Summary:
Centennial Public School District in Minnesota serves about 6,851 students across 15 listed schools — six elementary, one middle, and eight high schools — and ranks 58th of 458 districts, in the 87th percentile with 4 stars. District-wide, 2025-26 proficiency beats the state in math (56.5% vs. 44.9%), reading (56.7% vs. 48.6%), and science (28.6% vs. 25.5%), and high-school completion is strong: a 92.1% graduation rate against 84.9% statewide, with a 1.1% dropout rate against 4.2%.
Rice Lake Elementary is the clear academic standout: 27th of 869 schools, 97th percentile, 5 stars, and three straight years in the 97th–98th percentile. Its math (80.8%), reading (73.7%), and science (50.4%) far exceed district and state results. Blue Heron Elementary is also strong at the 81st percentile, while Centennial High School, the largest school with 2,067 students, posts a 94.8% graduation rate and 1.0% dropout rate, though reading slipped to 52.4%. Enrollment is concentrated: Centennial High and Centennial Middle hold 53.5% of all students.
Science is the district's most uneven subject — Rice Lake reports 50.4% and Centennial High 39.8%, but Centennial Middle reports 15.6%, Centerville Elementary 18.5%, Golden Lake Elementary 19.0%, and Centennial Elementary 21.6%. Centerville (95th to 73rd percentile) and Centennial Middle (91st to 77th) show the largest rank declines. Test scores for the small alternative programs — including Centennial Area Learning Center, Journey, Pines School - ACS, Pines School - RJC, and Pines School - NSP — are suppressed by the state, and those 183 students are a distinct, higher-need group best considered separately.
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