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Centennial Elementary

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Centennial Elementary ranks 423 rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Centennial Elementary is a public elementary school located in Firestone, Colorado, serving 487 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the St. Vrain Valley School District, which is ranked 27th out of 115 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Centennial Elementary's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, the school's performance varies significantly across different student groups. Male students tend to perform better than female students, and Hispanic students outperform their White peers. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status students is mixed, with a ranking that has fluctuated in recent years. Additionally, Centennial Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 12.3% in 2021-2022 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Centennial Elementary's performance is generally weaker, with Fall River Elementary, Mead Elementary, and Prairie Ridge Elementary all having higher test scores and rankings. However, Centennial Elementary outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Thunder Valley Pk-8 and Carbon Valley Academy.

525

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,172

Per pupil spending ?

33.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10290 Neighbors Parkway
Firestone, CO 80504-3600

(720) 652-8240

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Students who attend Centennial Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Coal Ridge Middle School
High:	Mead High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

Hispanic:

29.0%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2022 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Colorado median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2022) to 55th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

423^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 32Elementary Schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

27^th of 115St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J 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	53.3	423 of 950	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	433 of 943	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	437 of 933	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	356 of 921	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	342 of 710	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	441 of 965	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.8	621 of 917	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	499 of 929	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.2	722 of 914	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.2	578 of 938	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.2	488 of 962	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.1	526 of 954	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.8	514 of 935	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.9	561 of 935	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.6	522 of 925	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	428 of 694	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	376 of 684	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	367 of 642	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	307 of 595	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	263 of 351	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	408 of 758	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	488 of 690	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	54.4	96 of 242	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	166 of 337	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	257 of 365	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	150 of 265	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	70 of 203	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	48 of 75	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	254 of 332	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	270 of 308	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	302 of 700	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	393 of 683	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	375 of 649	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	285 of 594	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	222 of 352	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	374 of 764	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.0	581 of 693	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	408 of 551	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	414 of 539	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	390 of 525	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	296 of 454	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	235 of 288	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	407 of 596	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	274 of 337	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)60th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Math45%+9 vs state

Science44%+5 vs state

English Language Arts42%-3 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 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 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10290 Neighbors Parkway	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8240	525	33	16.1	33.9%	318 (60.6%)	5 (1.0%)	152 (29.0%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.3%)	53.3	423^rd of 950 public elementary schools	55.5%		51.1	433^rd of 943 public elementary schools	54.1%	10	34.1	47.7	45.1				41.8	47.1	46.3	41.3				44.7	44.4		$17,172
Firestone Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5753 Twilight Avenue	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-3711	600	43	13.8	22.3%	425 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	123 (20.5%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	52.7	428^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.9%		47.7	470^th of 943 public elementary schools	50.2%	42	40.5	62.9	39.2	72.3	62.2	36.2	51.0	33.8	54.3	24.3	51.1	30.4	30.6	37.2	27.4	36.2	$12,833
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6632 St Vrain Ranch Boulevard	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3641	387	25	15.3	39.5%	244 (63.0%)	2 (0.5%)	105 (27.1%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	58	381^st of 950 public elementary schools	59.9%		62.2	342^nd of 943 public elementary schools	63.7%	39	44.4	35.4	47.9				42.7	55.6	38.5	52.1				48.8	46.5		$17,823
Legacy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7701 Eagle Boulevard	Frederick	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8160	430	25	17.0	37.7%	280 (65.1%)	6 (1.4%)	109 (25.3%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	46	477^th of 950 public elementary schools	49.8%		49.2	456^th of 943 public elementary schools	51.6%	21	32.9	55.0	41.0				42.3	31.5	60.7	33.3				41.1	29.7		$16,810
Carbon Valley Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4040 Coriolis Way	Frederick	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 774-9555	245	21	11.7	49.8%	112 (45.7%)	4 (1.6%)	124 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	23	696^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.7%		25.2	674^th of 943 public elementary schools	28.5%	22	34.5	14.3	20.0		20.0		21.0	31.0		28.6		15.8	39.3	25.0	26.3		$12,597
Thunder Valley Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	555 8th Street	Frederick	80530	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 833-2456	880	55	15.8	63.1%	280 (31.8%)	12 (1.4%)	542 (61.6%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	15.2	802^nd of 950 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.4	776^th of 943 public elementary schools	17.7%	26	21.6	17.9	21.1	32.1	21.4	19.3	22.0	14.1	19.8		15.4	17.0		15.4	18.4	13.4	$16,456
Grand View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Aggregate Blvd	Frederick	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 702-8000	446	26	17.4	31.8%	279 (62.6%)	4 (0.9%)	123 (27.6%)	25 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	56.6	393^rd of 950 public elementary schools	58.6%		60.2	364^th of 943 public elementary schools	61.4%	29	46.3	47.2	46.4				46.7	52.2	47.2	41.1				47.2	30.4		$15,982
Fall River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Deerwood Drive	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-7920	520	29	17.9	30.2%	336 (64.6%)	1 (0.2%)	142 (27.3%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	86.6	111^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.3%		80.3	166^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.4%	55	68.4	68.9	75.4				70.5	65.8	57.3	55.9				60.0	57.9		$16,535
Mead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Welker Ave.	Mead	80542	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 535-4488	879	47	18.8	27.1%	593 (67.5%)	8 (0.9%)	209 (23.8%)	26 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)	81.2	162^nd of 950 public elementary schools	82.9%		81.2	161^st of 943 public elementary schools	82.9%	1	56.7	58.0	70.5				61.9	59.6	46.7	66.0				58.0	61.2		$15,148
Kenneth Homyak Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3927 York Street	Dacono	80514	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 857-3380	311	21	15.0	18.6%	172 (55.3%)	3 (1.0%)	107 (34.4%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	13 (4.2%)	59.4	367^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.4%		69.9	263^rd of 943 public elementary schools	72.1%	104	37.5	38.5		56.4			53.2	42.4	56.4		41.0	68.2		52.3		83.3	$14,188

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial Elementary

What district is Centennial Elementary in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

How many students attend Centennial Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Centennial Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Centennial Elementary attend?

Students who attend Centennial Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coal Ridge Middle School
High : Mead High School

Is Centennial Elementary a good school?

Centennial Elementary ranks 423^rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Centennial Elementary?

Students at Centennial Elementary are 61% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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