Is Centerville Elementary a good school?

Centerville Elementary ranks 3049 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Centerville Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 385 students attended Centerville Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Centerville Elementary?

Students at Centerville Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 12% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Centerville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Centerville Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Washington Academic Middle High : Sanger High

Centerville Elementary

Summary:

Centerville Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sanger, California, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 385 students. It is part of the Sanger Unified School District, which is ranked 639 out of 1,568 school districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Centerville Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the Sanger Unified School District and the state of California averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy at Centerville Elementary ranged from 33.33% to 50%, compared to the district's range of 39.62% to 52.55% and the state's range of 42.8% to 47.37%. Similarly, in Mathematics, Centerville Elementary's proficiency rates ranged from 23.08% to 41.07%, while the district's ranged from 31.82% to 56.22% and the state's ranged from 31.57% to 45.64%. Additionally, Centerville Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 2.4% in the 2018-2019 school year to 28.2% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Centerville Elementary to the nearby schools within the Sanger Unified School District, it generally performs lower academically, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. For example, Quail Lake Environmental Charter, Fairmont Elementary, and Sanger Academy Charter all have significantly higher proficiency rates across various grade levels and subject areas compared to Centerville Elementary. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.6% to 15.3%, compared to Centerville Elementary's 28.2% in the 2021-2022 school year. However, Centerville Elementary's English Language Learner (ELL) students have shown relatively stronger performance compared to the overall student population, suggesting the school may be providing effective support and interventions for its ELL population.

Detail:

Public K-8

48 South Smith Ave.
Sanger, CA 93657-9666

(559) 524-6000

District: Sanger Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3049^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,224

Students who attend Centerville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Academic Middle
High:	Sanger High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.4

Number of students: 385

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.9%

White:

12.2%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Centerville Elementary ranks worse than 52% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 10^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.22. (See more...)

Compare Details Centerville Elementary ranks better than 57.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.44. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84.9%), White (12.2%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Centerville Elementary is 21.4, which is the 3^rd best among 14 elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Centerville Elementary employs 17.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Centerville Elementary is $11,224, which is the 4^th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Centerville Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Centerville Elementary 3049^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Centerville Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

SchoolDigger ranks Centerville Elementary 1183^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Centerville Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Sanger Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Sanger Unified 639^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Centerville Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Centerville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	25.29	3540^th	4809	26.4%
2005	34.12	3046^th	4822	36.8%
2006	34.20	3042^nd	4818	36.9%
2007	46.07	2551^st	5113	50.1%
2008	64.05	1685^th	5113	67.0%
2009	67.78	1541^st	5193	70.3%
2010	57.00	2161^st	5314	59.3%
2011	60.59	1986^th	5377	63.1%
2012	57.69	2172^nd	5390	59.7%
2013	64.46	1859^th	5530	66.4%
2015	39.60	3039^th	5611	45.8%
2016	34.32	3455^th	5614	38.5%
2017	36.98	3315^th	5692	41.8%
2018	51.41	2491^st	5662	56.0%
2019	50.19	2590^th	5789	55.3%
2022	49.05	2580^th	5883	56.1%
2023	38.91	3219^th	5874	45.2%
2024	42.22	3049^th	5862	48.0%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Centerville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	30.17	2590^th	3311	21.8%
2023	32.56	2352^nd	3250	27.6%
2024	57.15	830^th	3160	73.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Centerville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.90	1081^st	5084	78.7%
2019	61.31	1687^th	5173	67.4%
2022	37.75	3196^th	5264	39.3%
2023	30.00	3900^th	5374	27.4%
2024	37.65	3318^th	5511	39.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Centerville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.40	2161^st	5413	60.1%
2019	45.95	2732^nd	5492	50.3%
2022	47.63	2541^st	5635	54.9%
2023	35.56	3323^rd	5617	40.8%
2024	41.89	2928^th	5605	47.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Centerville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.59	2693^rd	5431	50.4%
2019	52.90	2321^st	5510	57.9%
2022	49.30	2484^th	5663	56.1%
2023	42.76	2881^st	5650	49.0%
2024	42.98	2880^th	5636	48.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Centerville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.04	1836^th	4830	62.0%
2019	59.57	1710^th	4963	65.5%
2022	56.63	1800^th	5084	64.6%
2023	47.05	2426^th	5098	52.4%
2024	49.61	2285^th	5102	55.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Centerville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.46	1511^th	2802	46.1%
2024	49.44	1183^rd	2777	57.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Centerville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	55.53	867^th	2575	66.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Centerville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	44.09	1222^nd	2546	52.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Centerville Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	55.02	849^th	2383	64.4%

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Data source: test scores: California 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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Its a great school. Very family orientated, friendly and the education is great. this was my both daughters first year in centerville and I have never been so happy with a school. they both have achieved beyond what is expected: socially and education. I couldn't ask for such a better school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Centerville Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	196	0	16	68	3	n/a	n/a	0	283
1989	181	0	15	69	6	n/a	n/a	0	271
1990	191	0	5	66	5	n/a	n/a	0	267
1991	210	0	7	79	4	n/a	n/a	0	300
1992	196	2	10	83	7	n/a	n/a	0	298
1993	210	2	9	106	7	n/a	n/a	0	334
1994	194	0	12	100	1	n/a	n/a	0	307
1995	202	1	10	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
1996	202	1	10	112	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
1997	220	0	7	111	3	n/a	n/a	0	341
1998	212	0	9	99	1	n/a	n/a	0	321
1999	206	0	6	85	1	n/a	n/a	0	298
2000	209	1	5	133	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
2001	167	0	4	170	0	n/a	n/a	6	347
2002	158	2	4	145	2	n/a	n/a	2	313
2003	158	2	4	145	2	n/a	n/a	2	313
2004	159	2	5	146	1	n/a	n/a	0	313
2005	107	1	8	168	3	n/a	n/a	1	288
2006	96	3	4	196	3	n/a	n/a	1	303
2007	86	7	6	162	1	n/a	n/a	1	263
2008	86	4	5	154	4	n/a	n/a	0	253
2009	68	4	5	156	3	0	2	0	238
2010	84	3	5	161	4	0	0	0	257
2011	87	3	8	176	3	0	2	0	279
2012	92	2	5	181	2	0	0	0	282
2013	92	2	3	176	0	0	4	0	277
2014	85	2	7	156	1	0	5	0	256
2015	79	2	5	141	2	0	11	0	240
2016	82	0	7	145	2	0	14	0	250
2017	88	0	3	156	4	0	14	0	265
2018	68	0	6	181	2	0	11	0	268
2019	60	0	8	193	1	0	14	0	276
2020	67	0	8	222	1	0	11	0	309
2021	61	0	7	263	2	0	11	0	344
2022	50	0	4	277	1	0	8	0	340
2023	47	0	0	327	1	0	10	0	385

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 Centerville Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	283	11.6	24.3	n/a
1989	271	11.3	23.9	n/a
1990	267	11.6	23.0	n/a
1991	300	12.6	23.8	n/a
1992	298	12.8	23.2	38.3
1993	334	13.6	24.6	43.1
1994	307	12.0	25.6	39.7
1995	325	13.4	24.3	49.8
1996	325	13.4	24.3	49.8
1997	341	15.0	22.7	56.9
1998	321	15.0	21.4	58.3
1999	298	14.0	21.3	38.3
2000	348	16.0	21.8	44.3
2001	347	17.0	20.4	63.9
2002	313	15.0	20.9	74
2003	313	15.0	20.9	74
2004	313	15.0	20.9	64.9
2005	288	17.0	16.9	73.5
2006	303	16.5	18.4	74.2
2007	263	14.0	18.8	77.5
2008	253	15.5	16.3	79.1
2009	238	12.5	17.6	80.7
2010	257	14.0	18.3	83.3
2011	279	n/a	n/a	80.3
2012	282	12.2	23.0	n/a
2013	277	12.4	22.2	98.9
2014	256	11.7	21.8	94.5
2015	240	12.0	20.0	90.8
2016	250	12.0	20.8	77.6
2017	265	11.2	23.5	72.8
2018	268	11.7	22.9	77.6
2019	276	12.3	22.3	69.9
2020	309	n/a	n/a	65.7
2021	344	16.3	21.0	62.5
2022	340	16.5	20.5	62.4
2023	385	17.9	21.4	61.3

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 Centerville Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	283	11.6	24.3	n/a
1989	271	11.3	23.9	n/a
1990	267	11.6	23.0	n/a
1991	300	12.6	23.8	n/a
1992	298	12.8	23.2	38.3
1993	334	13.6	24.6	43.1
1994	307	12.0	25.6	39.7
1995	325	13.4	24.3	49.8
1996	325	13.4	24.3	49.8
1997	341	15.0	22.7	56.9
1998	321	15.0	21.4	58.3
1999	298	14.0	21.3	38.3
2000	348	16.0	21.8	44.3
2001	347	17.0	20.4	63.9
2002	313	15.0	20.9	74
2003	313	15.0	20.9	74
2004	313	15.0	20.9	64.9
2005	288	17.0	16.9	73.5
2006	303	16.5	18.4	74.2
2007	263	14.0	18.8	77.5
2008	253	15.5	16.3	79.1
2009	238	12.5	17.6	80.7
2010	257	14.0	18.3	83.3
2011	279	n/a	n/a	80.3
2012	282	12.2	23.0	n/a
2013	277	12.4	22.2	98.9
2014	256	11.7	21.8	94.5
2015	240	12.0	20.0	90.8
2016	250	12.0	20.8	77.6
2017	265	11.2	23.5	72.8
2018	268	11.7	22.9	77.6
2019	276	12.3	22.3	69.9
2020	309	n/a	n/a	65.7
2021	344	16.3	21.0	62.5
2022	340	16.5	20.5	62.4
2023	385	17.9	21.4	61.3

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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