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Centre Elementary School

Q: Is Centre Elementary School a good school?

Centre Elementary School ranks 287 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Centre Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 663 students in grades PK-4 in Centre, Alabama. The school is part of the Cherokee County School District, which is ranked 70 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Centre Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top half of Alabama elementary schools over the past several years, typically ranking between 250-300 out of 680-690 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally on par with or slightly above the Cherokee County and Alabama state averages, particularly in English/Language Arts, where 3rd and 4th-grade students consistently score above 50% proficient or better, often exceeding the state average. However, the school's performance in mathematics is more mixed, with 4th-grade students sometimes falling slightly below the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Gadsden City, Etowah County, and DeKalb County districts, Centre Elementary School generally outperforms these schools on state assessments, particularly in English/Language Arts. However, some nearby schools, such as Hokes Bluff Elementary and Piedmont Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance, ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. The school's relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds may contribute to its slightly lower performance in some areas compared to higher-performing schools in the region.

665

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,275

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

199 Armory Road
Centre, AL 35960

(256) 927-3302

District: Cherokee County

Students who attend Centre Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Centre Middle School
High:	Cherokee County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.1%

African American:

6.9%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg50%

Alabama avg51%

287^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^th of 135Cherokee County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	287 of 680	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	265 of 684	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	253 of 680	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	258 of 687	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	259 of 692	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	433 of 681	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	320 of 680	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.1	323 of 688	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.8	374 of 691	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	69.0	179 of 691	74.1%	★★★★☆
2014	72.7	147 of 695	78.8%	★★★★☆
2013	53.6	395 of 696	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.4	541 of 696	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.0	481 of 709	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.9	393 of 704	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	367 of 696	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.3	427 of 698	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.1	464 of 698	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.5	409 of 689	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.6	466 of 688	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.8	277 of 623	55.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	76.0	56 of 426	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	353 of 649	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	277 of 650	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	284 of 645	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	254 of 656	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	251 of 656	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	392 of 646	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.1	202 of 640	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.8	285 of 639	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	40.1	25 of 39	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	265 of 660	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	270 of 670	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	243 of 623	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	224 of 651	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	254 of 653	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	444 of 649	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	320 of 651	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.9	255 of 567	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	215 of 651	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	261 of 655	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	232 of 649	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	249 of 669	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	253 of 669	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	410 of 650	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	369 of 650	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.7	320 of 639	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	179 of 403	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	198 of 395	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	116 of 345	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	246 of 398	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	271 of 392	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	219 of 344	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	189 of 280	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	342 of 532	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	311 of 535	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	303 of 528	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	296 of 540	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	298 of 539	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	463 of 529	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	383 of 508	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	286 of 369	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2022)87th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-12 vs school

Homeless (2018)36th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English67%+4 vs state

Science50%+7 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	199 Armory Road	Centre	35960	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 927-3302	665	39	17.0	53.2%	539 (81.1%)	46 (6.9%)	34 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.6%)	58.9	287^th of 680 public elementary schools	57.8%		60.3	265^th of 684 public elementary schools	61.3%	22	43.4	40.2					50.0		75.4	58.6					$10,275	$1,783	$8,436
Ruhuma Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	3371 County Road 81	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-3377	175	12	14.7	67.4%	122 (69.7%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	26.6	499^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.6%		26.6	506^th of 684 public elementary schools	26.0%	7	21.1	33.3	28.6	18.8	18.8	10.5	19.1	10.5	42.1	38.1	76.2	31.3	31.3	57.9	$12,393	$2,357	$10,020
Hokes Bluff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5375 Main Street	Hokes Bluff	35903	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-5571	610	37	16.4	45.4%	561 (92.0%)	6 (1.0%)	21 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	68.9	207^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.6%		82.7	99^th of 684 public elementary schools	85.5%	108	41.8	43.2	53.9				48.2		75.8	77.5	76.4				$8,280	$1,183	$7,095
Piedmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	504 Hood St West	Piedmont	36272	Calhoun County	Piedmont City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 447-7483	542	30	18.0	58.9%	427 (78.8%)	52 (9.6%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	91.3	44^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.5%		90.8	43^rd of 684 public elementary schools	93.7%	1	84.9	71.8	71.2				62.8		87.7	78.2	86.3				$9,059	$1,516	$7,539
Gaston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4550 US Highway 411	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1073	290	18	15.9	67.6%	246 (84.8%)	14 (4.8%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	20 (6.9%)	54.5	320^th of 680 public elementary schools	52.9%		62.7	244^th of 684 public elementary schools	64.3%	76	54.8	38.6	35.3	38.7			31.8		67.7	45.5	70.6	71.0			$7,023	$864	$6,158
Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	236 Goldenrod Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7011	288	14	20.2	81.3%	50 (17.4%)	179 (62.2%)	40 (13.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	16.5	572^nd of 680 public elementary schools	15.9%		25.5	510^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.4%	62	12.8	6.9	8.9				24.1		40.4	51.7	53.3				$11,365	$3,097	$8,253
Duck Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10180 Duck Springs Rd	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-6301	207	13	15.9	65.2%	161 (77.8%)	6 (2.9%)	19 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	15 (7.2%)	50.9	347^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.0%		52.8	324^th of 684 public elementary schools	52.6%	23	44.4	33.3	25.0	36.4			43.3		44.4	53.3	80.0	77.3			$10,593	$2,046	$8,547
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3156 Tabor Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7409	216	12	18.0	53.7%	185 (85.6%)	7 (3.2%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	40.7	419^th of 680 public elementary schools	38.4%		45.3	390^th of 684 public elementary schools	43.0%	29	36.4	29.6	24.1	5.3			44.4		63.6	44.4	75.9	57.9			$10,660	$1,779	$8,880
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	919 Raley St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-4952	433	23	18.6	90.8%	61 (14.1%)	196 (45.3%)	160 (37.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	9.7	641^st of 680 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.3	613^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.4%	28	14.1	11.1	5.5				15.6		39.1	35.5	45.8				$9,435	$2,672	$6,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Centre Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Centre Elementary School?

Students at Centre Elementary School are 81% White, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Centre Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Centre Middle School
High : Cherokee County High School

Is Centre Elementary School a good school?

Centre Elementary School ranks 287^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Centre Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Centre Elementary School.

What district is Centre Elementary School in?

Cherokee County

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