Summary:
Centennial School District 28J is a high-poverty Oregon district serving about 5,304 students across 9 schools — 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school. The district is ranked 125 of 141 Oregon districts (1 star, 11th percentile), and its 2025–2026 OSAS proficiency trails the state in every core subject: ELA 31.1% vs 43.8%, math 19.8% vs 32.9%, and science 16.8% vs 30.6%. Reported free/reduced lunch rates are mostly in the 95–102% range, indicating near-universal economic disadvantage. Enrollment is concentrated at the secondary level, with Centennial High School alone enrolling 1,731 students.
The clearest bright spot is Pleasant Valley Elementary School, the only school above the state in math (42.7% vs 32.9%) and science (36.1% vs 30.6%), with ELA at 42.7% — just below the state — and chronic absenteeism of 26.3%, well under the district's 39.9%. Butler Creek Elementary School is a strong second, with ELA at 42.8% (near the state) and math at 32.1%. Among middle schools, Centennial Middle School outperforms the district in all three subjects.
At the other end, Oliver Middle ranks at the 4th percentile with 0 stars and proficiency of 17.7% in ELA, 8.6% in math, and 11.0% in science — dramatically below its middle-school peer. Parklane Elementary School and Powell Butte Elementary School also rank low with 0 stars and science scores of 6.3% and 6.9%. Centennial High School faces a 70.6% graduation rate, 48.0% chronic absenteeism, and the district's highest student-teacher ratio at 26.7, even though it spends the least per student ($17,975). Notably, higher spending did not track with higher achievement, and low absenteeism did not always mean high scores.
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