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Centennial Middle School

Q: Is Centennial Middle School a good school?

Centennial Middle School ranks 85 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Centennial Middle School is a public middle school in Boulder Valley School District, serving 619 students in grades 6-8. The school has shown strong academic performance, ranking between the 85th and 147th percentile among Colorado middle schools over the past five years and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

However, Centennial Middle School faces some challenges in supporting its more vulnerable student populations. While the school performs well for White students, ranking in the top 40-75 middle schools in Colorado for this subgroup, it struggles with Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom half of the state. Centennial's test scores are generally above the state average but below the district average, and the school has seen a slight increase in dropout rates and chronic absenteeism in recent years. Additionally, the school's relatively high student-teacher ratio of 19:1 may contribute to these disparities.

Compared to other middle schools in the area, Centennial's performance is on par with or slightly below nearby Angevine Middle School and Louisville Middle School, but it significantly underperforms the top-ranked school in the district, Summit Middle Charter School. Addressing the disparities in student performance and improving overall academic outcomes could be key focus areas for Centennial Middle School and the Boulder Valley School District moving forward.

598

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,736

Per pupil spending ?

33.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2205 Norwood Avenue
Boulder, CO 80304-1332

(720) 561-5441

District: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Students who attend Centennial Middle School usually attend:

High:

Boulder High School

Feeder schools for Centennial Middle School:

Elementary:	Crest View Elementary School
	Foothill Elementary School
	Jamestown Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Hispanic:

28.8%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (55% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Colorado middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg60%

Colorado avg40%

85^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Middle Schools in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

8^th of 115Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 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	78.4	85 of 469	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	110 of 485	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	147 of 480	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	145 of 448	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	85 of 369	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	104 of 458	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	120 of 418	71.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.1	95 of 424	77.6%	★★★★☆
2016	62.5	125 of 400	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.5	163 of 436	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.9	125 of 461	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.4	117 of 454	74.2%	★★★★☆
2012	74.9	96 of 425	77.4%	★★★★☆
2011	78.9	78 of 422	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	73.0	106 of 409	74.1%	★★★★☆
2009	79.4	65 of 377	82.8%	★★★★☆
2008	76.0	74 of 362	79.6%	★★★★☆
2007	80.2	62 of 360	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	87.1	28 of 346	91.9%	★★★★★
2005	91.5	13 of 340	96.2%	★★★★★
2004	92.3	13 of 336	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	94 of 347	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	113 of 350	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	145 of 363	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	125 of 326	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	80 of 254	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	106 of 352	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	108 of 315	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	69 of 132	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	70 of 126	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	95 of 125	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	86 of 93	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	125 of 134	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	112 of 121	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	193 of 218	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	174 of 199	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	165 of 198	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	133 of 169	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	175 of 220	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	169 of 241	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	167 of 244	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	190 of 241	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	151 of 197	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	133 of 240	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	142 of 222	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	61 of 352	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	79 of 357	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	121 of 356	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	115 of 328	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	65 of 249	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	87 of 343	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	86 of 317	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	40 of 275	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	50 of 273	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	75 of 286	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	87 of 265	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	55 of 203	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	73 of 283	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	72 of 199	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)48th percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-52 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+16 vs state

Science56%+19 vs state

Math50%+14 vs state

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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 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	2205 Norwood Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5441	598	31	19.3	33.1%	379 (63.4%)	7 (1.2%)	172 (28.8%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	78.4	85^th of 469 public middle schools	81.9%		73	110^th of 485 public middle schools	77.3%	25	59.6	66.7	54.1	60.4	45.7	54.2	49.4	49.7	55.5	$17,736
Casey Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 High Street	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2700	363	29	12.6	65.0%	138 (38.0%)	3 (0.8%)	199 (54.8%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	33.1	291^st of 469 public middle schools	38.0%		34.2	285^th of 485 public middle schools	41.2%	6	26.3	40.4	43.8	36.5	9.7	24.4	30.8	21.1	33.7	$23,923
Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics	Public	6-8	290 Manhattan Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6300	482	29	16.8	31.1%	287 (59.5%)	6 (1.2%)	123 (25.5%)	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.0%)	86.6	49^th of 469 public middle schools	89.6%		69.4	127^th of 485 public middle schools	73.8%	78	64.5	72.7	73.9	69.7	49.7	53.2	64.6	55.1	58.8	$20,802
Nevin Platt Middle School	Public	6-8	6096 Baseline Road	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5536	483	29	16.8	14.7%	389 (80.5%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	80.9	71^st of 469 public middle schools	84.9%		74.9	99^th of 485 public middle schools	79.6%	28	65.3	67.8	55.5	63.4	54.2	49.0	51.4	51.3	53.2	$19,411
Summit Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	4655 Hanover Avenue	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-3900	366	22	16.8	13.4%	233 (63.7%)	3 (0.8%)	40 (10.9%)	43 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.3%)	98.9	5^th of 469 public middle schools	98.9%		98.2	6^th of 485 public middle schools	98.8%	1	87.5	84.7	95.6	89.2	85.0	80.5	95.6	86.9	88.3	$12,983
Southern Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Knox Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3400	502	26	19.3	10.6%	365 (72.7%)	7 (1.4%)	40 (8.0%)	35 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.8%)	97.5	10^th of 469 public middle schools	97.9%		97.6	9^th of 485 public middle schools	98.1%	1	84.0	86.0	88.3	85.9	72.2	67.5	74.2	71.1	83.8	$18,522
Louisville Middle School	Public	6-8	1341 Main Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7400	626	34	18.6	18.5%	497 (79.4%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (10.5%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	86.4	50^th of 469 public middle schools	89.3%		90.9	36^th of 485 public middle schools	92.6%	14	63.5	75.1	67.9	68.8	50.0	54.1	63.6	55.8	56.5	$18,046
Altona Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Clover Basin Drive	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3980	715	39	18.5	23.5%	496 (69.4%)	5 (0.7%)	107 (15.0%)	71 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	92.5	26^th of 469 public middle schools	94.5%		93.6	24^th of 485 public middle schools	95.1%	2	71.0	72.9	72.0	71.9	63.8	59.9	73.7	65.6	65.9	$15,965
Angevine Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 W South Boulder Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7100	619	40	15.3	49.6%	311 (50.2%)	9 (1.5%)	245 (39.6%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.7%)	57.4	169^th of 469 public middle schools	64.0%		45.4	233^rd of 485 public middle schools	52.0%	64	42.1	50.9	58.3	50.5	29.5	35.0	43.3	36.0	41.4	$20,219
Sunset Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 S. Sunset	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-3963	316	25	12.5	58.5%	126 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (54.7%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	40.5	238^th of 469 public middle schools	49.3%		30.4	307^th of 485 public middle schools	36.7%	69	44.3	36.8	51.9	43.9	26.4	17.5	30.9	24.5	33.8	$20,752

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Centennial Middle School?

Students at Centennial Middle School are 63% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Centennial Middle School attend?

Students who attend Centennial Middle School usually go on to attend Boulder High School

What district is Centennial Middle School in?

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Is Centennial Middle School a good school?

Centennial Middle School ranks 85^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Centennial Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Centennial Middle School.

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