Centennial Middle School

Summary:

Centennial Middle School is a public middle school in Spokane, Washington, serving 562 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the West Valley School District, which is ranked 154 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Centennial Middle School faces several challenges, including consistently underperforming on standardized tests compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 40.12% of Centennial students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.63% statewide and 46.57% in the West Valley School District. The school's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as White students and students with low socioeconomic status, are consistently in the bottom half of Washington middle schools, with many rankings in the bottom quartile. Additionally, Centennial Middle School's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 234 out of 435 Washington middle schools in 2016-2017 to 340 out of 535 in 2023-2024.

While Centennial Middle School is located in the same district as the higher-performing West Valley City School, it lags behind in academic achievement. This suggests that factors beyond just district-level policies and resources may be contributing to Centennial's underperformance. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Centennial Middle School, ranging from 50.74% to 58.01% over the past three school years, may also be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 915 N Ella Rd
       Spokane, WA  99212


(509) 922-5482

District: West Valley School District (Spokane)

SchoolDigger Rank:
340th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,344 Help


Students who attend Centennial Middle School usually attend:

High:    West Valley High School

Feeder schools for Centennial Middle School:

Elementary:    Millwood Kindergarten Center
    Ness Elementary
    Orchard Center Elementary
    Pasadena Park Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  19.0 Help
Number of students:  562

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.6%
Hispanic:
11.4%
Two or more races:
5.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  58% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Centennial Middle School ranks worse than 63.6% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.5. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77.6%), Hispanic (11.4%), two or more races (5.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 58% 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 19. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Centennial Middle School is $15,344.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Centennial Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Centennial Middle School 340th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Centennial Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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West Valley School District (Spokane):

SchoolDigger ranks West Valley School District (Spokane) 154th of 247 Washington 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 WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 40.69 268th 421 36.3%
2005 60.95 163rd 425 61.6%
2006 40.33 285th 449 36.5%
2007 52.31 217th 463 53.1%
2008 44.49 268th 466 42.5%
2009 46.06 263rd 476 44.7%
2010 43.71 287th 483 40.6%
2011 46.83 272nd 492 44.7%
2012 50.84 242nd 497 51.3%
2013 48.35 257th 498 48.4%
2015 43.69 239th 445 46.3%
2016 48.35 221st 443 50.1%
2017 45.57 234th 435 46.2%
2018 39.69 267th 437 38.9%
2019 28.43 381st 512 25.6%
2021 33.12 353rd 529 33.3%
2022 27.87 394th 541 27.2%
2023 22.78 429th 539 20.4%
2024 34.50 340th 535 36.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.19 207th 246 15.9%
2021 51.66 111th 250 55.6%
2022 40.77 145th 257 43.6%
2024 53.26 100th 243 58.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 76.32 16th 100 84.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.37 224th 231 3.0%
2024 31.67 117th 179 34.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.11 215th 349 38.4%
2019 29.80 340th 448 24.1%
2021 28.82 342nd 458 25.3%
2022 23.82 398th 475 16.2%
2023 20.76 387th 463 16.4%
2024 36.76 286th 455 37.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.61 244th 376 35.1%
2019 26.29 353rd 452 21.9%
2021 38.61 280th 469 40.3%
2022 30.99 336th 479 29.9%
2023 23.80 365th 464 21.3%
2024 34.46 309th 464 33.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.24 223rd 371 39.9%
2019 30.47 321st 453 29.1%
2021 29.04 336th 476 29.4%
2022 25.20 372nd 480 22.5%
2023 20.11 392nd 470 16.6%
2024 33.23 303rd 466 35.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.10 173rd 344 49.7%
2021 32.59 227th 353 35.7%
2022 27.65 265th 360 26.4%
2023 34.08 220th 336 34.5%
2024 34.06 223rd 344 35.2%
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Rank History for White students at Centennial Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.88 251st 325 22.8%
2019 17.69 411th 470 12.6%
2021 25.68 367th 480 23.5%
2022 21.71 404th 488 17.2%
2023 14.54 441st 488 9.6%
2024 27.41 372nd 486 23.5%
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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.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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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 298 4 5 5 5 n/a n/a 0 317
1989 281 1 1 5 7 n/a n/a 0 295
1990 724 8 8 11 11 n/a n/a 0 762
1991 734 10 13 20 8 n/a n/a 0 785
1992 587 7 12 7 14 n/a n/a 0 627
1993 594 13 11 11 15 n/a n/a 0 644
1994 626 10 8 14 32 n/a n/a 0 690
1995 588 3 10 14 34 n/a n/a 0 649
1996 588 3 10 14 34 n/a n/a 0 649
1997 557 6 9 19 23 n/a n/a 0 614
1998 585 4 10 16 19 n/a n/a 0 634
1999 568 9 6 14 15 n/a n/a 0 612
2000 538 5 8 15 16 n/a n/a 0 582
2001 522 2 12 17 20 n/a n/a 0 573
2002 510 9 7 25 24 n/a n/a 0 575
2003 510 9 7 25 24 n/a n/a 0 575
2004 508 12 6 28 19 n/a n/a 0 573
2005 479 9 10 26 15 n/a n/a 0 539
2006 500 17 13 22 16 n/a n/a 0 568
2007 490 25 12 33 12 n/a n/a 0 572
2008 491 30 10 32 17 n/a n/a 0 580
2009 546 30 9 33 18 n/a n/a 0 636
2010 532 28 15 29 15 n/a n/a 0 619
2011 517 21 12 50 14 0 14 0 628
2012 458 9 11 50 9 1 45 0 583
2013 467 7 14 48 6 2 41 0 585
2014 516 12 14 50 2 0 40 0 634
2015 522 14 13 51 2 0 48 0 650
2016 517 11 9 56 3 0 45 0 641
2017 468 14 9 61 7 0 58 0 617
2018 475 13 7 65 6 1 66 0 633
2019 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 0
2020 509 7 10 84 3 5 70 0 688
2021 457 10 8 71 7 6 47 1 607
2022 424 12 8 71 6 7 45 4 577
2023 436 12 3 64 5 8 33 1 562

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 317 16.0 19.8 0
1989 295 15.0 19.6 n/a
1990 762 36.0 21.1 0
1991 785 40.4 19.4 n/a
1992 627 38.4 16.3 n/a
1993 644 34.6 18.6 n/a
1994 690 33.9 20.4 n/a
1995 649 34.4 18.9 n/a
1996 649 34.4 18.9 n/a
1997 614 32.5 18.9 n/a
1998 634 33.3 19.0 n/a
1999 612 31.6 19.4 n/a
2000 582 31.5 18.5 n/a
2001 573 31.2 18.4 n/a
2002 575 29.5 19.5 57.4
2003 575 29.5 19.5 57.4
2004 573 28.0 20.5 51.1
2005 539 28.3 19.0 49.5
2006 568 32.6 17.4 51.2
2007 572 31.6 18.1 53.8
2008 580 31.7 18.3 50.7
2009 636 31.7 20.1 48.6
2010 619 31.9 19.3 52.5
2011 628 33.4 18.7 56.1
2012 583 30.1 19.3 56.4
2013 585 30.2 19.3 57.3
2014 634 n/a n/a 55
2015 650 34.0 19.1 56.9
2016 641 35.0 18.3 51.5
2017 617 34.3 17.9 54.8
2018 633 34.0 18.5 55.3
2019 0 33.9 0.0 n/a
2020 688 35.5 19.3 53.9
2021 607 36.1 16.7 50.7
2022 577 34.1 16.8 52.9
2023 562 29.5 19.0 58

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 317 16.0 19.8 0
1989 295 15.0 19.6 n/a
1990 762 36.0 21.1 0
1991 785 40.4 19.4 n/a
1992 627 38.4 16.3 n/a
1993 644 34.6 18.6 n/a
1994 690 33.9 20.4 n/a
1995 649 34.4 18.9 n/a
1996 649 34.4 18.9 n/a
1997 614 32.5 18.9 n/a
1998 634 33.3 19.0 n/a
1999 612 31.6 19.4 n/a
2000 582 31.5 18.5 n/a
2001 573 31.2 18.4 n/a
2002 575 29.5 19.5 57.4
2003 575 29.5 19.5 57.4
2004 573 28.0 20.5 51.1
2005 539 28.3 19.0 49.5
2006 568 32.6 17.4 51.2
2007 572 31.6 18.1 53.8
2008 580 31.7 18.3 50.7
2009 636 31.7 20.1 48.6
2010 619 31.9 19.3 52.5
2011 628 33.4 18.7 56.1
2012 583 30.1 19.3 56.4
2013 585 30.2 19.3 57.3
2014 634 n/a n/a 55
2015 650 34.0 19.1 56.9
2016 641 35.0 18.3 51.5
2017 617 34.3 17.9 54.8
2018 633 34.0 18.5 55.3
2019 0 33.9 0.0 n/a
2020 688 35.5 19.3 53.9
2021 607 36.1 16.7 50.7
2022 577 34.1 16.8 52.9
2023 562 29.5 19.0 58

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.

6th Grade Immunization Rates

Centennial Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201861.2%1.0%0.0%1.0%3.8%94.3%62.7%95.2%94.3%95.2%63.6%
201964.1%1.4%1.4%0.0%3.7%94.9%66.4%96.3%94.9%95.4%66.4%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

Centennial Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201980.6%0.8%0.8%3.6%96.8%97.0%97.6%96.2%97.0%97.0%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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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 $1,134 (8.8%) $11,708 (91.2%) $12,842
2020 $980 (10.5%) $8,316 (89.5%) $9,296
2021 $669 (4.5%) $14,260 (95.5%) $14,929
2022 $1,232 (8.0%) $14,112 (92.0%) $15,344

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Centennial Middle 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 381st of 512 Middle schoolsRanks 429th of 539 Middle schools
 5.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Centennial Middle School)50.533.5
 16.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (West Valley School District (Spokane))49.437.9
 11.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.847.9
 9.9%
6th Grade Math (Centennial Middle School)34.721.3
 13.5%
   6th Grade Math (West Valley School District (Spokane))3324.2
 8.7%
   6th Grade Math (Washington)47.738.1
 9.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Centennial Middle School)45.739.7
 6.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (West Valley School District (Spokane))51.839.4
 12.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)6252.1
 9.9%
7th Grade Math (Centennial Middle School)31.733.1
 1.5%
   7th Grade Math (West Valley School District (Spokane))35.829.4
 6.4%
   7th Grade Math (Washington)49.938.6
 11.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Centennial Middle School)52.337.6
 14.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (West Valley School District (Spokane))54.240
 14.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)59.651.3
 8.3%
8th Grade Math (Centennial Middle School)36.418
 18.4%
   8th Grade Math (West Valley School District (Spokane))32.919.6
 13.4%
   8th Grade Math (Washington)47.234.4
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Centennial Middle School)4827.9
 20.1%
   8th Grade Science (West Valley School District (Spokane))46.433.1
 13.4%
   8th Grade Science (Washington)53.143.9
 9.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Centennial Middle School)49.537
 12.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (West Valley School District (Spokane))51.644.2
 7.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Centennial Middle School)34.324.1
 10.2%
   All Grades Math (West Valley School District (Spokane))39.635.5
 4.1%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Centennial Middle School)4827.9
 20.1%
   All Grades Science (West Valley School District (Spokane))4843.3
 4.7%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students0562
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial Middle School

Students at Centennial Middle School are 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Centennial Middle School ranks 340th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 562 students attended Centennial Middle School.

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


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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