Centennial Middle School

Summary:

Centennial Middle School is a public middle school in Portland, Oregon, serving 876 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Centennial School District 28J, which is ranked 123 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Centennial Middle School's academic performance, as measured by state assessment tests, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 30.5% to 39.4%, compared to the state averages of 40.6% to 43.2%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 16.1% to 21.6%, compared to the state averages of 26.4% to 30.5%. The school's performance for African American students is relatively strong, ranking 4th out of 23 Oregon middle schools, but it struggles with other subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, ranking in the bottom quartile of Oregon middle schools for these groups.

Centennial Middle School's location within a lower-performing school district and the high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (67.92% receive free or reduced-price lunch) likely contribute to the school's overall academic challenges. The school's performance is generally lower than the nearby David Douglas and Gresham-Barlow school districts, which tend to have higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings. For example, Floyd Light Middle School and Alice Ott Middle School, which are both within a few miles of Centennial Middle School, outperform it across most subject areas and grade levels.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 17650 SE Brooklyn St
       Portland, OR  97236-1045


(503) 762-3206

District: Centennial School District 28J

SchoolDigger Rank:
269th of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,856 Help


Students who attend Centennial Middle School usually attend:

High:    Centennial High School

Feeder schools for Centennial Middle School:

Elementary:    Butler Creek Elementary School
    Meadows Elementary
    Pleasant Valley Elementary School
    Powell Butte Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.2 Help
Number of students:  876

Racial breakdown:

White:
36.6%
Hispanic:
28.3%
Asian:
14.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Centennial Middle School ranks worse than 72.5% of middle schools in Oregon. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.53. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Centennial Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (36.6%), Hispanic (28.3%), Asian (14.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Centennial Middle School is 21.2. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Centennial Middle School is $19,856.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Centennial Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Centennial Middle School 269th of 371 Oregon public middle schools. (See Centennial Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Centennial School District 28J:

SchoolDigger ranks Centennial School District 28J 123rd of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Centennial Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 33.06 193rd 270 28.5%
2005 30.55 205th 271 24.4%
2006 41.77 180th 285 36.8%
2007 39.70 206th 295 30.2%
2008 52.21 149th 315 52.7%
2009 48.37 173rd 323 46.4%
2010 53.20 164th 343 52.2%
2011 46.30 210th 357 41.2%
2012 55.29 182nd 395 53.9%
2013 43.13 234th 377 37.9%
2014 48.79 205th 382 46.3%
2015 49.36 189th 381 50.4%
2016 55.49 158th 383 58.7%
2017 47.91 194th 382 49.2%
2018 47.07 198th 384 48.4%
2019 37.58 240th 379 36.7%
2022 29.78 256th 367 30.2%
2023 38.51 213th 380 43.9%
2024 27.53 269th 371 27.5%
See the entire list of Oregon Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.15 64th 137 53.3%
2019 33.53 78th 115 32.2%
2022 23.98 94th 110 14.5%
2023 27.85 87th 114 23.7%
2024 15.59 115th 125 8.0%
See the entire list of Best Oregon Middle Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.12 30th 46 34.8%
2023 53.99 6th 19 68.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.59 136th 206 34.0%
2019 44.56 54th 156 65.4%
2022 39.04 80th 143 44.1%
2023 30.59 115th 150 23.3%
See the entire list of Best Oregon Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.85 123rd 325 62.2%
2019 42.74 155th 282 45.0%
2022 29.94 253rd 364 30.5%
2023 59.33 98th 312 68.6%
2024 35.00 156th 244 36.1%
See the entire list of Best Oregon Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.59 12th 22 45.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.10 190th 342 44.4%
2019 25.01 223rd 277 19.5%
2022 27.46 238th 310 23.2%
2023 33.02 214th 323 33.7%
2024 24.98 238th 313 24.0%
See the entire list of Best Oregon Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 54.42 26th 44 40.9%
2022 55.79 50th 93 46.2%
2023 39.08 78th 103 24.3%
2024 29.23 86th 103 16.5%
See the entire list of Best Oregon Middle Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.91 181st 341 46.9%
2019 41.47 164th 291 43.6%
2022 33.99 194th 312 37.8%
2023 46.82 139th 318 56.3%
2024 30.97 220th 323 31.9%
See the entire list of Best Oregon Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.65 51st 61 16.4%
2019 13.24 36th 39 7.7%
2022 14.62 37th 41 9.8%
2023 45.83 21st 42 50.0%
2024 26.43 31st 39 20.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.53 13th 40 67.5%
2019 49.37 10th 23 56.5%
2022 53.03 10th 24 58.3%
2023 61.20 5th 21 76.2%
2024 70.48 4th 23 82.6%
See the entire list of Best Oregon Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.70 104th 210 50.5%
2019 37.59 120th 191 37.2%
2022 32.82 132nd 194 32.0%
2023 40.76 110th 201 45.3%
2024 25.71 155th 196 20.9%
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Rank History for Native American students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.69 1st 11 90.9%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.56 6th 14 57.1%
2019 75.98 2nd 7 71.4%
2023 43.33 2nd 3 33.3%
See the entire list of Best Oregon Middle Schools for Pacific Islander Students!

Rank History for White students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.61 154th 357 56.9%
2019 47.10 174th 344 49.4%
2022 39.13 217th 355 38.9%
2023 45.40 176th 360 51.1%
2024 28.61 252nd 349 27.8%
See the entire list of Best Oregon Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Oregon 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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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Open Quote This place is living hell nobody is nice lunch break is only a half hour and that's the only break you get in a seven hour day teachers don't listen to you and over all I hate it. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Centennial Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 682 6 30 14 4 n/a n/a 0 736
1989 698 8 28 18 7 n/a n/a 0 759
1990 718 8 23 5 3 n/a n/a 0 757
1991 773 8 28 7 4 n/a n/a 0 820
1992 773 10 39 11 3 n/a n/a 0 836
1993 791 10 32 17 4 n/a n/a 0 854
1994 781 6 32 19 6 n/a n/a 0 844
1995 858 16 46 31 4 n/a n/a 0 955
1996 858 16 46 31 4 n/a n/a 0 955
1997 818 20 63 32 6 n/a n/a 0 939
1998 789 27 69 32 9 n/a n/a 0 926
1999 768 14 68 34 4 n/a n/a 0 888
2000 802 21 68 31 6 n/a n/a 0 928
2001 859 23 27 40 1 n/a n/a 0 950
2002 765 44 87 75 10 n/a n/a 0 981
2003 765 44 87 75 10 n/a n/a 0 981
2004 745 48 93 78 7 n/a n/a 0 971
2005 734 47 109 112 13 n/a n/a 2 1017
2006 713 55 102 140 15 n/a n/a 0 1025
2007 678 51 98 155 7 n/a n/a 17 1006
2008 638 60 109 168 4 n/a n/a 24 1003
2009 664 44 138 199 8 n/a n/a 34 1087
2010 582 37 126 217 5 n/a n/a 57 1024
2011 534 48 106 221 4 1 50 0 964
2012 542 47 112 223 12 5 48 0 989
2013 509 50 120 228 21 12 67 0 1007
2014 478 46 122 256 11 12 67 0 992
2015 451 57 119 248 11 19 56 0 961
2016 425 52 111 245 9 21 50 0 913
2017 404 52 125 249 11 24 45 0 910
2018 406 63 124 267 10 18 48 0 936
2019 363 61 108 276 5 27 60 1 901
2020 371 57 105 265 3 23 49 1 874
2021 369 63 119 292 6 22 59 2 932
2022 334 65 122 305 8 24 64 2 924
2023 321 66 130 248 10 30 66 5 876

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 Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 736 52.2 14.0 17.3
1989 759 38.2 19.8 22.5
1990 757 42.6 17.7 9.2
1991 820 43.0 19.0 16.7
1992 836 35.0 23.8 14.1
1993 854 42.7 20.0 13.2
1994 844 42.4 19.9 25.8
1995 955 47.8 20.0 21.3
1996 955 47.8 20.0 21.3
1997 939 42.7 22.0 24.8
1998 926 43.0 21.5 26.5
1999 888 41.5 21.4 18.7
2000 928 47.0 19.7 27.7
2001 950 48.0 19.8 27.4
2002 981 46.0 21.3 41.7
2003 981 46.0 21.3 41.7
2004 971 50.0 19.4 46.5
2005 1017 52.5 19.4 48
2006 1025 49.0 20.9 51.5
2007 1006 57.0 17.6 50.1
2008 1003 49.5 20.3 55.7
2009 1087 53.5 20.3 59.1
2010 1024 48.5 21.1 64.9
2011 964 45.0 21.4 65.1
2012 989 41.6 23.7 68.4
2013 1007 41.1 24.4 70.9
2014 992 40.8 24.3 69.6
2015 961 44.0 21.8 73.3
2016 913 45.0 20.2 71.7
2017 910 45.4 20.0 68.9
2018 936 45.5 20.5 68.2
2019 901 44.9 20.0 59.6
2020 874 44.6 19.5 62.1
2021 932 41.7 22.3 n/a
2022 924 43.0 21.4 n/a
2023 876 41.3 21.2 67.9

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 Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 736 52.2 14.0 17.3
1989 759 38.2 19.8 22.5
1990 757 42.6 17.7 9.2
1991 820 43.0 19.0 16.7
1992 836 35.0 23.8 14.1
1993 854 42.7 20.0 13.2
1994 844 42.4 19.9 25.8
1995 955 47.8 20.0 21.3
1996 955 47.8 20.0 21.3
1997 939 42.7 22.0 24.8
1998 926 43.0 21.5 26.5
1999 888 41.5 21.4 18.7
2000 928 47.0 19.7 27.7
2001 950 48.0 19.8 27.4
2002 981 46.0 21.3 41.7
2003 981 46.0 21.3 41.7
2004 971 50.0 19.4 46.5
2005 1017 52.5 19.4 48
2006 1025 49.0 20.9 51.5
2007 1006 57.0 17.6 50.1
2008 1003 49.5 20.3 55.7
2009 1087 53.5 20.3 59.1
2010 1024 48.5 21.1 64.9
2011 964 45.0 21.4 65.1
2012 989 41.6 23.7 68.4
2013 1007 41.1 24.4 70.9
2014 992 40.8 24.3 69.6
2015 961 44.0 21.8 73.3
2016 913 45.0 20.2 71.7
2017 910 45.4 20.0 68.9
2018 936 45.5 20.5 68.2
2019 901 44.9 20.0 59.6
2020 874 44.6 19.5 62.1
2021 932 41.7 22.3 n/a
2022 924 43.0 21.4 n/a
2023 876 41.3 21.2 67.9

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 Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $13,616
2020 n/a n/a $14,012
2021 n/a n/a $14,541
2022 n/a $15,340 (100.0%) $15,340
2023 $1,370 (6.9%) $18,486 (93.1%) $19,856

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Centennial Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 240th of 379 Middle schoolsRanks 213th of 380 Middle schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Centennial Middle School)48.641.6
 7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Centennial School District 28J)47.434
 13.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)54.943.8
 11.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Centennial Middle School)38.225.2
 13%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Centennial School District 28J)37.319.4
 17.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)40.129.6
 10.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Centennial Middle School)46.835
 11.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Centennial School District 28J)45.830
 15.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)53.241.9
 11.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Centennial Middle School)3523.2
 11.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Centennial School District 28J)34.218.2
 16%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)38.325.5
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Centennial Middle School)29.725.5
 4.2%
   8th Grade Science (Centennial School District 28J)29.119.9
 9.2%
   8th Grade Science (Oregon)37.526
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students901876
 2.8%
African American6166
 8.2%
American Indian510
 100%
Asian108130
 20.4%
Hispanic276248
 10.1%
Pacific Islander2730
 11.1%
White363321
 11.6%
Two or More Races6066
 10%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.6%67.9%
 8.3%


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Students at Centennial Middle School are 37% White, 28% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 876 students attended Centennial Middle School.

Centennial Middle School ranks 269th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Centennial Middle School usually go on to attend Centennial High School


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