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Centennial High School

Q: Is Centennial High School a good school?

Centennial High School ranks 395 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 43% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Centennial High School is a public high school located in Champaign, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,473 students. The school faces several challenges, including lower academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Centennial High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the state and Champaign CUSD 4 district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ACT/English Language Arts (43%), ACT/Mathematics (32.3%), and ACT/Science (44.4%) were all below the state and district averages. Additionally, Centennial High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 41.7% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Comparing Centennial High School to nearby schools, both within and outside its district, highlights the significant disparities in academic achievement. Central High School, another high school in the Champaign CUSD 4 district, consistently outperforms Centennial High School in academic measures, such as standardized test scores and graduation rates. Similarly, Mahomet-Seymour High School, located in the Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 district, also outperforms Centennial High School across various academic measures. In contrast, Urbana High School, located in the Urbana School District 116, generally underperforms Centennial High School in academic measures.

1,476

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,160

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

913 Crescent Dr
Champaign, IL 61821-4243

(217) 351-3954

District: Champaign CUSD 4

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.1%

White:

26.3%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (39% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (84% vs 89%)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg46%

Illinois avg48%

395^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Champaign CUSD 4

631^st of 811Champaign CUSD 4 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	44.7	395 of 698	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	303 of 697	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	252 of 699	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	215 of 699	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	224 of 688	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	255 of 701	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	235 of 647	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.3	243 of 642	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.5	415 of 643	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.1	202 of 614	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.6	372 of 670	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.3	274 of 670	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	311 of 665	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.4	283 of 655	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.9	198 of 643	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.5	186 of 632	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	190 of 624	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.7	154 of 612	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	79.6	101 of 596	83.1%	★★★★☆
2005	72.8	156 of 590	73.6%	★★★★☆
2004	85.0	62 of 592	89.5%	★★★★☆
2003	70.3	161 of 586	72.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	174 of 323	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	138 of 299	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	169 of 301	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	159 of 294	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	197 of 281	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	177 of 299	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	153 of 253	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	67 of 148	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.2	98 of 137	28.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	72 of 134	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.7	49 of 141	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	54 of 135	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	75 of 130	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.7	49 of 132	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	327 of 491	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.0	78 of 429	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	188 of 428	56.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	160 of 284	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	100 of 248	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.0	196 of 217	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.7	43 of 205	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	32.8	86 of 189	54.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.8	18 of 183	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	50.1	43 of 151	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	389 of 685	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	303 of 664	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	244 of 656	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	282 of 658	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	284 of 639	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	271 of 665	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	250 of 620	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	195 of 366	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	277 of 336	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.7	117 of 333	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	147 of 335	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	73 of 317	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	112 of 317	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	85 of 291	70.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	503 of 672	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	473 of 639	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	384 of 644	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	453 of 626	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	364 of 611	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	374 of 639	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	357 of 585	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	391 of 685	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	291 of 668	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	265 of 668	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	136 of 664	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	181 of 653	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	224 of 675	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	222 of 619	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	146 of 211	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	132 of 182	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	93 of 163	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	87 of 170	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.1	143 of 160	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	112 of 165	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	118 of 154	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	235 of 527	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	106 of 482	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	152 of 476	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.6	150 of 453	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	89 of 473	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	27.2	248 of 374	33.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	130 of 564	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	138 of 554	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	85 of 557	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	75 of 560	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	114 of 553	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	97 of 552	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	111 of 548	79.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)77th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)33rd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-4 vs state

English Language Arts43%-9 vs state

Mathematics32%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

A public high school fraught with public high school problems seen in larger urban areas...drugs, the necessity for in-school police officers, and poor administrative leadership. The AP classes offered are alright, as they must adhere to a national curriculum. Many teachers are far left of center and use their classrooms as bully pulpits for their personal political beliefs. There are no classical literature selections in the English literature classes, just poor quality contemporary works espousing social ills of the time. What happened to classic authors who add value to students' cultural intelligence? The pickup and drop off are sheer mayhem. The communication from the school is poor. Our child would have gone elsewhere were we not stuck in Champaign. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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)	% 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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	913 Crescent Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3954	1,476	109	13.4	51.4%	388 (26.3%)	651 (44.1%)	191 (12.9%)	113 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	130 (8.8%)	44.7	395^th of 698 public high schools	43.4%		50.8	303^rd of 697 public high schools	56.5%	92	48.9	44.5	26.8	22.8	44.2	40.1	43.0	32.3	44.4						99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	96.2	$18,160	$727	$17,432
Central High School	Public	9-12	610 W University Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3914	1,666	126	13.2	44.4%	630 (37.8%)	433 (26.0%)	321 (19.3%)	156 (9.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (6.8%)	70.6	169^th of 698 public high schools	75.8%		72.8	149^th of 697 public high schools	78.6%	20	55.9	64.1	34.3	43.2	49.5	65.0	54.9	47.8	55.7						95.5	96.3	96.3	96.3	95.5	95.4	95.4	96.3	$16,648	$664	$15,983
Educ for Employment Sys 330	Public	11-12	2400 W Bradley Ave # A113	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign/Ford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 355-1382	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
R E A D Y Program	Public	6-12	45 E University Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign/Ford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 239-0322	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
RE-Start Program	Public	9-12	45 E University Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign/Ford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 893-3219	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Novak Academy	Public	9-12	815 N Randolph St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 352-4328	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
University of Illinois High School	Public	7-12	1212 W Springfield Ave	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	University of Ill Lab School	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 333-2870	319	4	79.7		105 (32.9%)	16 (5.0%)	52 (16.3%)	101 (31.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.7%)	99.7	2^nd of 698 public high schools	99.7%		100	1^st of 697 public high schools	99.9%	1	100.0	98.4	96.9	90.3	98.4	96.8	96.6	96.6	98.3	93.8	93.8	93.8	84.4	84.4
Urbana High School	Public	9-12	1002 S Race St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3505	1,176	99	11.8	65.2%	315 (26.8%)	412 (35.0%)	285 (24.2%)	55 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (8.4%)	32.1	498^th of 698 public high schools	28.7%		44.4	361^st of 697 public high schools	48.2%	137	45.2	40.3	14.7	18.8	32.4	45.5	38.7	24.1	28.1						99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.3	99.2	99.2	$20,031	$1,527	$18,504
Champaign County Detention Center	Public	6-12	400 Art Bartell Rd	Urbana	61802	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 384-3780	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Unity High School	Public	9-12	1127 County Road 800 N	Tolono	61880	Champaign County	Tolono CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 485-6230	480	33	14.5	25.0%	423 (88.1%)	13 (2.7%)	13 (2.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	76.6	130^th of 698 public high schools	81.4%		77.4	129^th of 697 public high schools	81.5%	1	72.3	54.4	43.6	41.7	63.4	51.5	61.2	52.7	56.6						99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	$14,152	$3,014	$11,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial High School

What is the racial makeup of Centennial High School?

Students at Centennial High School are 44% African American, 26% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

Is Centennial High School a good school?

Centennial High School ranks 395^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Centennial High School in?

Champaign CUSD 4

How many students attend Centennial High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,476 students attended Centennial High School.

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