Is Centennial Elementary School a good school?

Centennial Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Centennial Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 435 students attended Centennial Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Centennial Elementary School?

Students at Centennial Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 31% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Centennial Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Centennial Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : La Venture Middle School High : Mount Vernon High School

Centennial Elementary School

Summary:

Centennial Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, Washington, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has a diverse student population, with a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Centennial Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. The school's performance is particularly low for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. In comparison, nearby schools like Central Elementary School and Big Lake Elementary School in the Sedro-Woolley School District have significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math.

Centennial Elementary's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (around 70-77% free/reduced-price lunch recipients) may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance compared to nearby schools in the Mount Vernon School District, such as Jefferson Elementary and Washington Elementary, which also perform below the state averages but generally outperform Centennial Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

3100 Martin Rd
Mount Vernon, WA 98273-8612

(360) 428-6138

District: Mount Vernon School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
974^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,290

Students who attend Centennial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	La Venture Middle School
High:	Mount Vernon High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.5

Number of students: 435

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

White:

30.6%

Asian:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Centennial Elementary School ranks worse than 83.4% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.81. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (64.6%), White (30.6%), Asian (2.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Mount Vernon School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Centennial Elementary School is 15.5, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Centennial Elementary School is $23,290, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Mount Vernon School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Centennial Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Centennial Elementary School 974^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Centennial Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Mount Vernon School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Vernon School District 199^th of 247 Washington 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	WA State Percentile
2004	33.78	722^nd	1026	29.6%
2005	23.94	839^th	1031	18.6%
2006	20.65	906^th	1051	13.8%
2007	25.09	863^rd	1069	19.3%
2008	17.67	932^nd	1067	12.7%
2009	12.08	998^th	1072	6.9%
2010	19.77	948^th	1088	12.9%
2011	28.36	864^th	1092	20.9%
2012	35.06	787^th	1097	28.3%
2013	34.36	782^nd	1106	29.3%
2015	21.68	882^nd	1067	17.3%
2016	39.81	663^rd	1053	37.0%
2017	38.02	674^th	1056	36.2%
2018	37.29	666^th	1054	36.8%
2019	38.93	709^th	1130	37.3%
2021	13.57	989^th	1107	10.7%
2022	23.14	927^th	1169	20.7%
2023	25.86	899^th	1169	23.1%
2024	19.81	974^th	1168	16.6%

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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	WA State Percentile
2018	38.90	200^th	333	39.9%
2019	48.07	103^rd	248	58.5%
2022	40.34	113^th	213	46.9%
2023	27.87	183^rd	254	28.0%
2024	24.86	250^th	320	21.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Centennial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	49.15	279^th	637	56.2%

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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	WA State Percentile
2018	51.38	419^th	835	49.8%
2019	60.30	356^th	979	63.6%
2021	23.51	707^th	854	17.2%
2022	30.23	775^th	1019	23.9%
2023	39.27	631^st	1013	37.7%
2024	27.70	790^th	1024	22.9%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Centennial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	64.67	9^th	61	85.2%
2019	76.02	7^th	64	89.1%
2021	20.29	21^st	23	8.7%
2022	61.51	11^th	45	75.6%
2023	40.53	12^th	26	53.8%
2024	45.56	14^th	25	44.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Centennial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	38.42	639^th	1004	36.4%
2019	41.26	659^th	1068	38.3%
2021	9.63	972^nd	1008	3.6%
2022	19.06	931^st	1100	15.4%
2023	25.84	842^nd	1094	23.0%
2024	17.31	949^th	1093	13.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Centennial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.58	662^nd	999	33.7%
2019	36.80	702^nd	1075	34.7%
2021	17.33	881^st	1025	14.0%
2022	28.32	813^th	1113	27.0%
2023	23.95	870^th	1099	20.8%
2024	21.66	908^th	1099	17.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Centennial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	54.74	216^th	540	60.0%
2019	62.17	224^th	697	67.9%
2021	16.94	463^rd	501	7.6%
2022	23.99	586^th	694	15.6%
2023	24.13	523^rd	633	17.4%
2024	20.35	559^th	651	14.1%

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Rank History for White students at Centennial Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	41.48	658^th	1027	35.9%
2021	41.36	553^rd	943	41.4%
2022	54.52	458^th	1031	55.6%
2023	49.27	505^th	1011	50.0%
2024	36.47	666^th	1009	34.0%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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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
1990	351	0	9	39	6	n/a	n/a	0	405
1991	377	0	11	54	8	n/a	n/a	0	450
1992	411	1	8	89	11	n/a	n/a	0	520
1993	471	1	10	98	12	n/a	n/a	0	592
1994	474	3	9	160	18	n/a	n/a	0	664
1995	442	7	13	180	13	n/a	n/a	0	655
1996	442	7	13	180	13	n/a	n/a	0	655
1997	443	9	19	186	12	n/a	n/a	0	669
1998	310	11	21	176	10	n/a	n/a	0	528
1999	335	8	26	233	8	n/a	n/a	0	610
2000	290	10	19	243	4	n/a	n/a	0	566
2001	272	10	16	255	4	n/a	n/a	0	557
2002	241	14	12	332	14	n/a	n/a	0	613
2003	241	14	12	332	14	n/a	n/a	0	613
2004	246	10	9	343	6	n/a	n/a	0	614
2005	236	17	17	345	12	n/a	n/a	0	627
2006	223	14	13	357	17	n/a	n/a	3	627
2007	220	14	10	375	24	n/a	n/a	0	643
2008	202	12	10	413	20	n/a	n/a	2	659
2009	180	14	12	376	12	n/a	n/a	1	595
2010	156	7	14	395	12	n/a	n/a	0	584
2011	153	2	10	410	4	7	10	0	596
2012	154	2	7	420	4	4	9	0	600
2013	144	3	4	469	3	0	12	0	635
2014	143	3	5	491	3	2	8	0	655
2015	125	0	6	430	1	2	9	0	573
2016	128	0	7	416	0	2	5	0	558
2017	137	0	7	386	0	0	7	0	537
2018	150	0	6	380	1	0	5	0	542
2019	152	1	3	344	2	2	6	0	510
2020	147	2	10	284	3	1	4	0	451
2021	121	1	10	259	3	1	10	0	405
2022	128	3	9	251	2	0	11	0	404
2023	132	4	14	264	2	3	7	0	426
2024	133	4	9	281	1	3	4	0	435

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
1990	405	17.2	23.5	0
1991	450	19.2	23.4	n/a
1992	520	19.7	26.3	n/a
1993	592	28.5	20.8	n/a
1994	664	32.1	20.7	n/a
1995	655	32.0	20.5	n/a
1996	655	32.0	20.5	n/a
1997	669	31.5	21.2	n/a
1998	528	25.0	21.1	n/a
1999	610	30.3	20.1	n/a
2000	566	29.5	19.2	n/a
2001	557	29.5	18.9	n/a
2002	613	33.0	18.6	71.8
2003	613	33.0	18.6	71.8
2004	614	33.0	18.6	72.1
2005	627	33.0	19.0	79.9
2006	627	33.0	19.0	77.4
2007	643	33.5	19.2	74.7
2008	659	32.5	20.3	74.4
2009	595	32.5	18.3	87.4
2010	584	32.6	17.8	77.6
2011	596	32.7	18.2	79.4
2012	600	31.6	18.9	84.2
2013	635	31.1	20.3	86.1
2014	655	n/a	n/a	82.3
2015	573	37.0	15.4	83.2
2016	558	33.0	16.9	82.1
2017	537	34.8	15.4	79
2018	542	34.0	15.9	77.7
2019	510	35.5	14.3	77.8
2020	451	31.0	14.5	76.7
2021	405	28.0	14.4	72.8
2022	404	30.7	13.1	67.8
2023	426	30.0	14.1	77
2024	435	28.0	15.5	78.2

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
1990	405	17.2	23.5	0
1991	450	19.2	23.4	n/a
1992	520	19.7	26.3	n/a
1993	592	28.5	20.8	n/a
1994	664	32.1	20.7	n/a
1995	655	32.0	20.5	n/a
1996	655	32.0	20.5	n/a
1997	669	31.5	21.2	n/a
1998	528	25.0	21.1	n/a
1999	610	30.3	20.1	n/a
2000	566	29.5	19.2	n/a
2001	557	29.5	18.9	n/a
2002	613	33.0	18.6	71.8
2003	613	33.0	18.6	71.8
2004	614	33.0	18.6	72.1
2005	627	33.0	19.0	79.9
2006	627	33.0	19.0	77.4
2007	643	33.5	19.2	74.7
2008	659	32.5	20.3	74.4
2009	595	32.5	18.3	87.4
2010	584	32.6	17.8	77.6
2011	596	32.7	18.2	79.4
2012	600	31.6	18.9	84.2
2013	635	31.1	20.3	86.1
2014	655	n/a	n/a	82.3
2015	573	37.0	15.4	83.2
2016	558	33.0	16.9	82.1
2017	537	34.8	15.4	79
2018	542	34.0	15.9	77.7
2019	510	35.5	14.3	77.8
2020	451	31.0	14.5	76.7
2021	405	28.0	14.4	72.8
2022	404	30.7	13.1	67.8
2023	426	30.0	14.1	77
2024	435	28.0	15.5	78.2

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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