincoln Elementary2.4 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Centralia High SchoolHow large is Centralia High School?
Centralia High School enrolls approximately 941 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Centralia High School serve?
Centralia High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Centralia High School have?
Centralia High School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Centralia High School?
Student demographics at Centralia High School are roughly 49% White, 43% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Centralia High School public or private?
Centralia High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Centralia School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.