Summary:
Centralia School District serves about 3,254 students across eight schools in the Centralia, Washington area: five elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools. Overall, the district ranks 195th of 238 Washington districts, placing it in the 18th percentile, though school results vary considerably.
Among elementary schools, Edison Elementary stands out as the strongest overall, with the district’s highest elementary science proficiency at 51.06% and a 41st-percentile ranking. Fords Prairie Elementary has shown the greatest ranking improvement, rising from the 19th to the 33rd percentile, and has the highest elementary math result at 37.75%. Oakview Elementary School also performs well in science at 48.0%. In contrast, Jefferson Lincoln Elementary remains one of the district’s lowest-ranked schools, particularly in English and math. Washington Elementary School experienced a notable one-year decline in ranking and test results. At Centralia Middle School, math and science are significant concerns, and 8th-grade results trail 7th-grade results in both English and math.
At the high school level, Centralia High School has a 76.9% graduation rate and relatively strong English performance, but its math proficiency is only 21.03%, while its dropout rate is higher than the state average. Futurus High School has a much lower graduation rate of 50.0% and a 3rd-percentile ranking. Its English and math results are suppressed and should be treated as unknown, not zero. Across the district, math is the most consistent academic weakness, while science results vary widely. Families may wish to compare individual programs, grade-level results, graduation outcomes, and available student supports rather than relying only on districtwide rankings.
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