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Centre Elementary School

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Centre Elementary School ranks 361 st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Centre Elementary School in Centre, AL, serves 665 students from Pre-K through 4th grade within the Cherokee County school district, a small-town school that has recently seen its overall performance dip after several years of steady results.

For the 2025-2026 school year, the school holds a 2-star rating, ranking in the 47th percentile statewide—a noticeable drop from its consistent 3-star ratings and 58th-63rd percentile range over the previous five years. The most urgent concern is a dramatic decline in outcomes for students receiving special education services, which fell from the 56th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 3rd percentile this year. Additionally, math proficiency has trended downward in both 3rd and 4th grades, with 4th-grade math now below both district and state averages. While the school shows a notable strength in 4th-grade science (54.92% proficiency, exceeding the state average), the overall picture is one of a school at a critical juncture. Chronic absenteeism stands at 14.5%, better than the district average of 18.6% but higher than the state's 12.0%.

Compared to nearby schools, Centre Elementary is a clear success story relative to the struggling Gadsden City schools—its 3rd-grade math proficiency (39.13%) is nearly four times higher than Adams Elementary School (10.98%) and almost three times higher than Thompson Elementary School (13.95%). However, it lags far behind Piedmont Elementary School (95th percentile), whose 3rd-grade math proficiency (88.89%) is more than double Centre's. The school's performance is most comparable to schools in the Etowah County district, sitting between Hokes Bluff Elementary School (68th percentile) and Highland Elementary School (26th percentile). With 53.23% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—a significant decrease from 66.37% the prior year—the school's demographic profile is shifting, making targeted interventions in math and special education all the more critical for reversing the current downward trend.

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: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

Alabama avg52%

361^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^rd of 140Cherokee 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
2026	49.2	361 of 686	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	58.8	139 of 428	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.0	56 of 426	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	393 of 651	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	56.9	12 of 30	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	25 of 39	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	408 of 667	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	53.4	319 of 659	51.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	13.1	392 of 403	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.8	428 of 501	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)68th percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2026)60th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English61%~ state avg

Science55%+5 vs state

Mathematics37%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)						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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	49.2	361^st of 686 public elementary schools	47.4%		58.9	287^th of 680 public elementary schools	57.8%	74	39.1	34.4					54.9		66.1	54.9					$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%)	41.9	415^th of 686 public elementary schools	39.5%		26.6	499^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.6%	84	33.3	41.2	38.9	16.7	5.3	25.0	29.4	25.0	50.0	58.8	61.1	72.2	42.1	41.7	$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%)	67.1	220^th of 686 public elementary schools	67.9%		68.9	207^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.6%	13	44.8	43.3	47.7				64.4		79.2	63.3	75.0				$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%)	93	31^st of 686 public elementary schools	95.5%		91.3	44^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.5%	13	88.9	82.6	80.8				66.7		88.9	84.1	89.7				$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%)	54.4	324^th of 686 public elementary schools	52.8%		54.5	320^th of 680 public elementary schools	52.9%	4	74.2	29.4	20.9	31.3			55.9		77.4	44.1	72.1	62.5			$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%)	11.8	626^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.7%		16.5	572^nd of 680 public elementary schools	15.9%	54	14.0	4.9	20.0				22.0		34.9	31.7	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%)	41.5	421^st of 686 public elementary schools	38.6%		50.9	347^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.0%	74	24.1	33.3	20.0	25.0			52.4		62.1	61.9	56.7	62.5			$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%)	27.3	506^th of 686 public elementary schools	26.2%		40.7	419^th of 680 public elementary schools	38.4%	87	27.8	0.0	16.1	15.4			45.5		61.1	40.9	54.8	53.9			$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%)	11.7	627^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.6%		9.7	641^st of 680 public elementary schools	5.7%	14	11.0	14.9	21.4				28.4		33.7	34.3	39.3				$9,435	$2,672	$6,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Centre Elementary School

How many students attend Centre Elementary School?

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

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

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.

Is Centre Elementary School a good school?

Centre Elementary School ranks 361^st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Centre Elementary School in?

Cherokee County

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