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Centennial Elementary School

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Centennial Elementary School ranks 1442 nd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1442^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Centennial Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Streator, Illinois, serving 460 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Streator Education Service District 44, which is ranked 703 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Centennial Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and its own district in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.2% of Centennial students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 37.2% in the district and 53.1% statewide. The school has also had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 31.9% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Centennial Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 71.28% to 77.17% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

In contrast, nearby schools such as Cornell Elementary School, Lostant Elementary School, and Grand Ridge School have generally outperformed Centennial Elementary School in academic measures and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students with disabilities, is particularly concerning, with these groups ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Illinois elementary schools in recent years.

482

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,339

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

614 Oakley Ave
Streator, IL 61364-1020

(815) 672-2926

District: Streator Education Service District 44

Students who attend Centennial Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Northlawn Junior High School
High:	Streator Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (33% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg29%

Illinois avg46%

1,442^nd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

703^rd of 811Streator Education Service District 44 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1442 of 2056	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1425 of 2067	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1428 of 2077	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	1095 of 2082	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	1190 of 1948	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1494 of 2086	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1441 of 2037	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.4	1033 of 2044	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.7	977 of 2046	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	30.3	1397 of 2052	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.1	1444 of 2093	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.9	1285 of 2167	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.2	1037 of 2166	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.8	1019 of 2147	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.6	540 of 2139	74.8%	★★★★☆
2009	68.2	796 of 2120	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.2	798 of 2092	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.0	1256 of 2095	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.9	782 of 2086	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.2	1031 of 2022	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.0	1146 of 2030	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	60.2	977 of 2020	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	952 of 1049	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	792 of 886	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	734 of 907	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	442 of 788	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	602 of 826	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	404 of 788	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	472 of 768	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	303 of 537	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	244 of 743	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	269 of 718	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1354 of 1942	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1355 of 1942	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1348 of 1957	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	1016 of 1970	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	1090 of 1680	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1590 of 2019	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1327 of 1964	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	537 of 982	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	494 of 959	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	612 of 970	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	510 of 954	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	402 of 742	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	403 of 955	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	462 of 938	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	1094 of 1800	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1037 of 1793	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1116 of 1808	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	650 of 1763	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	985 of 1514	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1299 of 1816	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	978 of 1765	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1367 of 1947	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1348 of 1959	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1351 of 1984	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	1020 of 1977	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	1090 of 1707	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1282 of 2019	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1464 of 1972	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	98 of 120	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	75 of 93	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	72 of 93	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	80 of 89	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	49 of 78	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1223 of 1292	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1105 of 1195	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	846 of 1156	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	802 of 1113	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	563 of 640	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1004 of 1194	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	535 of 763	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1255 of 1389	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1256 of 1392	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1275 of 1419	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1039 of 1425	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1097 of 1308	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1319 of 1462	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1340 of 1463	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)18th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2025)9th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

English Language Arts30%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	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 (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	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-4	614 Oakley Ave	Streator	61364	LaSalle County	Streator Education Service District 44	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 672-2926	482	30	15.9	79.3%	280 (58.1%)	35 (7.3%)	114 (23.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.0%)	29.6	1442^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	29.9%		29	1425^th of 2067 public elementary schools	31.1%	17			28.9	31.9					30.2	36.5	33.6					35.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.1	98.5	99.1			$14,339	$2,228	$12,111
Kimes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1207 Reading St	Streator	61364	LaSalle County	Streator Education Service District 44	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 672-2926	415	28	15.0	70.6%	254 (61.2%)	29 (7.0%)	110 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)								(n/a)																	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.8	99.1	99.3	27.7		$18,222	$2,539	$15,684
Grand Ridge School	Public	K-8	400 W Main St	Grand Ridge	61325	LaSalle County	Grand Ridge CCSD 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 249-6225	212	22	9.6	34.4%	195 (92.0%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	60.4	798^th of 2056 public elementary schools	61.2%		78.3	405^th of 2067 public elementary schools	80.4%	393	32.0	55.6	65.0	48.1	48.0	73.7	72.7	94.4	64.9	60.0	29.6	28.0	73.7	63.6	66.7	51.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.6	97.6	98.1		28.3	$18,780	$290	$18,490
Woodland Elementary/Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	5800 E 3000 North Rd	Streator	61364	Livingston County	Woodland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 672-2909	320	31	10.2	41.9%	261 (81.6%)	4 (1.3%)	34 (10.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	32.8	1363^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	33.7%		26.6	1498^th of 2067 public elementary schools	27.5%	135	25.9	32.1	41.0	42.9	29.6	20.0	35.1	32.1	33.5	46.2	33.3	25.9	20.0	40.5	35.7	34.6	96.3	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	11.2	29.3	$27,671	$531	$27,140
Ransom Grade School	Public	K-8	400 S Lane St	Ransom	60470	LaSalle County	Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 586-4611	96	13	7.6	30.2%	83 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	47	1064^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.2%					(n/a)		60.0	61.5	29.4			41.7	50.0	38.5	61.5	17.6			50.0	20.0	33.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		31.2	$20,516	$644	$19,871
Deer Park C C Elementary School	Public	K-8	2350 E 1025th Rd	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Deer Park CCSD 82	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 434-6930	44	7	6.2	11.4%	38 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)								(n/a)									80.0							50.0	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9	82.9			$36,058	$348	$35,710
Lostant Elementary School	Public	K-8	315 W 3rd St	Lostant	61334	LaSalle County	Lostant CUSD 425	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 368-3392	63	5	12.6	34.9%	61 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)									65.8							31.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		33.3	$26,418	$1,542	$24,876
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1320 State St	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Education Service District 141	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 433-1907	364	25	14.8	40.9%	293 (80.5%)	9 (2.5%)	43 (11.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	79.9	395^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.8%		83.6	294^th of 2067 public elementary schools	85.8%	101			71.4	72.6					72.0	65.1	49.2					57.3	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7			$15,770	$788	$14,982
Tonica Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	535 N 1981st Rd	Tonica	61370	LaSalle County	Tonica CCSD 79	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 442-3420	98	12	8.1	41.8%	84 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	40.9	1194^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.9%		31	1367^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.9%	173		63.6	63.6	29.4		58.8		45.5	40.3	33.3	11.8		23.5		9.1	15.1	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6		32.8	$26,019	$724	$25,295
Cornell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 N 7th St	Cornell	61319	Livingston County	Cornell CCSD 426	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 358-2216	114	11	10.3	26.3%	106 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	64.4	714^th of 2056 public elementary schools	65.3%		43.6	1078^th of 2067 public elementary schools	47.8%	364		27.3	66.7	50.0		80.0	64.3	36.4	60.0	16.7	50.0		46.7	42.9	0.0	30.0										$20,295	$3,336	$16,959

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial Elementary School

How many students attend Centennial Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Centennial Elementary School.

What district is Centennial Elementary School in?

Streator Education Service District 44

What is the racial makeup of Centennial Elementary School?

Students at Centennial Elementary School are 58% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American.

What schools do graduates of Centennial Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Northlawn Junior High School
High : Streator Township High School

Is Centennial Elementary School a good school?

Centennial Elementary School ranks 1442^nd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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