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Centennial High School

Public Grades 9-12
297th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 328 Colorado High Schools
Better than 9% of Colorado high schools
Summary

Centennial High School is a public high school serving 824 students in grades 9-12 in Pueblo, Colorado, which is part of the Pueblo School District No. 60. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 140th out of 255 Colorado high schools in 2015-2016 to 297th out of 328 in 2024-2025.

Centennial High School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized tests, with only 10.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in CMAS/Science and 10% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics in 2024-2025. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 79.8% and 92.7% in recent years, slightly lower than the district and state averages. Centennial High School also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% in 2023-2024, compared to 43% and 46.6% in the previous two years.

When comparing Centennial High School to other nearby schools, the academic performance and key metrics are generally similar, with South High School, Central High School, and East High School also struggling with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and high percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. However, Pueblo County High School and Pueblo West High School, which are part of the Pueblo County School District 70, perform significantly better than Centennial High School and the other Pueblo School District 60 schools.

801
Students ?
17.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,059
Per pupil spending ?
70.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2525 Montview Dirve
       Pueblo, CO  81008

(719) 549-7337

District: Pueblo School District No. 60


Feeder schools for Centennial High School:

Elementary:    Irving Elementary School
    Morton Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.8%
White:
23.6%
African American:
3.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025
Strengths
91% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Colorado)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg24%
Colorado avg47%
297th of 328
Colorado public high schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 22 pts since 2015
From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Colorado High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 5High Schools in the Pueblo School District No. 60
105th of 115Pueblo School District No. 60 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202512.2297 of 3289.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.6292 of 34916.3%★☆☆☆☆
202327.7245 of 34929.8%★★☆☆☆
20229.4195 of 22111.8%★☆☆☆☆
202110.5185 of 21011.9%★☆☆☆☆
201933.5263 of 41136.0%★★☆☆☆
201838.6219 of 38843.6%★★☆☆☆
201723.8184 of 25628.1%★☆☆☆☆
201635.3140 of 25545.1%★★☆☆☆
201530.5199 of 29231.8%★★☆☆☆
201445.7212 of 36942.5%★★☆☆☆
201339.7226 of 34935.2%★★☆☆☆
201243.7199 of 33440.4%★★☆☆☆
201134.9234 of 33730.6%★★☆☆☆
201042.8213 of 32734.9%★★☆☆☆
200932.5223 of 31028.1%★☆☆☆☆
200831.5220 of 30126.9%★☆☆☆☆
200746.9176 of 29840.9%★★☆☆☆
200652.1149 of 28647.9%★★☆☆☆
200540.0175 of 28037.5%★★☆☆☆
200440.7169 of 27939.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202512.4218 of 24711.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.2213 of 25717.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.2189 of 25425.6%★☆☆☆☆
202218.9204 of 25720.6%★☆☆☆☆
202123.4182 of 23923.8%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
20250.9136 of 1360.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20241.1136 of 1402.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202337.995 of 13529.6%★★☆☆☆
202125.3101 of 11814.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202517.1162 of 18713.4%★☆☆☆☆
202422.1154 of 19922.6%★☆☆☆☆
202341.5104 of 19847.5%★★☆☆☆
202231.2139 of 20532.2%★★☆☆☆
202130.9119 of 18134.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202512.4181 of 1946.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.1182 of 21113.7%★☆☆☆☆
202338.2131 of 20034.5%★★☆☆☆
202230.5146 of 20328.1%★☆☆☆☆
202131.0136 of 18827.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202510.2227 of 2467.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.3218 of 25614.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.5184 of 25227.0%★☆☆☆☆
202222.7184 of 25327.3%★☆☆☆☆
202119.8186 of 24022.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
20257.7200 of 2094.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.5218 of 2294.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.6207 of 23411.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.1187 of 22818.0%★☆☆☆☆
202117.4189 of 22516.0%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)12th percentile~ school
Male (2025)8th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?
Reading and Writing34%-30 vs state
Mathematics17%-19 vs state
Science11%-14 vs state

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Centennial High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Irving Elementary School
Elementary : Morton Elementary School

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Centennial High School.

Centennial High School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Colorado high schools.

Students at Centennial High School are 69% Hispanic, 24% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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