Centennial Public Schools

Summary:

The Centennial Public Schools district in Nebraska operates three schools: Centennial Elementary School, Centennial Junior-Senior High School, and Centennial Middle School. The district serves a population with a significant proportion of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch across all three schools.

Centennial Elementary School and Centennial Middle School stand out as high-performing institutions, consistently ranking among the top schools in Nebraska and achieving strong academic outcomes. Both schools have earned 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger and boast impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly exceeding the state averages.

In contrast, Centennial Junior-Senior High School has a more mixed performance, with the school's Mathematics proficiency on the ACT above the state average but Science proficiency slightly below. The high school's 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% is a positive indicator, but the school's lower rankings and mixed ACT results suggest that there may be room for improvement in academic achievement and college readiness at the high school level.

District Detail

1301 Centennial
Utica, NE 68456-0187

(402) 534-2291

SchoolDigger Rank:
57^th of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 515

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (2025)			ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Centennial	Utica	68456	Seward County	Centennial Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 534-2321	263	22	11.9	26.6%	242 (92.0%)	6 (2.3%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	78.2	53^rd of 294 public elementary schools	82.0%		79.5	76^th of 428 public elementary schools	82.2%	23	86.1	65.1			73.5	83.3		86.1			$21,934	$1,375	$17,389
Centennial Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	1301 Centennial	Utica	68456	Seward County	Centennial Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 534-2321	151	21	7.2	30.5%	140 (92.7%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28	112^th of 146 public high schools	23.3%		44.1	102^nd of 168 public high schools	39.3%	10									43.2	43.2	$27,826	$194	$23,673
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 Centennial Middle School	Utica	68456	Seward County	Centennial Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 534-2321	101	1	117.4	39.6%	92 (91.1%)	3 (3.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	73.1	38^th of 133 public middle schools	71.4%		75.5	40^th of 200 public middle schools	80.0%	2			75.9	62.5	75.0		84.6	80.0			$22,202	$258	$16,730

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
York Public Schools	11.46 mi	4	95^th
Seward Public Schools	13.42 mi	3	3^rd
Mc Cool Junction Public Schools	16.35 mi	2
Friend Public Schools	16.82 mi	2
Milford Public Schools	17.07 mi	2	51^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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