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Centerville Elementary

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Centerville Elementary ranks 3628 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3628^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Centerville Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 409 students in the Sanger Unified district, with a significant portion of its students coming from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are consistently below both district and state averages, placing it in the lower-middle tier among Sanger Unified schools; it performs better than the highest-poverty schools like Wilson Elementary and Jackson Elementary, but significantly trails higher-performing schools such as Quail Lake Environmental Charter and Fairmont Elementary. A notable strength is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.0%, which is far better than the district average and most nearby schools, presenting an interesting contrast to its academic challenges.

The school's performance has declined over the past decade, and it shows uneven results across different grade levels and student groups, with spending per student that is higher than some more successful schools in the area, raising questions about how resources are used to support student learning.

409

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,462

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48 South Smith Ave.
Sanger, CA 93657-9666

(559) 524-6000

District: Sanger Unified

Students who attend Centerville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Academic Middle
High:	Sanger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.3%

White:

10.3%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg45%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,628^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,299^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 7 pts since 2023

From bottom 46% (2023) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Sanger Unified

591^st of 1,543Sanger Unified among California districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	3628 of 5857	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	3054 of 5869	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	3213 of 5859	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	2580 of 5883	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	2590 of 5789	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	2491 of 5662	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.0	3315 of 5692	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	3455 of 5614	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	3039 of 5611	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.5	1859 of 5530	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.7	2172 of 5390	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.6	1986 of 5377	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.0	2161 of 5314	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.8	1541 of 5193	70.3%	★★★★☆
2008	64.0	1685 of 5113	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.1	2551 of 5113	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	34.2	3042 of 4818	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.1	3046 of 4822	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.3	3540 of 4809	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.1	831 of 3162	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	32.6	2349 of 3245	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	2590 of 3311	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	3394 of 5597	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	2934 of 5612	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3321 of 5609	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	2541 of 5635	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	2732 of 5492	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	2161 of 5413	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	2954 of 5107	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	2288 of 5107	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	2423 of 5087	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	1800 of 5084	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	1710 of 4963	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	1836 of 4830	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	4207 of 5460	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	3322 of 5517	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3895 of 5363	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	3196 of 5264	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	1687 of 5173	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	1081 of 5084	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	3535 of 5628	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	2885 of 5643	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	2879 of 5638	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	2484 of 5663	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	2321 of 5510	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	2693 of 5431	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	1299 of 2761	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	1186 of 2783	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	1506 of 2781	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	1134 of 2533	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	1226 of 2551	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	931 of 2395	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	851 of 2388	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1913 of 2542	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.5	869 of 2579	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1262 of 2534	50.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-12 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

Science24%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Its a great school. Very family orientated, friendly and the education is great. this was my both daughters first year in centerville and I have never been so happy with a school. they both have achieved beyond what is expected: socially and education. I couldn't ask for such a better school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% DTP (2022)	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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-8	48 South Smith Ave.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6000	409	19	21.2	57.9%	42 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	361 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	34.4	3628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.1%		42.2	3054^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.0%	574	25.0	21.1	23.9	40.8	34.0	31.3	24.2	50.0	55.6	37.1	52.0	30.0	22.9	25.7	44.4	42.1	35.4				$17,462	$1,359	$16,103
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-6	610 Faller St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6900	448	17	27.0	94.2%	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	430 (96.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.2	4898^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.4%		12.4	5529^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	631	4.4		4.4	29.7	12.3	12.3	35.3			22.2	31.3	17.8	6.0	35.8			22.6	96.7		96.7	$18,272	$1,341	$16,931
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-6	1110 Tucker St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6250	488	21	23.3	89.8%	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (94.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	48.5	2672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.4%		45.5	2830^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	158	14.3		14.3	70.7	46.3	38.6	32.8			47.8	65.3	43.3	20.0	32.8			40.9	96.9			$18,015	$1,608	$16,407
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-6	1810 Third St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6180	374	17	22.5	81.6%	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	338 (90.4%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	24.4	4464^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.8%		27.3	4180^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.8%	284	14.7		14.7	40.4	25.0	25.8	33.3			30.8	31.9	26.1	14.9	27.3			24.2	95.3	96.9	96.9	$18,339	$1,297	$17,042
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	1700 14th St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6370	505	27	18.8	88.5%	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	469 (92.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	32.6	3764^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.7%		36.6	3391^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.2%	373	16.4		16.4	23.1	34.6	31.2	47.5			33.9	38.5	23.1	21.3	41.9			31.7				$17,443	$1,574	$15,869
Sanger Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2207 Ninth St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6840	609	29	21.3	69.0%	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	552 (90.6%)	23 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	78.5	1217^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.2%		69.5	1614^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.5%	397	38.2	33.3	35.9	74.3	65.2	51.5	63.8	61.9	51.7	61.7	78.6	59.4	48.5	50.7	38.1	33.3	52.1				$13,265	$990	$12,275
Madison Elementary	Public	K-6	2324 Cherry St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-7430	408	16	25.2	80.4%	18 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	359 (88.0%)	24 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	35.9	3502^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	40.2%		37.6	3330^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.3%	172	15.6		15.6	45.7	31.3	46.2	36.8			39.4	52.2	22.4	29.2	26.5			30.9				$18,304	$1,856	$16,448
Ronald W. Reagan Elementary	Public	K-6	1586 South Indianola	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6780	472	20	23.1	65.3%	45 (9.5%)	5 (1.1%)	368 (78.0%)	47 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	75.4	1355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.9%		69.4	1616^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.5%	261	25.8		25.8	59.5	72.5	60.3	54.2			61.3	66.2	70.2	46.8	53.0			59.1				$17,654	$1,305	$16,349
Fairmont Elementary	Public	K-8	3095 North Greenwood Ave.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6120	744	33	22.2	46.8%	304 (40.9%)	4 (0.5%)	288 (38.7%)	107 (14.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.0%)	81.2	1107^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.1%		79.8	1161^st of 5869 public elementary schools	80.2%	54	49.4	41.3	45.4	70.5	64.9	68.7	66.3	66.3	61.3	66.4	63.6	58.4	43.4	51.8	53.1	47.5	53.1				$16,310	$1,156	$15,154
Great Western Elementary	Public	K-5	5051 South Frankwood Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7220	309	15	20.6	82.8%	28 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (85.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	60.3	2053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	64.9%		51	2511^th of 5869 public elementary schools	57.2%	458	23.2		23.2	52.9	55.1	58.9				55.8	50.0	46.0	42.9				46.2				$23,017	$3,167	$19,850

Frequently Asked Questions about Centerville Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Centerville Elementary?

Students at Centerville Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 10% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Centerville Elementary in?

Sanger Unified

Is Centerville Elementary a good school?

Centerville Elementary ranks 3628^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Centerville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Centerville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Academic Middle
High : Sanger High

How many students attend Centerville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Centerville Elementary.

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