Is Centaurus High School a good school?

Centaurus High School ranks 62 nd of 221 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Centaurus High School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,594 students attended Centaurus High School.

What is the racial makeup of Centaurus High School?

Students at Centaurus High School are 62% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Centaurus High School?

Centaurus High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Alicia Sanchez International School Elementary : Lafayette Elementary School Elementary : Meadowlark School Elementary : Ryan Elementary School Middle : Angevine Middle School

Centaurus High School in Lafayette CO

Performance Trends

Compare Details Centaurus High School ranks better than 71.9% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks 5^th among 7 ranked high schools in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.09. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.9%), Hispanic (28.5%), two or more races (5.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 26.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Centaurus High School is 19.8. 5 high schools in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Centaurus High School employs 80.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Centaurus High School is $14,893, which is the 4^th highest among 7 high schools in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2.

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Centaurus High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Centaurus High School 62^nd of 221 Colorado public high schools. (See Centaurus High School in the ranking list.)

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2:

SchoolDigger ranks Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 5^th of 102 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Centaurus High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CO State Percentile
2004	50.46	148^th	279	47.0%
2005	46.37	156^th	280	44.3%
2006	52.39	148^th	286	48.3%
2007	54.92	152^nd	298	49.0%
2008	56.19	148^th	301	50.8%
2009	47.25	176^th	310	43.2%
2010	58.31	153^rd	327	53.2%
2011	54.26	170^th	337	49.6%
2012	56.66	163^rd	334	51.2%
2013	60.29	150^th	349	57.0%
2014	62.30	132^nd	369	64.2%
2015	19.62	238^th	292	18.5%
2016	30.64	165^th	255	35.3%
2017	23.50	185^th	256	27.7%
2018	81.50	58^th	388	85.1%
2019	83.54	55^th	411	86.6%
2021	72.71	52^nd	210	75.2%
2022	71.09	62^nd	221	71.9%

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Thursday, February 16, 2017

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Enrollment information for Centaurus High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	846	10	16	158	6	n/a	n/a	1036
1989	809	10	13	179	6	n/a	n/a	1017
1990	804	10	16	166	6	n/a	n/a	1002
1991	865	15	25	154	8	n/a	n/a	1067
1992	948	12	35	164	10	n/a	n/a	1169
1993	1119	21	48	203	17	n/a	n/a	1408
1994	1214	27	49	222	13	n/a	n/a	1525
1995	1361	36	63	292	13	n/a	n/a	1765
1996	1361	36	63	292	13	n/a	n/a	1765
1997	1360	32	76	325	14	n/a	n/a	1807
1998	1371	31	76	291	9	n/a	n/a	1778
1999	1080	27	59	261	10	n/a	n/a	1437
2000	937	30	57	254	5	n/a	n/a	1283
2001	794	22	51	245	2	n/a	n/a	1114
2002	717	18	58	270	4	n/a	n/a	1067
2003	717	18	58	270	4	n/a	n/a	1067
2004	654	20	69	258	4	n/a	n/a	1005
2005	628	25	60	274	7	n/a	n/a	994
2006	655	26	60	252	7	n/a	n/a	1000
2007	700	27	41	269	11	n/a	n/a	1048
2008	702	20	43	281	11	n/a	n/a	1057
2009	736	17	40	331	12	n/a	n/a	1136
2010	696	22	35	311	12	n/a	n/a	1076
2011	620	13	28	331	8	0	42	1042
2012	639	7	33	291	8	0	39	1017
2013	629	8	36	280	9	1	43	1006
2014	646	7	33	279	7	2	44	1018
2015	646	4	30	295	5	0	49	1029
2016	649	12	28	342	5	1	53	1090
2017	683	14	30	360	5	2	46	1140
2018	742	12	37	393	5	0	44	1233
2019	823	10	45	393	4	0	48	1323
2020	870	13	47	463	2	0	58	1453
2021	904	10	41	451	5	0	71	1482
2022	987	18	38	455	7	0	89	1594

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 Centaurus High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1036	64.7	16.0	n/a
1989	1017	57.4	17.7	8.1
1990	1002	55.8	17.9	7.3
1991	1067	56.7	18.8	5.5
1992	1169	60.7	19.2	6.8
1993	1408	70.1	20.1	7
1994	1525	72.1	21.2	7
1995	1765	76.1	23.2	7.9
1996	1765	76.1	23.2	7.9
1997	1807	88.0	20.5	9.2
1998	1778	88.9	20.0	6.2
1999	1437	73.0	19.7	7.9
2000	1283	68.7	18.7	10.6
2001	1114	60.6	18.4	16.9
2002	1067	62.5	17.1	17.2
2003	1067	62.5	17.1	17.2
2004	1005	59.1	17.0	20.9
2005	994	63.7	15.6	22.2
2006	1000	63.1	15.8	29.3
2007	1048	61.8	17.0	30
2008	1057	60.7	17.4	27.2
2009	1136	69.7	16.3	31.3
2010	1076	67.1	16.0	27.7
2011	1042	60.9	17.0	31.4
2012	1017	57.4	17.7	31.3
2013	1006	57.3	17.5	29.6
2014	1018	58.8	17.2	27.6
2015	1029	58.0	17.7	29.5
2016	1090	60.0	18.1	34.3
2017	1140	63.5	17.9	31.9
2018	1233	68.9	17.8	25.5
2019	1323	76.4	17.3	28.7
2020	1453	78.7	18.4	29.2
2021	1482	74.6	19.8	26.2
2022	1594	80.5	19.8	26.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Centaurus High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1036	64.7	16.0	n/a
1989	1017	57.4	17.7	8.1
1990	1002	55.8	17.9	7.3
1991	1067	56.7	18.8	5.5
1992	1169	60.7	19.2	6.8
1993	1408	70.1	20.1	7
1994	1525	72.1	21.2	7
1995	1765	76.1	23.2	7.9
1996	1765	76.1	23.2	7.9
1997	1807	88.0	20.5	9.2
1998	1778	88.9	20.0	6.2
1999	1437	73.0	19.7	7.9
2000	1283	68.7	18.7	10.6
2001	1114	60.6	18.4	16.9
2002	1067	62.5	17.1	17.2
2003	1067	62.5	17.1	17.2
2004	1005	59.1	17.0	20.9
2005	994	63.7	15.6	22.2
2006	1000	63.1	15.8	29.3
2007	1048	61.8	17.0	30
2008	1057	60.7	17.4	27.2
2009	1136	69.7	16.3	31.3
2010	1076	67.1	16.0	27.7
2011	1042	60.9	17.0	31.4
2012	1017	57.4	17.7	31.3
2013	1006	57.3	17.5	29.6
2014	1018	58.8	17.2	27.6
2015	1029	58.0	17.7	29.5
2016	1090	60.0	18.1	34.3
2017	1140	63.5	17.9	31.9
2018	1233	68.9	17.8	25.5
2019	1323	76.4	17.3	28.7
2020	1453	78.7	18.4	29.2
2021	1482	74.6	19.8	26.2
2022	1594	80.5	19.8	26.9

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Centaurus High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$401 (2.7%)	$14,492 (97.3%)	$14,893

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Centaurus High School

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Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 55^th of 411 High schools	Ranks 62^nd of 221 High schools	14.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1323	1482	12%
African American	10	10
American Indian	4	5	25%
Asian	45	41	8.9%
Hispanic	393	451	14.8%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	823	904	9.8%
Two or More Races	48	71	47.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	28.7%	26.2%	2.5%

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Elementary:	Alicia Sanchez International School
	Lafayette Elementary School
	Meadowlark School
	Ryan Elementary School
Middle:	Angevine Middle School