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Centennial Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

717^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Centennial Elementary School is a public elementary school in Broomfield, Colorado, serving 360 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, which is ranked 52 out of 115 districts in the state.

Centennial Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with students consistently underperforming compared to district and state averages on CMAS assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.2% of Centennial students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.2% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 31.1% in recent years, much higher than the state average. Additionally, Centennial has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Interestingly, the nearby Hunters Glen Elementary and Arapahoe Ridge Elementary schools, which are also part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, generally outperform Centennial Elementary on academic measures. Additionally, the Global Village Academy - North, a public charter school located near Centennial, also outperforms the school on academic measures, despite serving a higher percentage of students from low-income backgrounds.

293

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,445

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13200 Westlake Drive
Broomfield, CO 80020-5231

(720) 972-5280

District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Students who attend Centennial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Westlake Middle School
High:	Legacy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

White:

25.3%

Asian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2024 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (21% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Math scores 22 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg38%

Colorado avg40%

717^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 33Elementary Schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools

52^nd of 115Adams 12 Five Star Schools 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	21.5	717 of 950	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	877 of 943	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	773 of 933	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	808 of 921	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	568 of 710	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	741 of 965	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	651 of 917	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	692 of 929	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	598 of 914	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.3	634 of 938	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.1	793 of 962	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	783 of 954	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	743 of 935	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.6	723 of 935	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.8	625 of 925	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.6	521 of 872	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.1	591 of 849	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.1	616 of 852	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.9	551 of 829	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.3	546 of 823	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.8	545 of 808	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	416 of 694	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.8	603 of 684	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	488 of 642	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	540 of 595	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	652 of 758	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	626 of 690	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	89 of 247	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.7	228 of 242	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	139 of 197	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	174 of 270	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	132 of 172	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	29.5	206 of 265	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	281 of 332	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	261 of 308	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	624 of 700	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	667 of 683	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	559 of 649	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	534 of 594	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	606 of 764	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	496 of 693	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	18.2	519 of 596	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+39 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)22nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2019)13th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-9 vs state

English Language Arts24%-21 vs state

Math14%-22 vs state

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Monday, December 29, 2014

Bad leadership and uninvolved parents/kids makes this place nothing but a school continuing to go downhill. Close Quote

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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 School	Public	PK, KG-5	13200 Westlake Drive	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5280	293	23	13.0	76.1%	74 (25.3%)	1 (0.3%)	206 (70.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	21.5	717^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.5%		10.3	877^th of 943 public elementary schools	7.0%	160	30.8	6.9	38.3				24.2	20.4						14.4	30.4		$20,445
Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13095 Pecos Street	Westminster	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5740	465	27	17.5	56.6%	176 (37.8%)	4 (0.9%)	242 (52.0%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	61	351^st of 950 public elementary schools	63.1%		61.4	349^th of 943 public elementary schools	63.0%	2	27.3	70.2	64.8				53.2	25.5	59.2	46.3				43.0	51.9		$17,576
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12401 Perry Street	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5520	517	32	16.4	38.5%	291 (56.3%)	2 (0.4%)	153 (29.6%)	30 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.4%)	65.6	313^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.1%		55.2	401^st of 943 public elementary schools	57.5%	88	61.8	56.0	54.2				57.3	47.4	41.7	43.7				44.2	44.3		$18,364
Meridian Elementary School	Public	K-5	14256 McKay Park Circle	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-7880	525	30	17.5	22.9%	334 (63.6%)	6 (1.1%)	107 (20.4%)	29 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	90.1	72^nd of 950 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.2	41^st of 943 public elementary schools	95.7%	31	64.7	68.8	70.0				67.8	68.2	62.5	68.5				66.5	72.3		$16,863
Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	13770 Broadlands Drive	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5780	392	25	16.0	16.6%	278 (70.9%)	3 (0.8%)	62 (15.8%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	91.6	55^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.2%		89.9	77^th of 943 public elementary schools	91.8%	22	72.6	75.4	68.9				72.3	68.8	69.2	72.6				70.2	62.9		$17,621
Birch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 Birch	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8800	299	20	15.1	37.5%	194 (64.9%)	2 (0.7%)	73 (24.4%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	72.8	247^th of 950 public elementary schools	74.0%		72.1	244^th of 943 public elementary schools	74.1%	3	56.3	61.9	58.1				58.6	51.0	46.5	62.8				53.3	44.2		$21,204
Aspen Creek K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	5500 Aspen Creek Drive	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8000	844	47	18.0	25.0%	603 (71.4%)	7 (0.8%)	144 (17.1%)	46 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (5.0%)	76.5	215^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.4%		81	163^rd of 943 public elementary schools	82.7%	52	65.7	57.7	69.7	56.6	77.5	65.1	65.2	63.8	50.0	60.3	35.5	41.2	42.5	47.1	61.0	39.1	$19,189
Hunters Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13222 Corona Street	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5440	491	27	17.9	53.0%	206 (42.0%)	7 (1.4%)	217 (44.2%)	25 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.7%)	42.2	514^th of 950 public elementary schools	45.9%		54.1	412^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.3%	102	32.8	39.7	48.6				40.5	35.8	37.8	37.1				37.0	30.4		$16,366
Global Village Academy - North	Public, Charter	K-8	555 West 112th Avenue	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 446-7100	838	56	15.0	55.7%	218 (26.0%)	11 (1.3%)	539 (64.3%)	42 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.6%)	46.8	473^rd of 950 public elementary schools	50.2%		47.8	467^th of 943 public elementary schools	50.5%	6	37.3	47.1	55.3	60.9	66.2	57.7	51.9	30.8	32.2	34.2	22.2	33.8	32.7	31.1	43.8	38.3	$13,220
Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5851 West 115th Avenue	Westminster	80020	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3105	511	32	16.1	29.9%	309 (60.5%)	1 (0.2%)	131 (25.6%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	64.1	325^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.8%		70.9	251^st of 943 public elementary schools	73.4%	74	47.8	66.7	57.6				56.9	46.2	49.4	38.4				44.6	42.4		$16,514

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Centennial Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Centennial Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westlake Middle School
High : Legacy High School

Is Centennial Elementary School a good school?

Centennial Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Centennial Elementary School in?

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

How many students attend Centennial Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Centennial Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Centennial Elementary School?

Students at Centennial Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 25% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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