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Centennial Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3774^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Centennial Elementary in Lubbock, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Lubbock Independent School District (Isd) serving 523 students, with over 82% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and it currently ranks in the 18th percentile statewide—a significant drop from its 61st percentile peak in 2020-2021. The school’s academic performance consistently lags behind both district and state averages across all subjects, with math being a critical weakness: proficiency rates range from 27.6% in 3rd grade to 36% in 5th grade, roughly 10-15 percentage points below the district and state averages. However, there is a bright spot for English Language Learners (ELL), who ranked in the 61st percentile statewide in 2024-2025, a dramatic improvement from the 18th percentile three years prior, and 5th-grade reading has shown recent gains, approaching the district average at 41.3% proficiency.

Comparing Centennial to nearby schools reveals stark contrasts. It is located near higher-performing schools in the Frenship Independent School District (Isd), such as Legacy Elementary (76th percentile) and North Ridge Elementary (64th percentile), which are only 2-3 miles away but significantly outperform Centennial. Within Lubbock ISD, Hardwick Elementary has a similar poverty rate (80% FRL) but ranks much higher at the 37th percentile, suggesting factors like school leadership or instructional strategies are making a difference. Centennial’s closest neighbor, Wolffarth Elementary (15th percentile), shares similar challenges, including very low 5th-grade science proficiency (14.4% at Centennial vs. 5.7% at Wolffarth), indicating systemic issues in this geographic cluster.

An alarming finding is the school’s performance with Gifted and Talented (GT) students, who ranked in the 7th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, suggesting the school may not be adequately challenging its highest-ability students. Centennial spends $8,719 per student, which is less than many lower-performing peers like Wolffarth ($11,127) and significantly less than high-performing Wilson Elementary ($12,266), indicating that while spending alone isn’t a solution, lower funding may limit resources and teacher recruitment. Overall, Centennial faces significant academic challenges, but its ELL program and recent reading gains offer some hope for improvement.

523

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,709

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 N Utica
Lubbock, TX 79416

(806) 219-7800

District: Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Centennial Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mackenzie Middle
High:	Coronado High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

African American:

18.0%

White:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg49%

Texas avg51%

3,774^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 26Elementary Schools in the Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)

562^nd of 951Lubbock Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	3774 of 4627	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	4007 of 4651	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4017 of 4710	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3524 of 4647	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	2489 of 4581	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	1783 of 4578	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.3	3558 of 4479	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	2564 of 4359	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.9	2664 of 4329	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.6	2410 of 4286	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.0	2226 of 4320	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.3	1962 of 4260	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	1462 of 4221	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.7	766 of 4206	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	53.4	2216 of 4095	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.0	2229 of 3937	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	2115 of 3884	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	67.6	1204 of 3768	68.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	1667 of 2406	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	1552 of 1905	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1931 of 2443	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	1194 of 2443	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	599 of 2421	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	705 of 2444	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	31.0	1924 of 2515	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.4	1253 of 2483	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.1	784 of 957	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.1	385 of 967	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.4	927 of 1009	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	739 of 1005	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.5	2912 of 4461	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	1605 of 4331	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	3384 of 4295	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3668 of 4240	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	1151 of 2918	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	1201 of 3668	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.1	2854 of 3487	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	1668 of 3446	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	716 of 3333	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	1230 of 3226	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	3682 of 4575	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	3172 of 3744	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	3749 of 4658	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	3726 of 4588	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.8	2780 of 4561	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	2031 of 4499	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.3	3550 of 4348	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	2570 of 4306	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	2861 of 3075	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	34.6	2117 of 2619	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.0	1569 of 2980	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	1662 of 2958	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	1529 of 3006	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	2328 of 3184	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	2616 of 3106	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	3852 of 4413	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	3303 of 3644	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4122 of 4465	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3436 of 4401	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2549 of 4376	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	1663 of 4329	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.2	3674 of 4188	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	2439 of 4168	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	3493 of 4520	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	3211 of 3705	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4138 of 4594	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3465 of 4521	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	2122 of 4477	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	1050 of 4451	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	27.6	3600 of 4309	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2394 of 4264	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	3771 of 4582	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	3001 of 3739	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	4180 of 4647	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3100 of 4585	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	2218 of 4563	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	1529 of 4498	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.7	3429 of 4357	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	2590 of 4319	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	40.4	677 of 1046	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	2912 of 4301	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.2	3169 of 3549	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	4016 of 4292	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	3371 of 4086	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	2726 of 3952	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	1194 of 3799	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.0	3125 of 3684	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	2989 of 3558	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	2161 of 3006	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	1753 of 2612	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	2146 of 3108	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	2482 of 3106	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	2016 of 3082	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	1312 of 3082	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	1900 of 3142	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	2260 of 3127	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+47 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)35th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)35th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)18th percentile-28 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 N Utica	Lubbock	79416	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7800	523	34	15.3	82.0%	76 (14.5%)	94 (18.0%)	314 (60.0%)	16 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	24.6	3774^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.4%		20.3	4007^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.8%	233						40.8	39.3	41.3	27.6	34.5	36.0	$7,709
Wolffarth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3202 Erskine	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7600	282	21	13.4	94.0%	15 (5.3%)	45 (16.0%)	211 (74.8%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	21.8	3951^st of 4627 public elementary schools	14.6%		31.3	3349^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.0%	602						41.5	31.7	40.0	26.8	40.0	27.5	$10,586
Rush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4702 15th St	Lubbock	79416	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6700	333	24	13.8	79.0%	76 (22.8%)	41 (12.3%)	192 (57.7%)	12 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	29.3	3468^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.0%		40.3	2755^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.8%	713						30.0	53.9	42.4	30.5	43.1	30.3	$10,641
Hardwick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1420 Chicago	Lubbock	79416	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-5600	534	35	15.3	79.8%	98 (18.4%)	68 (12.7%)	322 (60.3%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	37.7	2909^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.1%		52.8	1973^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	57.6%	936						42.4	38.4	44.4	40.9	48.0	45.7	$8,543
Legacy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6424 Kemper Ave	Lubbock	79416	Lubbock County	Frenship Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 792-3800	579	42	13.7	49.9%	203 (35.1%)	33 (5.7%)	302 (52.2%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	61.9	1521^st of 4627 public elementary schools	67.1%		70.8	1094^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.5%	427						56.8	55.1	65.5	46.9	60.9	41.7	$10,393
McWhorter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2711 First	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6100	527	40	13.1	90.7%	17 (3.2%)	15 (2.8%)	482 (91.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	33.1	3214^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.5%		39.9	2777^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.3%	437	22.2	57.9	69.2	0.0	0.0	41.7	42.9	49.1	33.9	44.9	33.3	$8,882
North Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6302 11th Pl	Lubbock	79416	Lubbock County	Frenship Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 793-6686	585	40	14.8	58.1%	157 (26.8%)	31 (5.3%)	356 (60.9%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	42.7	2535^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.2%		57.8	1680^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.9%	855						52.2	42.5	52.4	43.3	50.0	29.3	$6,598
Carmona-Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Cesar E Chavez Dr	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-8400	578	38	15.2	95.5%	34 (5.9%)	73 (12.6%)	453 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	10.4	4465^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.5%		23	3854^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.1%	611						32.9	31.0	36.1	18.4	21.8	16.9	$8,093
Overton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2902 Louisville	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6300	260	24	10.8	88.5%	43 (16.5%)	31 (11.9%)	175 (67.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)								(n/a)												$10,676
Ramirez Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	702 Ave T	Lubbock	79401	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6500	470	38	12.4	45.7%	67 (14.3%)	34 (7.2%)	333 (70.9%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.5%)	87	509^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.0%		79.3	778^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.3%	269						69.2	74.3	77.8	64.1	71.4	57.1	$8,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial Elementary

What district is Centennial Elementary in?

Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Centennial Elementary attend?

Students who attend Centennial Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mackenzie Middle
High : Coronado High School

How many students attend Centennial Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Centennial Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Centennial Elementary?

Students at Centennial Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 18% African American, 15% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Centennial Elementary a good school?

Centennial Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Texas elementary schools.

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