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Centennial Elementary

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Centennial Elementary ranks 465 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Centennial Elementary in Firestone, CO, is a PK–5 school serving 525 students in the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, a strong district ranked in the top 20% of Colorado. Centennial itself is a solidly mid-pack school, ranking in the 51st percentile of Colorado elementary schools with a 3-star rating—a position it has held consistently for the past five years. This stability is actually an improvement story, as the school sat in the 21st percentile just a decade ago before climbing to its current level. However, it now trails several nearby schools, including Fall River Elementary School (81st percentile) and Mead Elementary School (77th percentile), while outperforming schools like Rocky Mountain Elementary School and Thunder Valley Pk-8.

Academically, Centennial presents a mixed picture. In English Language Arts, 41.9% of students are proficient—below both the district (51.0%) and state (44.7%)—while math proficiency at 40.4% edges out the state average of 37.3% but trails the district. Science is a consistent weakness, with 5th-grade proficiency at 30.9% versus 43.6% for the district and 36.1% statewide. The comparisons to nearby schools are revealing: Firestone Charter Academy posts identical math scores (40.4%) but far stronger ELA results, while Prairie Ridge Elementary School—serving a similar or slightly higher-poverty population—has similar ELA but significantly stronger math.

The school's biggest asset is attendance: only 13.0% of students are chronically absent, far below the district rate of 23.1% and less than half the state rate of 28.4%. This strong attendance culture has not yet translated into above-average scores, and the school's overall rank masks concerning subgroup gaps. Hispanic, White, low-income, and female students currently rank in the 17th–28th percentiles compared to their statewide peers, highlighting equity challenges that deserve attention. The most actionable areas for growth include investigating a 4th-grade math dip, stabilizing volatile science scores, and borrowing proven literacy and math strategies from nearby schools like Firestone Charter and Prairie Ridge.

525

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,665

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: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Colorado median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

465^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 32Elementary Schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

23^rd of 114St. 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
2026	45.6	465 of 946	50.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	26.7	501 of 695	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.2	210 of 251	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.4	96 of 242	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	237 of 322	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	45.2	360 of 697	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	29.8	414 of 547	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Male (2026)48th percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-24 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-3 vs state

Math40%+3 vs state

Science31%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	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%)	45.6	465^th of 946 public elementary schools	50.8%		53.3	423^rd of 950 public elementary schools	55.5%	42	33.3	45.5	47.1				41.9	43.2	34.1	45.6				40.4	30.9		$18,665
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%)	60.3	355^th of 946 public elementary schools	62.5%		52.7	428^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.9%	73	57.1	58.8	55.7	55.6	75.0	62.2	59.6	60.3	45.6	24.3	27.8	47.5	37.8	40.4	36.2	35.1	$13,547
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%)	49.4	437^th of 946 public elementary schools	53.8%		58	381^st of 950 public elementary schools	59.9%	56	34.9	45.0	43.8				41.2	54.0	51.7	36.9				47.3	27.7		$19,977
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%)	61.1	348^th of 946 public elementary schools	63.2%		46	477^th of 950 public elementary schools	49.8%	129	40.7	45.5	66.1				49.8	50.6	40.3	47.6				46.4	46.8		$19,473
Carbon Valley Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4040 Coriolis Way	Frederick	80530	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%)	42	498^th of 946 public elementary schools	47.4%		23	696^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.7%	198	694.0	52.4	42.1	717.0			24.1	720.0	47.6	26.3	719.0			25.7	16.7		$14,292
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%)	22.9	698^th of 946 public elementary schools	26.2%		15.2	802^nd of 950 public elementary schools	15.6%	104	24.5	31.9	36.7	21.1	33.3	14.6	27.1	25.5	27.5	30.9	15.8	14.3	19.3	22.4	20.3	12.8	$18,310
Grand View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Aggregate Blvd	Frederick	80516	Boulder 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%)	50.6	432^nd of 946 public elementary schools	54.3%		56.6	393^rd of 950 public elementary schools	58.6%	39	41.8	47.0	46.0				44.9	47.8	41.8	40.6				43.5	30.2		$17,180
Fall River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Deerwood Drive	Longmont	80504	Weld 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%)	79.9	175^th of 946 public elementary schools	81.5%		86.6	111^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.3%	64	56.4	63.0	82.4				66.7	57.5	49.3	66.7				57.7	46.3		$18,940
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%)	74.9	220^th of 946 public elementary schools	76.7%		81.2	162^nd of 950 public elementary schools	82.9%	58	45.5	62.1	64.5				57.0	49.7	59.9	62.9				57.2	49.2		$17,057
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%)	62.1	334^th of 946 public elementary schools	64.7%		59.4	367^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.4%	33	51.4	48.4	52.5		56.4	767.0	53.0	48.6	739.0	50.0		43.6	75.0	48.6	40.0	58.3	$14,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial Elementary

Is Centennial Elementary a good school?

Centennial Elementary ranks 465^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

What is the racial makeup of Centennial Elementary?

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

How many students attend Centennial Elementary?

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

What district is Centennial Elementary in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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