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Centennial High School

Q: Is Centennial High School a good school?

Centennial High School ranks 628 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

628^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 27% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Centennial High School is a public high school in Columbus, Ohio, serving 741 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Columbus City Schools District, which is ranked 688 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Centennial High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a high of 389 out of 836 Ohio high schools in 2018-2019 to its current ranking of 628 out of 855 in 2024-2025.

Centennial High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and attendance. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from a low of 78.3% in 2023-2024 to a high of 95.9% in 2024-2025, which is generally lower than the state average. Additionally, Centennial High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 52.2% to 57.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance on state assessments is also generally below the state and district averages across various subject areas, including American Government, American History, Biology, English II, Geometry, and Algebra I.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Worthington Kilbourne High School and Thomas Worthington High School, which are part of the Worthington City School District, Centennial High School generally performs worse, with significantly higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. These disparities suggest that Centennial High School and the broader Columbus City Schools District face systemic challenges that need to be addressed to provide equitable educational opportunities for all students.

702

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,459

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1441 Bethel Rd
Columbus, OH 43220-2001

(614) 365-5491

District: Columbus City Schools District

Feeder schools for Centennial High School:

Elementary:	Cranbrook Elementary School
	Gables Elementary School
	Winterset Elementary School
Middle:	Ridgeview Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.6%

African American:

34.5%

Hispanic:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate within 4 years

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Columbus City Schools District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (47% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg35%

Ohio avg62%

628^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 19High Schools in the Columbus City Schools District

688^th of 828Columbus City Schools District among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	628 of 855	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	625 of 864	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	597 of 867	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	613 of 836	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	583 of 819	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	389 of 836	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	420 of 800	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.1	444 of 773	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.1	454 of 784	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.7	478 of 778	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.7	327 of 769	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	453 of 767	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.6	454 of 832	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.9	245 of 818	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	69.6	242 of 819	70.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.9	179 of 791	77.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.6	195 of 767	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	57.4	425 of 756	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.2	408 of 696	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.1	356 of 689	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.8	446 of 681	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	183 of 328	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	189 of 318	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	164 of 323	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	149 of 306	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	121 of 284	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	105 of 303	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	107 of 279	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	69 of 77	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	70 of 78	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	59 of 86	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	78 of 87	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	66 of 84	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	411 of 606	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	279 of 596	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	169 of 628	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	175 of 550	68.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	77 of 128	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	70 of 111	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	55 of 107	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	43 of 111	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.1	90 of 119	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.9	22 of 112	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	15 of 100	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	628 of 809	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	607 of 798	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	568 of 813	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	612 of 794	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	598 of 775	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	448 of 781	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	492 of 751	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	144 of 244	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	241 of 280	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.3	178 of 308	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.1	299 of 312	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	310 of 349	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	168 of 272	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.3	513 of 538	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	182 of 270	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	187 of 273	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	122 of 270	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.9	204 of 260	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	195 of 239	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.0	65 of 207	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	53 of 184	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	576 of 815	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	562 of 822	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	451 of 805	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	523 of 773	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	447 of 763	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.5	149 of 779	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	216 of 758	71.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	616 of 817	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	637 of 816	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	605 of 819	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	618 of 808	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	587 of 778	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	354 of 792	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	418 of 763	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	227 of 254	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	234 of 242	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	162 of 239	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	176 of 222	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.7	63 of 208	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	37.4	140 of 201	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	423 of 617	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	460 of 598	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	600 of 614	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	517 of 748	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	557 of 754	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	545 of 756	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	498 of 749	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	452 of 727	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.8	205 of 739	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	212 of 718	70.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

American Government69%-3 vs state

American History69%~ state avg

English II50%-10 vs state

Biology47%-19 vs state

Algebra I24%-36 vs state

Geometry22%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I (2025)	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	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	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I End of Course	Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	1441 Bethel Rd	Columbus	43220	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5491	702	42	16.7		243 (34.6%)	242 (34.5%)	117 (16.7%)	50 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.1%)	29.9	628^th of 855 public high schools	26.5%		28.4	625^th of 864 public high schools	27.7%	3	69.3	68.9	46.6	50.3	22.1			23.7	$16,459
Whetstone High School	Public	9-12	4405 Scenic Dr	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-6060	1,017	52	19.5		394 (38.7%)	258 (25.4%)	236 (23.2%)	47 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.1%)	34.9	607^th of 855 public high schools	29.0%		41.1	541^st of 864 public high schools	37.4%	66	70.9	72.0	61.0	47.7	25.8			21.6	$15,662
Thomas Worthington High School	Public	9-12	300 W Granville Rd	Worthington	43085	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-6200	1,712	99	17.3	27.0%	1,088 (63.6%)	280 (16.4%)	147 (8.6%)	62 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (7.8%)	77.8	93^rd of 855 public high schools	89.1%		74.7	141^st of 864 public high schools	83.7%	48	85.0	88.7	84.4	79.0		58.5	61.9		$15,500
Upper Arlington High School	Public	9-12	1625 Zollinger Rd	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 487-5200	1,908	86	22.2	7.4%	1,591 (83.4%)	27 (1.4%)	69 (3.6%)	107 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (5.9%)	86.1	30^th of 855 public high schools	96.5%		85.8	34^th of 864 public high schools	96.1%	4	97.1	94.5	89.7	90.6	82.9			84.6	$15,643
Graham School The	Public, Charter	9-12	3950 Indianola Ave	Columbus	43214	Franklin County	Graham School The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 262-1111	139	11	12.6		53 (38.1%)	49 (35.3%)	25 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.6%)	15.7	701^st of 855 public high schools	18.0%		14.5	700^th of 864 public high schools	19.0%	1	50.0	46.3	48.3	45.2	12.0			5.0	$39,325
Focus North High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4807 Evanswood Dr	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Focus North High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 310-0430	202	11	19.0		42 (20.8%)	116 (57.4%)	27 (13.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	3.5	820^th of 855 public high schools	4.1%		3.6	836^th of 864 public high schools	3.2%	16	27.5	35.7	14.3	13.5	2.1			15.4	$12,806
Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Public, Charter	9-12	1070 Morse Rd	Columbus	43229	Franklin County	Horizon Science Academy Columbus	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 846-7616	680	53	12.8		14 (2.1%)	569 (83.7%)	66 (9.7%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	40.7	558^th of 855 public high schools	34.7%		40.8	543^rd of 864 public high schools	37.2%	15	73.8	67.6	49.7	53.1	34.4			62.4	$13,036
Worthington Kilbourne High School	Public	9-12	1499 Hard Rd	Columbus	43235	Franklin County	Worthington City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 450-6400	1,623	91	17.7	32.2%	1,039 (64.0%)	138 (8.5%)	250 (15.4%)	66 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (7.9%)	75.4	121^st of 855 public high schools	85.8%		74.9	139^th of 864 public high schools	83.9%	18	80.6	84.6	83.6	77.5		60.4	61.6		$13,979
Columbus International High School	Public	9-12	4077 Karl Rd	Columbus	43224	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-4054	540	32	16.8		23 (4.3%)	192 (35.6%)	288 (53.3%)	25 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	9.5	740^th of 855 public high schools	13.5%		10.6	726^th of 864 public high schools	16.0%	14	45.7	53.0	27.4	28.1	6.3			10.3	$17,114
Upper Arlington Online Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	1950 N Mallway Dr	Upper Arlington	43221	Franklin County	Upper Arlington City	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(614) 487-5000	47	4	11.7		36 (76.6%)	4 (8.5%)	1 (2.1%)	4 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	53.8	413^th of 855 public high schools	51.7%					(n/a)			63.6	63.6					$14,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial High School

What is the racial makeup of Centennial High School?

Students at Centennial High School are 35% White, 34% African American, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Centennial High School in?

Columbus City Schools District

How many students attend Centennial High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Centennial High School.

Is Centennial High School a good school?

Centennial High School ranks 628^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Centennial High School?

Centennial High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cranbrook Elementary School
Elementary : Gables Elementary School
Elementary : Winterset Elementary School
Middle : Ridgeview Middle School

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