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Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning

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Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning ranks 252 nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning is an elementary school located in Denver, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 444 students. The school is part of the School District No. 1, which is ranked 76 out of 115 districts in Colorado and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning has shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the years, moving from a ranking of 885 out of 962 Colorado elementary schools in 2013-2014 to a ranking of 252 out of 950 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the School District No. 1 and the state of Colorado in several key academic areas, including 45.7% of 5th-grade students being proficient or better in CMAS/Science, 57.1% of all students being proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, and 53.3% of all students being proficient or better in CMAS/Math.

While Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Columbian Elementary School and Beach Court Elementary School, in academic achievement, some schools, such as Edison Elementary School and Brown International Academy, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting that there may be valuable practices and strategies that can be shared and learned from these high-performing schools.

477

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,571

Per pupil spending ?

27.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4665 Raleigh Street
Denver, CO 80212-2560

(720) 424-8900

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning usually attend:

Middle:	Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside
	Skinner Middle School
High:	North High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

Hispanic:

26.0%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2014 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (54% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 65 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Colorado median (73rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

252^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 59 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 99Elementary Schools in the School District No. 1

76^th of 115School District No. 1 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	252 of 950	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.2	294 of 943	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	290 of 933	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	291 of 921	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.0	764 of 965	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	801 of 917	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	824 of 929	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.7	670 of 914	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	804 of 938	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.9	885 of 962	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.4	899 of 954	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	847 of 935	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	756 of 935	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.3	823 of 925	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.7	774 of 872	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	765 of 849	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.2	776 of 852	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.0	725 of 829	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.9	716 of 823	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.1	715 of 808	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	229 of 694	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	252 of 684	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	287 of 642	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	263 of 595	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.2	635 of 758	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	216 of 700	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	275 of 683	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	243 of 649	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	232 of 594	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.6	652 of 764	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	158 of 551	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	174 of 539	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	215 of 525	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.8	67 of 454	85.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+12 vs state

Math53%+17 vs state

Science46%+7 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Centennial used to have an amazing program teaching Expeditionary Learning and the students loved it. The program changed to EL learning and now all they focus on is, sexuality and politics. The current interim Principal Emily Volkert has destroyed the school with her political dogma. So many of the local families are fleeing Centennial for other schools nearby.

Emily Volkert has turned Centennial into a Maoist institution where the children are not allowed to celebrate holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas or Valentines Day, because as she said they need to "focus on decentralizing white religion". She is trying to place her white guilt on our children and the families won't stand for it.

Hopefully Principal Volkert is removed this year but until she is again there will never be a focus on academics at Centennial. Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, June 7, 2013

Expeditionary Learning! We get to have it...in our own neighborhood school! 1st DPS non-charter EL school! Get ready for exemplary, inquiry based, year long expeditions not traditionally offered to traditional school staff and students. As a new member of the Centennial Expeditionary staff, I am so appreciating the "Yes...do it!!" attitude of the school leaders. Kinder crew...are you ready to become entomologists? See you this fall! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Centennial is a place that truly makes all children feel welcome. I have been sort of forced out of neighboring schools by principals who clearly did not want my learning disabled child to mess up their scores. Centennial is a calm and wonderful place with great teachers who care about the whole child. Close Quote

Schools Near Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)						CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	Public	PK, KG-5	4665 Raleigh Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-8900	477	27	17.5	27.9%	304 (63.7%)	9 (1.9%)	124 (26.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.9%)	72.4	252^nd of 950 public elementary schools	73.5%		67.2	294^th of 943 public elementary schools	68.8%	42	56.7	56.5	58.8				57.1	49.3	64.6	40.0			53.3	45.7		$17,571
Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3752 Tennyson Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 464-3550	329	22	14.7	60.2%	101 (30.7%)	38 (11.6%)	166 (50.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.1%)	46.9	471^st of 950 public elementary schools	50.4%		42.9	498^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.2%	27	44.7	40.0	24.4				36.7	62.5	35.9	43.9			48.4	20.0		$19,632
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5301 Lowell Boulevard	Denver	80221	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 412-7610	292	18	16.3	83.6%	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	277 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)				12.1	9.3	22.7	10.8						2.9		9.1	$15,123
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 Quitman Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7780	583	32	18.1	18.0%	406 (69.6%)	12 (2.1%)	111 (19.0%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.3%)	91	64^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.3%		94	34^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.4%	30	58.1	82.3	79.2				73.5	66.2	70.5	64.6			67.1	71.4		$16,074
Columbian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2925 West 40th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8580	171	15	11.4	86.5%	19 (11.1%)	7 (4.1%)	136 (79.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (2.9%)								(n/a)			25.0				14.0			15.0			11.9			$24,997
Beach Court Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4950 Beach Court	Denver	80221	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9470	275	19	14.6	89.5%	31 (11.3%)	7 (2.5%)	234 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20.9	725^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.7%		15.8	793^rd of 943 public elementary schools	15.9%	68	27.3	22.2	39.3				29.9	18.8	20.6	21.4			20.2	25.0		$19,996
Academia Ana Marie Sandoval	Public	PK, KG-6	3655 Wyandot Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4370	409	22	18.2	38.6%	133 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	253 (61.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	34.3	577^th of 950 public elementary schools	39.3%		37	549^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.8%	28	28.6	33.3	40.0	60.0			40.0	34.1	15.2	27.8	19.2		25.0	37.1		$18,203
Brown International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Lowell Blvd	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9250	530	31	17.1	31.3%	325 (61.3%)	23 (4.3%)	129 (24.3%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	31 (5.8%)	77.4	208^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.1%		79.2	174^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.5%	34	65.0	55.7	66.7				62.5	59.3	45.7	46.3			50.9	62.1		$17,330
Stevens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Reed Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-2198	469	36	13.0	65.9%	216 (46.1%)	10 (2.1%)	223 (47.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.2%)	16.7	784^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.5%		13.2	832^nd of 943 public elementary schools	11.8%	48	25.0	23.1	30.6				26.3	20.9	13.8	16.7			17.2	22.5		$17,431
Foster Dual Language Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 Saulsbury Court	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1680	454	28	15.9	50.2%	86 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	345 (76.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	32.7	590^th of 950 public elementary schools	37.9%		25.2	673^rd of 943 public elementary schools	28.6%	83	48.5		30.8	32.7	43.9		34.1	37.5	27.1		20.0	23.9	23.5	27.3		$16,695

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning

What schools do graduates of Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning attend?

Students who attend Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside
Middle : Skinner Middle School
High : North High School

Is Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning a good school?

Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning ranks 252^nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning.

What is the racial makeup of Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning?

Students at Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning are 64% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

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