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Centennial High School

Public Grades 9-12

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 103 Nevada High Schools

Better than 22% of Nevada high schools

Summary

Centennial High School is a public high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, serving 2,988 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Clark County School District, which is ranked 5th out of 12 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Centennial High School has struggled in recent years, with a current statewide ranking of 80th out of Nevada high schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Centennial High School consistently underperforms compared to the Clark County and Nevada averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.4% of Centennial students were proficient or better in the EOC Science Exam, compared to 22.9% for Clark County and 23.1% for Nevada. The school's four-year graduation rate has also been slightly below the state average, ranging from 81-82% in recent years. Additionally, Centennial High School has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.6% to 34.6% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 26%.

Interestingly, Centennial High School is located in close proximity to several other high schools, such as Shadow Ridge High School and Palo Verde High School, which consistently outperform Centennial on academic metrics and have higher statewide rankings. Additionally, the analysis includes data on several nearby charter high schools, such as Nevada State High School Northwest and Leadership Academy of Nevada, which also outperform Centennial High School on various academic measures.

2,961

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,954

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10200 Centennial Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89149

(702) 799-3440

District: Clark County

Feeder schools for Centennial High School:

Elementary:	Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School
	Conners Eileen Elementary School
	Darnell Marshall C Elementary School
	Deskin Ruthe Elementary School
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	Garehime Edith Elementary School
Middle:	Escobedo Edmundo Eddie Senior Middle School
	Leavitt Justice Myron E Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.0%

White:

31.4%

African American:

18.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Nevada average (82%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nevada average (21% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 27% Nevada)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg31%

Nevada avg30%

80^th of 103

Nevada public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 51High Schools in the Clark County

5^th of 12Clark County among Nevada 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	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	80 of 103	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	76 of 97	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	60 of 96	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	70 of 96	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	63 of 101	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	65 of 136	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	47 of 118	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.5	73 of 125	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.8	53 of 113	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.3	52 of 107	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.4	33 of 105	68.6%	★★★★☆
2013	64.6	44 of 110	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.2	39 of 71	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.7	36 of 69	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.9	25 of 47	46.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.9	31 of 60	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.9	23 of 63	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.9	14 of 55	74.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	48.2	22 of 56	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	33 of 54	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	31 of 46	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2022	29.3	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	34 of 53	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	22 of 49	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.7	35 of 44	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	41.9	30 of 61	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	22 of 53	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.8	28 of 47	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	37 of 47	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	51 of 68	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	47 of 70	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	42 of 67	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	52 of 73	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	48 of 121	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	43 of 99	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.6	60 of 80	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	37 of 55	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	43 of 60	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	25 of 50	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	28 of 46	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	29 of 52	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	43 of 110	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	37 of 92	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	27.5	57 of 73	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	41 of 64	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	33 of 60	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	18 of 52	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	23 of 109	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	16 of 99	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	47.9	34 of 75	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	37 of 49	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	56 of 77	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	46 of 75	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	44 of 75	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	44 of 75	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	68 of 126	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	42 of 108	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.9	56 of 79	29.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	38 of 56	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	24 of 52	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.1	33 of 50	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	15.0	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	80.1	4 of 19	78.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2019	48.8	24 of 65	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	26 of 60	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	13.7	51 of 57	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	60 of 68	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	49 of 65	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	37 of 62	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	37 of 66	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	48 of 75	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	48 of 117	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	38 of 100	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.9	57 of 78	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)63rd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2019)61st percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2022)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-17 vs school

Pacific Islander (2019)6th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2024-2025) ?

English37%-11 vs state

Mathematics14%-7 vs state

Science13%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 1, 2018

This school has an issue with racial profiling young black men. Completing searches on them and of their belongings because they feel they look suspicious with no examples of wrongdoing Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT English (2025)	EOC Science Exam Science (2025)	SBAC Mathematics (2025)				SBAC Reading (2025)				SBAC Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	EOC Science Exam Science End of Course	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading 7th Grade	SBAC Reading 8th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 8th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	10200 Centennial Pkwy	Las Vegas	89149	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-3440	2,961	118	25.0	100.0%	931 (31.4%)	546 (18.4%)	1,008 (34.0%)	102 (3.4%)	12 (0.4%)	48 (1.6%)	313 (10.6%)	21.1	80^th of 103 public high schools	22.3%		22.7	76^th of 97 public high schools	21.6%	4	14.0	36.9	13.4											$8,954	$1,098	$7,857
Peterson Academic Center J-Senior High School	Public	6-12	10250 W Centennial Pkwy	Las Vegas	89149	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-6610	113	16	7.0	100.0%	8 (7.1%)	54 (47.8%)	44 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.3%)								(n/a)														$14,556	$1,587	$12,969
Northwest Career-Technical Academy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8200 W Tropical Pkwy	Las Vegas	89149	Clark County	Clark County	No	Yes	No	No	(702) 799-4640	1,812	86	21.0	100.0%	567 (31.3%)	157 (8.7%)	696 (38.4%)	169 (9.3%)	4 (0.2%)	27 (1.5%)	189 (10.4%)	93.3	7^th of 103 public high schools	93.2%		86.5	12^th of 97 public high schools	87.6%	5	50.1	85.6	44.8											$9,093	$1,014	$8,079
Leadership Academy of Nevada	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	7495 West Azure Drive Suite #1	Las Vegas	89130	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	Yes	No	(702) 350-1472	284	12	23.6	26.8%	137 (48.2%)	12 (4.2%)	89 (31.3%)	14 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	27 (9.5%)	67.1	33^rd of 103 public high schools	68.0%		60.3	34^th of 97 public high schools	64.9%	1	40.0	56.6	30.2	30.0	29.4	23.2	27.2	52.5	57.6	39.2	49.3	30.3	30.3	$8,548	$516	$8,032
Nevada State High School Northwest	Public, Charter	11-12	7240 West Azure Dr Ste 110	Las Vegas	89130	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(702) 953-2600	126	0	1145.4	19.8%	51 (40.5%)	12 (9.5%)	37 (29.4%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	19 (15.1%)	71.7	30^th of 103 public high schools	70.9%		71.2	25^th of 97 public high schools	74.2%	5	29.4	76.4												$8,468	$666	$7,802
Arbor View High School	Public	9-12	7500 Whispering Sands D	Las Vegas	89131	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-6660	3,069	124	24.7	100.0%	1,193 (38.9%)	439 (14.3%)	880 (28.7%)	146 (4.8%)	17 (0.6%)	33 (1.1%)	357 (11.6%)	59.4	39^th of 103 public high schools	62.1%		55.5	38^th of 97 public high schools	60.8%	1	29.9	64.3	25.2											$8,643	$1,063	$7,579
Cimarron-Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2301 N Tenaya Way	Las Vegas	89128	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(702) 799-4400	2,483	114	21.7	100.0%	270 (10.9%)	509 (20.5%)	1,449 (58.4%)	77 (3.1%)	3 (0.1%)	32 (1.3%)	142 (5.7%)	16.5	88^th of 103 public high schools	14.6%		11.7	91^st of 97 public high schools	6.2%	3	8.1	34.4	12.7											$9,668	$1,521	$8,147
Shadow Ridge High School	Public	9-12	5050 Brent Ln	Las Vegas	89131	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-6699	2,922	120	24.3	100.0%	1,049 (35.9%)	487 (16.7%)	910 (31.1%)	114 (3.9%)	11 (0.4%)	59 (2.0%)	290 (9.9%)	53.7	44^th of 103 public high schools	57.3%		53.3	39^th of 97 public high schools	59.8%	5	26.5	63.3	22.7											$8,248	$1,068	$7,181
Palo Verde High School	Public	9-12	333 S Pavilion Center Dr	Las Vegas	89144	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(702) 799-1450	2,938	120	24.4	100.0%	1,254 (42.7%)	230 (7.8%)	805 (27.4%)	298 (10.1%)	10 (0.3%)	34 (1.2%)	306 (10.4%)	77	26^th of 103 public high schools	74.8%		73.5	20^th of 97 public high schools	79.4%	6	40.9	71.5	31.4											$8,003	$1,021	$6,982
Nevada State High School North Las Vegas	Public, Charter	11-12	4280 West Craig Road Ste. 102/	North Las Vegas	89031	Clark County	State Sponsored Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(702) 953-2600	55	0	500.0	47.3%	6 (10.9%)	14 (25.5%)	28 (50.9%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial High School

What district is Centennial High School in?

Clark County

What is the racial makeup of Centennial High School?

Students at Centennial High School are 34% Hispanic, 31% White, 18% African American, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Centennial High School?

Centennial High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Allen Dean LaMar Elementary School
Elementary : Conners Eileen Elementary School
Elementary : Darnell Marshall C Elementary School
Elementary : Deskin Ruthe Elementary School
Elementary : Garehime Edith Elementary School
Middle : Escobedo Edmundo Eddie Senior Middle School
Middle : Leavitt Justice Myron E Middle School

Is Centennial High School a good school?

Centennial High School ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Nevada high schools.

How many students attend Centennial High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,961 students attended Centennial High School.

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