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Centennial Arts Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

986^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Centennial Arts Academy is an elementary school in Gainesville, GA, serving 760 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Gainesville City district. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 19th percentile of Georgia elementary schools, a decline from its 2-star, 46th-percentile standing a decade ago.

One of the school's relative strengths is attendance: its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.3% closely mirrors the state average (17.7%) and has remained remarkably stable over the past four years, even as district-wide rates have fluctuated. In math, there's a positive trend worth noting—5th-grade proficiency jumped from just 11.4% in 2022-2023 to 32.2% in 2024-2025, actually surpassing the district average before settling at 27.4% this year. However, science remains a significant concern, with only 18.9% of 5th graders proficient compared to 44.2% statewide. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students are a bright spot, ranking in the 26th percentile statewide—higher than the school's overall ranking—suggesting relatively effective language support programs.

Compared to nearby schools, Centennial sits in the middle tier of its district. Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy, just 1.87 miles away, dramatically outperforms Centennial (64th percentile statewide) with 5th-grade math proficiency at 52.1% versus 27.4%, and science at 48.7% versus 18.9%. Mundy Mill Arts Academy also outpaces Centennial (45th percentile) with notably lower chronic absenteeism (9.8% vs. 17.3%), despite serving a similar percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Interestingly, Centennial's per-pupil spending of $14,955 is among the highest in the district, yet this investment hasn't translated into proportionally better outcomes. The school's stable attendance, improving math trajectory, and relatively strong ELL support provide foundations to build upon as it works to reverse its decade-long ranking decline.

760

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,955

Per pupil spending ?

72.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

852 Century Pl
Gainesville, GA 30501

(770) 287-2044

District: Gainesville City

Students who attend Centennial Arts Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Gainesville Middle School East
High:	Gainesville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

African American:

16.4%

White:

13.8%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2023 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2026) from a 12th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

Georgia avg47%

986^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Gainesville City

156^th of 201Gainesville City among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	986 of 1219	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	971 of 1238	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	921 of 1236	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1073 of 1223	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	958 of 1220	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	856 of 1214	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	877 of 1234	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	851 of 1209	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.3	654 of 1205	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.2	670 of 1233	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.5	611 of 1240	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.6	903 of 1231	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.6	786 of 1225	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.9	646 of 1201	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.9	577 of 1212	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.3	474 of 1183	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.4	242 of 1133	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	77.9	194 of 1134	82.9%	★★★★☆
2007	74.4	269 of 1125	76.1%	★★★★☆
2006	76.8	226 of 1101	79.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	670 of 828	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	743 of 892	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	736 of 879	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	812 of 870	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	698 of 876	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	158 of 214	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	270 of 317	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	271 of 304	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	275 of 286	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	269 of 283	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	933 of 1186	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	985 of 1224	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	889 of 1223	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	989 of 1212	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	901 of 1206	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	423 of 503	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	462 of 583	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	443 of 565	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	508 of 535	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	469 of 516	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	980 of 1183	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	927 of 1225	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	944 of 1220	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	1131 of 1210	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	990 of 1209	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	389 of 565	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	349 of 487	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	435 of 455	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	535 of 769	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	535 of 772	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	10.8	727 of 775	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	581 of 779	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)26th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

African American (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

Science19%-25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, November 9, 2017

Best school in the district. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 6, 2011

Great school! My daughter, who was basically introverted, is in her 4th year at CAA. Since starting school at CAA, she has bloomed! Her kindergarten teacher, Ms. Whitaker, was great! Her first grade teacher, Mrs. Boyers, was fantastic also! Her second grade teacher, Mrs. Orr, was awesome! And her third grade homeroom teacher, Mrs. Izaguirre, and math teacher, Mrs. Brewer, are both superior teachers! I am very pleased with quality of education that she is receiving at CAA. The staff is always friendly and helpful. The Principal, Ms. Williams, and the Assistant Principal, Mrs. Frierson, BOTH do an incredible job. Ms. Williams, who was the Assistant Principal to Mrs. Gilliam, the former principal, is really doing a wonderful job! Ms. Williams assisted Mrs. Gilliam, who was also great, for many years. Ms. Williams knows her job! If she wasn't capable of performing her job, believe me, she would not be the principal of CAA. I believe when parents show up, and show an interest in their Childs education, the child performs better, and the staff knows that the parent cares. We have a policy in America, "No child left behind", no matter what their situation is. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment 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	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	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centennial Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	852 Century Pl	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 287-2044	760	53	14.2	72.8%	105 (13.8%)	125 (16.4%)	480 (63.2%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	20.3	986^th of 1219 public elementary schools	19.1%		22.2	971^st of 1238 public elementary schools	21.6%	15	25.5	36.1	27.4	18.9	$14,955	$924	$14,030
Gainesville Exploration Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1145 McEver Rd	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 287-1223	536	39	13.6	84.0%	38 (7.1%)	100 (18.7%)	373 (69.6%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	14.5	1086^th of 1219 public elementary schools	10.9%		17.8	1033^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	16.6%	53	28.3	25.7	20.3	18.0	$16,238	$969	$15,269
Fair Street International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	695 Fair St	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-5295	651	42	15.4	91.1%	27 (4.1%)	105 (16.1%)	499 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	14.2	1091^st of 1219 public elementary schools	10.5%		11.2	1161^st of 1238 public elementary schools	6.2%	70	20.7	26.5	26.7	16.3	$14,228	$1,007	$13,220
Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1340 Enota Ave NE	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-7711	767	54	14.1	56.8%	264 (34.4%)	122 (15.9%)	314 (40.9%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.2%)	59.5	434^th of 1219 public elementary schools	64.4%		59.5	441^st of 1238 public elementary schools	64.4%	7	48.3	47.1	52.1	48.7	$14,872	$1,098	$13,774
New Holland Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Barn St	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 287-1095	573	39	14.6	83.9%	43 (7.5%)	152 (26.5%)	350 (61.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	35.1	752^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	38.3%		26.3	905^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.9%	153	47.4	40.5	36.7	18.8	$14,853	$1,033	$13,820
Lyman Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2150 Memorial Park Dr	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-7044	785	58	13.6	96.2%	20 (2.5%)	7 (0.9%)	753 (95.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.6	1149^th of 1219 public elementary schools	5.7%		11	1163^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	6.1%	14	17.7	22.3	22.5	13.7	$13,731	$1,115	$12,616
McEver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3265 Montgomery Dr	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-7473	487	35	13.7	85.6%	52 (10.7%)	6 (1.2%)	415 (85.2%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)					$13,724	$1,057	$12,666
Sardis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 Sardis Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 532-0104	556	38	14.8	63.8%	335 (60.3%)	7 (1.3%)	192 (34.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)	37.1	712^th of 1219 public elementary schools	41.6%		51.3	548^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.7%	164	31.4	42.0	40.0	35.1	$14,202	$648	$13,554
Mundy Mill Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4260 Mundy Mill Parkway	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 534-0671	825	54	15.2	72.2%	96 (11.6%)	116 (14.1%)	532 (64.5%)	50 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.6%)	39.9	671^st of 1219 public elementary schools	45.0%		34.9	756^th of 1238 public elementary schools	38.9%	85	38.9	43.6	38.6	35.7	$13,338	$849	$12,489
Sandra Dunagan Deal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2850 Ramsey Road	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Hall County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(470) 892-3250	762	54	14.1	78.7%	243 (31.9%)	41 (5.4%)	441 (57.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)	25	909^th of 1219 public elementary schools	25.4%					(n/a)	32.5	41.4	27.5	20.0	$13,452	$785	$12,667

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial Arts Academy

What is the racial makeup of Centennial Arts Academy?

Students at Centennial Arts Academy are 63% Hispanic, 16% African American, 14% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Centennial Arts Academy a good school?

Centennial Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Georgia elementary schools.

How many students attend Centennial Arts Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 760 students attended Centennial Arts Academy.

What schools do graduates of Centennial Arts Academy attend?

Students who attend Centennial Arts Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gainesville Middle School East
High : Gainesville High School

What district is Centennial Arts Academy in?

Gainesville City

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