Centennial Elementary School

Summary:

Centennial Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 448 students in grades K-6 and part of the Flowing Wells Unified District. The school faces several key challenges, including lower academic performance compared to state and district averages, particularly among subgroups such as Hispanic and English Language Learner students.

Centennial Elementary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 37%, compared to the state average of 39% and the district average of 38%. Similarly, the school's 5th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 18%, compared to the state average of 33% and the district average of 19%. Additionally, Centennial Elementary's performance on various student subgroups is generally lower than the state and district averages.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Flowing Wells Unified District, such as J. Robert Hendricks Elementary, Centennial Elementary generally performs worse academically. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.16% to 80.8% over the past few years, suggesting a significant population of students from low-income families, which can impact academic performance.


Detail:

Public K-6

 2200 W Wetmore Rd
       Tucson, AZ  85705-2038


(520) 696-8200

District: Flowing Wells Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
627th of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,664 Help


Students who attend Centennial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Flowing Wells Junior High School
High:    Flowing Wells High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  439

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.3%
White:
26.7%
Two or more races:
2.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Centennial Elementary School ranks worse than 68.8% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Flowing Wells Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.34. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.3%), White (26.7%), two or more races (2.3%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Centennial Elementary School is 15.6. 3 elementary schools in the Flowing Wells Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Centennial Elementary School is $7,664. 3 elementary schools in the Flowing Wells Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Centennial Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Centennial Elementary School 627th of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Centennial Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Flowing Wells Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Flowing Wells Unified District 194th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Centennial Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 50.45 532nd 1062 49.9%
2010 52.02 516th 1090 52.7%
2011 54.79 473rd 1075 56.0%
2012 62.38 425th 1141 62.8%
2013 64.54 400th 1158 65.5%
2014 60.07 439th 1079 59.3%
2015 40.88 494th 955 48.3%
2016 40.38 583rd 1079 46.0%
2017 48.52 508th 1106 54.1%
2018 59.76 420th 1109 62.1%
2019 64.23 369th 1039 64.5%
2021 43.25 618th 1226 49.6%
2022 34.80 591st 1000 40.9%
2023 50.03 551st 1245 55.7%
2024 25.34 627th 912 31.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.29 545th 975 44.1%
2023 36.96 225th 451 50.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.27 189th 417 54.7%
2021 37.01 712th 1201 40.7%
2023 41.53 432nd 820 47.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.22 178th 820 78.3%
2022 45.80 340th 618 45.0%
2023 55.73 416th 1116 62.7%
2024 33.10 361st 556 35.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.29 396th 1023 61.3%
2019 55.81 365th 862 57.7%
2021 42.88 619th 1219 49.2%
2022 41.07 508th 824 38.3%
2023 45.45 580th 1219 52.4%
2024 26.70 446th 602 25.9%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.24 126th 306 58.8%
2023 27.43 29th 38 23.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.84 216th 239 9.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.44 401st 1032 61.1%
2019 56.39 344th 850 59.5%
2021 44.35 604th 1220 50.5%
2022 46.69 440th 830 47.0%
2023 52.06 512th 1216 57.9%
2024 22.52 486th 628 22.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.96 478th 895 46.6%
2022 58.67 145th 289 49.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.20 255th 911 72.0%
2019 73.61 167th 709 76.4%
2021 54.75 448th 1198 62.6%
2022 40.58 425th 716 40.6%
2023 54.80 447th 1170 61.8%
2024 33.01 301st 486 38.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.00 641st 654 2.0%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 21.99 146th 171 14.6%
2022 35.95 17th 24 29.2%
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Rank History for White students at Centennial Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.59 473rd 720 34.3%
2019 58.94 236th 595 60.3%
2021 29.90 873rd 1161 24.8%
2023 35.25 677th 1024 33.9%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Centennial Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 484 484
1992 478 6 1 75 2 n/a n/a 1 563
1993 455 7 3 114 7 n/a n/a 0 586
1994 437 14 2 101 4 n/a n/a 0 558
1995 400 16 4 112 9 n/a n/a 0 541
1996 400 16 4 112 9 n/a n/a 0 541
1997 367 16 4 105 12 n/a n/a 0 504
1998 366 15 3 121 9 n/a n/a 0 514
1999 370 8 1 144 7 n/a n/a 0 530
2000 365 12 4 149 10 n/a n/a 0 540
2001 324 9 4 154 10 n/a n/a 0 501
2002 289 12 10 165 19 n/a n/a 0 495
2003 289 12 10 165 19 n/a n/a 0 495
2004 283 11 11 167 15 n/a n/a 0 487
2005 265 12 14 178 14 n/a n/a 0 483
2006 236 15 12 202 12 n/a n/a 0 477
2007 207 15 11 235 9 n/a n/a 0 477
2008 189 13 12 224 13 n/a n/a 0 451
2009 184 11 13 228 17 n/a n/a 0 453
2010 181 9 10 239 12 n/a n/a 0 451
2011 165 12 9 269 9 0 1 0 465
2012 152 12 6 271 8 2 0 0 451
2013 160 9 7 271 6 1 1 0 455
2014 152 12 9 298 3 0 1 0 475
2015 151 11 6 306 7 0 0 0 481
2016 131 11 8 293 10 0 0 0 453
2017 135 15 6 333 12 0 0 0 501
2018 150 12 6 308 13 0 0 0 489
2019 130 7 7 316 4 0 7 0 471
2020 120 6 4 334 3 6 7 0 480
2021 106 3 1 282 6 5 4 0 407
2022 111 9 4 265 2 6 6 0 403
2023 125 5 3 298 1 6 10 0 448
2024 117 3 7 300 0 2 10 0 439

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Centennial Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 484 20.4 23.7 n/a
1992 563 23.5 23.9 n/a
1993 586 25.0 23.4 n/a
1994 558 24.0 23.3 n/a
1995 541 26.0 20.8 n/a
1996 541 26.0 20.8 n/a
1997 504 24.5 20.6 n/a
1998 514 22.5 22.8 n/a
1999 530 24.8 21.4 n/a
2000 540 28.0 19.3 n/a
2001 501 24.8 20.2 n/a
2002 495 24.8 20.0 n/a
2003 495 24.8 20.0 n/a
2004 487 24.8 19.6 n/a
2005 483 25.0 19.3 70
2006 477 28.3 16.9 72.7
2007 477 26.3 18.1 70.9
2008 451 27.0 16.7 67.8
2009 453 25.8 17.6 67.8
2010 451 26.3 17.1 74.5
2011 465 25.4 18.3 74.4
2012 451 24.0 18.7 77.8
2013 455 24.0 18.9 n/a
2014 475 24.0 19.7 80
2015 481 25.0 19.2 78.2
2016 453 27.0 16.7 78.1
2017 501 28.6 17.4 82
2018 489 27.5 17.7 80.8
2019 471 27.7 16.9 76.6
2020 480 28.2 16.9 79
2021 407 26.9 15.1 n/a
2022 403 29.9 13.4 45.2
2023 448 28.7 15.5 80.8
2024 439 28.0 15.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Centennial Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 484 20.4 23.7 n/a
1992 563 23.5 23.9 n/a
1993 586 25.0 23.4 n/a
1994 558 24.0 23.3 n/a
1995 541 26.0 20.8 n/a
1996 541 26.0 20.8 n/a
1997 504 24.5 20.6 n/a
1998 514 22.5 22.8 n/a
1999 530 24.8 21.4 n/a
2000 540 28.0 19.3 n/a
2001 501 24.8 20.2 n/a
2002 495 24.8 20.0 n/a
2003 495 24.8 20.0 n/a
2004 487 24.8 19.6 n/a
2005 483 25.0 19.3 70
2006 477 28.3 16.9 72.7
2007 477 26.3 18.1 70.9
2008 451 27.0 16.7 67.8
2009 453 25.8 17.6 67.8
2010 451 26.3 17.1 74.5
2011 465 25.4 18.3 74.4
2012 451 24.0 18.7 77.8
2013 455 24.0 18.9 n/a
2014 475 24.0 19.7 80
2015 481 25.0 19.2 78.2
2016 453 27.0 16.7 78.1
2017 501 28.6 17.4 82
2018 489 27.5 17.7 80.8
2019 471 27.7 16.9 76.6
2020 480 28.2 16.9 79
2021 407 26.9 15.1 n/a
2022 403 29.9 13.4 45.2
2023 448 28.7 15.5 80.8
2024 439 28.0 15.6 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Centennial Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,706 (21.5%) $7,025 (88.6%) $7,926
2020 $2,306 (27.5%) $6,867 (81.8%) $8,395
2021 $2,492 (37.4%) $5,150 (77.3%) $6,665
2022 $2,203 (28.7%) $6,152 (80.3%) $7,664

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Centennial Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 369th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 551st of 1245 Elementary schools
 8.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students471448
 4.9%
African American75
 28.6%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian73
 57.1%
Hispanic316298
 5.7%
Pacific Islander06
White130125
 3.8%
Two or More Races710
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.6%80.8%
 4.2%


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Centennial Elementary School ranks 627th of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Centennial Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Flowing Wells Junior High School
High : Flowing Wells High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 439 students attended Centennial Elementary School.

Students at Centennial Elementary School are 68% Hispanic, 27% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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