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Centennial Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

789^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Centennial Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Broomfield, CO, serving 293 students in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district, where over three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has ranked in the bottom quartile of Colorado elementary schools for the past decade, with proficiency rates well below district and state averages. In 2025-26, just 27.7% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 21.2% in Math, percentages that trail every nearby school in the comparison group. High-performing neighbors like Meridian Elementary and Coyote Ridge Elementary exceed 70% proficiency in both subjects, while Hunters Glen Elementary, which serves a significant low-income population, posts 35.8% in ELA and 34.4% in Math.

Centennial's low-income students rank at the 1st percentile statewide, meaning fewer than 1% of Colorado schools perform worse for this subgroup. Since three-quarters of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, this is particularly concerning. Chronic absenteeism is also a major challenge—at 33.7%, it's among the highest in the area, rivaled only by Arapahoe Ridge Elementary at 33.9%. Notably, Arapahoe Ridge still outperforms Centennial in every tested subject despite similar attendance struggles, and other schools with significant poverty, like Arapahoe Ridge (56.6% FRL) and Hunters Glen (53% FRL), achieve substantially better results. This suggests that poverty alone doesn't explain Centennial's outcomes.

On a more positive note, the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.0 is the most favorable among nearby schools, and there are early signs of improvement. Centennial's overall ranking has climbed from the 7th percentile in 2023-24 to the 17th percentile in 2025-26, with ELA and Math proficiency at their highest levels since at least 2022-23. Still, the path forward will require targeted interventions around attendance, early literacy, and math instruction to reverse a persistent pattern of underperformance and close the gap with other schools in the area.

293

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,569

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

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: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg39%

Colorado avg41%

789^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 34Elementary Schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools

49^th of 114Adams 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
2026	17.0	789 of 946	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.1	620 of 695	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.5	223 of 251	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	8.4	319 of 322	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.0	631 of 697	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

White (2019)13th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Math21%-16 vs state

Science13%-23 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 (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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%)	17	789^th of 946 public elementary schools	16.6%		21.5	717^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.5%	72	26.8	31.3	25.4				27.7	27.5	18.8	19.0				21.2	13.3		$22,569
Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13095 Pecos Street	Westminster	80030	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%)	39.7	516^th of 946 public elementary schools	45.5%		61	351^st of 950 public elementary schools	63.1%	165	33.3	39.2	49.1				40.9	34.6	37.7	33.3				35.2	29.8		$18,225
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%)	70.7	259^th of 946 public elementary schools	72.6%		65.6	313^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.1%	54	54.0	66.2	56.1				58.7	57.1	57.4	47.5				53.6	38.5		$19,130
Meridian Elementary School	Public	K-5	14256 McKay Park Circle	Broomfield	80020	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%)	91	62^nd of 946 public elementary schools	93.4%		90.1	72^nd of 950 public elementary schools	92.4%	10	62.6	81.2	74.7				72.3	72.7	71.8	59.0				68.2	64.6		$17,221
Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	13770 Broadlands Drive	Broomfield	80020	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%)	87	107^th of 946 public elementary schools	88.7%		91.6	55^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.2%	52	61.0	69.4	71.0				67.2	71.7	61.9	60.7				64.7	57.4		$18,279
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%)	71.7	246^th of 946 public elementary schools	74.0%		72.8	247^th of 950 public elementary schools	74.0%	1	55.0	53.8	68.2				58.8	57.5	38.5	54.5				49.3	54.5		$23,292
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%)	81.9	162^nd of 946 public elementary schools	82.9%		76.5	215^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.4%	53	69.7	69.6	78.8	60.5	61.5	58.0	65.4	60.0	51.9	47.7	51.1	30.8	43.4	46.5	53.6	41.6	$20,191
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%)	38.4	532^nd of 946 public elementary schools	43.8%		42.2	514^th of 950 public elementary schools	45.9%	18	32.0	29.7	45.2				35.8	38.2	25.0	38.7				34.4	38.7		$16,732
Global Village Academy - North	Public, Charter	K-8	555 West 112th Avenue	Northglenn	80241	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%)	48.8	442^nd of 946 public elementary schools	53.3%		46.8	473^rd of 950 public elementary schools	50.2%	31	45.0	34.6	47.5	60.0	62.7	59.1	49.4	49.0	31.1	29.3	37.7	32.2	36.4	36.3	35.9	41.3	$14,349
Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5851 West 115th Avenue	Westminster	80020	Broomfield 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%)	70.8	258^th of 946 public elementary schools	72.7%		64.1	325^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.8%	67	58.4	52.9	58.5				56.6	65.9	42.0	45.7				51.4	51.2		$17,806

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

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.

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.

Is Centennial Elementary School a good school?

Centennial Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Colorado elementary schools.

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