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Centennial Elementary

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Centennial Elementary ranks 599 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Centennial Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 540 students in Graham, WA, within the Bethel School District, and it stands out for its strong academic support for students facing economic challenges, with proficiency rates in math and science currently above the state average.

When compared to nearby schools with similar levels of student need, Centennial performs notably better. For instance, while Shining Mountain Elementary and Frederickson Elementary have lower statewide rankings, Centennial maintains a mid-level ranking, suggesting its programs are particularly effective in this context. The school's performance shows a unique pattern across grades, with a dip in 4th-grade English scores that recovers by 5th grade, which is different from trends at other local schools like Nelson Elementary or Pioneer Valley Elementary.

Centennial spends more per student than some higher-performing schools in the area, but its ability to achieve these results with a high-need population indicates a focused use of resources. Key areas for the community to watch include supporting consistent achievement across all grade levels and for all student groups, as the school works to build on its relative strengths in science and its successful support for many of its students.

540

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,744

Per pupil spending ?

67%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24353 Mathias Rd E
Graham, WA 98338-9549

(253) 800-7700

District: Bethel School District

Students who attend Centennial Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cougar Mountain Middle School
High:	Bethel High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.7%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Two or more races:

17.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg43%

Washington avg48%

599^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Bethel School District

138^th of 247Bethel School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	599 of 1160	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	539 of 1168	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	716 of 1169	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	639 of 1169	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	745 of 1107	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.4	375 of 1130	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	409 of 1054	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.9	299 of 1056	71.7%	★★★★☆
2016	71.1	301 of 1053	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	67.8	314 of 1067	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	53.1	554 of 1106	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.1	534 of 1097	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.5	601 of 1092	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.5	610 of 1088	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.8	770 of 1072	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.7	737 of 1067	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.5	873 of 1069	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.0	748 of 1051	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.5	681 of 1031	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.9	473 of 1026	53.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	107 of 303	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.4	46 of 320	85.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	551 of 1092	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	400 of 1093	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	599 of 1094	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	612 of 1100	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	798 of 1008	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.1	311 of 1068	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	579 of 1004	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	110 of 659	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	76 of 651	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	215 of 633	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	267 of 694	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.1	325 of 501	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	90.6	36 of 697	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	75 of 540	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	290 of 1013	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	266 of 1024	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.7	475 of 1013	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	324 of 1019	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	414 of 854	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.5	28 of 979	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.8	115 of 835	86.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	580 of 1098	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	591 of 1099	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	777 of 1099	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	588 of 1113	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	603 of 1025	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	391 of 1075	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	381 of 999	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	66 of 197	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	70 of 188	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.8	166 of 194	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	189 of 252	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	89 of 128	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	200 of 303	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	399 of 478	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	473 of 566	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	744 of 1007	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	664 of 1009	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	756 of 1011	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	603 of 1031	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	706 of 943	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	489 of 1027	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	439 of 833	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2022)17th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Science51%~ state avg

Math43%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

This school doesn't care about kids at all! When someone besides a parent was picking my child up from school, they didn't even have any staff outside to check the proper person was picking up my child and when I informed the principal she just said, "There's just so many kids." WOW, could she care less? One kid getting kidnapped by being picked up by the wrong person because no staff cared to check an ID is too many! I also had numerous problems with a first grade teacher and the principal who refused to teach my child at her level because she was actually ahead, instead of far, far behind like the majority of the students there. They actually lied to my face and told me they had her tested to skip a grade but said that she didn't pass the test. But the district office said no such testing was ever done. Another teacher within the district later evaluated my first grader as reading at a 4th grade level and told me she would have done just fine skipping a grade. When I finally disenrolled my child from this school to do an online homeschooling program through the district office, the school told me I couldn't pack up my daughter's own desk while the teacher was in the classroom and the other students were at lunch, threatened to call police when I proceeded to do so anyways, and screamed at me (and my 7 year old, 4 year old, and 1 year old children) until we left the school with only part of her belongings. This is truly a terrible, terrible school! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)							SBAC Math (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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 (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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centennial Elementary	Public	K-5	24353 Mathias Rd E	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-7700	540	36	14.9	67.0%	263 (48.7%)	19 (3.5%)	128 (23.7%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.3%)	26 (4.8%)	93 (17.2%)	46.4	599^th of 1160 public elementary schools	48.4%		51.5	539^th of 1168 public elementary schools	53.9%	60	50.5		50.5	56.3	43.1	54.1				51.8	46.0	42.3	41.2				43.1	80.4	86.6	83.9	83.9	83.9	83.9	89.3	83.9	83.9	83.9	$18,744	$1,370	$17,374
Rocky Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6514 260th Street East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-5000	430	28	15.3	60.9%	232 (54.0%)	13 (3.0%)	90 (20.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	14 (3.3%)	74 (17.2%)	50	557^th of 1160 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.1	665^th of 1168 public elementary schools	43.1%	108	46.2		46.2	48.6	61.0	46.9				52.6	63.9	57.1	18.5				47.7	89.9	89.9	92.4	92.4	92.4	89.9	94.9	89.9	89.9	89.9	$19,718	$1,480	$18,237
North Star Elementary	Public	K-5	7719 224th Street East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-8800	446	31	14.5	52.0%	251 (56.3%)	10 (2.2%)	79 (17.7%)	10 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.5%)	72 (16.1%)	57	470^th of 1160 public elementary schools	59.5%		60.9	435^th of 1168 public elementary schools	62.8%	35	54.6		54.6	51.7	59.2	50.0				53.3	62.8	56.3	35.2				51.0	86.3	89.0	89.0	89.0	89.0	89.0	91.8	86.3	89.0	89.0	$18,421	$996	$17,425
Shining Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	21615 38th Ave E	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-5200	613	38	16.2	65.7%	173 (28.2%)	65 (10.6%)	155 (25.3%)	28 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (11.7%)	118 (19.2%)	27.4	863^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	25.6%		34.6	761^st of 1168 public elementary schools	34.8%	102	43.8		43.8	29.7	45.3	46.1				39.8	35.6	37.6	25.8				33.6	90.0	94.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	91.0	96.0	94.0	91.0	91.0	$18,655	$1,501	$17,154
Elk Plain School of Choice	Public	K-8	22015 22nd Avenue East	Spanaway	98397	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-7900	574	34	17.0	39.7%	322 (56.1%)	50 (8.7%)	76 (13.2%)	17 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	101 (17.6%)	54.1	502^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	56.7%		58	469^th of 1168 public elementary schools	59.8%	33	54.7	46.5	50.7	53.2	45.5	55.3	45.6	63.3	53.5	53.1	63.8	45.5	45.3	43.0	47.4	45.1	47.4	88.6	88.6	93.2	93.2	93.2	88.6	88.6	90.9	88.6	88.6	$18,221	$745	$17,476
Pioneer Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	7315 Eustis Hunt Road	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-8900	524	34	15.5	56.5%	213 (40.6%)	39 (7.4%)	120 (22.9%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.4%)	91 (17.4%)	70	312^th of 1160 public elementary schools	73.1%		63.5	400^th of 1168 public elementary schools	65.8%	88	54.4		54.4	68.2	52.9	64.1				61.8	63.6	60.9	53.3				59.2	92.0	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	93.1	97.7	92.0	93.1	93.1	$18,584	$1,190	$17,394
Kapowsin Elementary	Public	K-5	10412 264th Street East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-8600	321	20	15.9	47.7%	204 (63.6%)	3 (0.9%)	60 (18.7%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	41 (12.8%)	43.5	632^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	45.5%		36.6	727^th of 1168 public elementary schools	37.8%	95	42.4		42.4	57.8	52.1	40.0				49.4	53.3	46.5	30.5				42.9	84.8	87.0	84.8	84.8	84.8	87.0	89.1	84.8	87.0	87.0	$20,103	$767	$19,337
Nelson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22109 108th Ave E	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-6400	497	33	14.9	46.9%	288 (57.9%)	21 (4.2%)	71 (14.3%)	16 (3.2%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (2.0%)	87 (17.5%)	77	243^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	79.1%		63.5	401^st of 1168 public elementary schools	65.7%	158	68.7		68.7	59.7	53.9	74.7				63.6	66.7	58.5	65.1				63.6	80.2	82.8	83.6	83.6	83.6	81.0	86.2	81.9	81.0	81.0	$15,831	$754	$15,077
Graham Elementary	Public	K-5	10026 204th Street East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-8500	428	28	15.2	52.1%	211 (49.3%)	22 (5.1%)	72 (16.8%)	16 (3.7%)	8 (1.9%)	21 (4.9%)	78 (18.2%)	63.4	392^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	66.2%		61.4	427^th of 1168 public elementary schools	63.4%	35	48.0		48.0	73.6	50.6	53.3				58.8	69.4	49.4	54.7				57.5	89.7	95.4	94.3	94.3	94.3	93.1	94.3	93.1	93.1	93.1	$17,064	$998	$16,066
Emma L Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8615 184th St E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 840-8808	676	40	17.0	52.8%	232 (34.3%)	105 (15.5%)	128 (18.9%)	57 (8.4%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (5.6%)	113 (16.7%)	56.6	476^th of 1160 public elementary schools	59.0%		50.8	553^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	52.7%	77	42.3		42.3	44.4	51.7	56.7	63.3			53.9	45.4	52.9	54.8	52.0			51.1	93.1	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	94.1	96.0	96.0	94.1	94.1	$16,171	$471	$15,700

Frequently Asked Questions about Centennial Elementary

Is Centennial Elementary a good school?

Centennial Elementary ranks 599^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Centennial Elementary attend?

Students who attend Centennial Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cougar Mountain Middle School
High : Bethel High School

What district is Centennial Elementary in?

Bethel School District

What is the racial makeup of Centennial Elementary?

Students at Centennial Elementary are 49% White, 24% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Centennial Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended Centennial Elementary.

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