Centennial Elementary

Public PK, KG-5

 2637 45th Ave SE
       Olympia, WA  98501-4864


(360) 596-8300

District: Olympia School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
184th of 1,169 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,079 Help


Students who attend Centennial Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Washington Middle School
High:    Olympia High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  478

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.6%
Asian:
13.0%
Hispanic:
10.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  17.8% Help


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Compare Details Centennial Elementary ranks better than 84.3% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 2nd among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Olympia School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.55. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (62.6%), Asian (13%), Hispanic (10.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 17.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Centennial Elementary is 16. 8 elementary schools in the Olympia School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Centennial Elementary is $17,079. 8 elementary schools in the Olympia School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Centennial Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Centennial Elementary 184th of 1169 Washington public elementary schools. (See Centennial Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Olympia School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Olympia School District 40th of 249 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Centennial Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Centennial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 88.04 79th 1026 92.3%
2005 84.67 119th 1031 88.5%
2006 93.74 22nd 1051 97.9%
2007 92.59 42nd 1069 96.1%
2008 91.73 45th 1067 95.8%
2009 92.57 38th 1072 96.5%
2010 90.55 59th 1088 94.6%
2011 91.23 51st 1092 95.3%
2012 89.91 57th 1097 94.8%
2013 87.00 82nd 1106 92.6%
2015 85.08 132nd 1067 87.6%
2016 86.48 125th 1053 88.1%
2017 86.46 121st 1056 88.5%
2018 88.77 98th 1054 90.7%
2019 90.08 84th 1130 92.6%
2021 88.65 123rd 1107 88.9%
2022 85.32 164th 1169 86.0%
2023 83.55 184th 1169 84.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Centennial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 77.24 46th 252 81.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Centennial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.28 118th 637 81.5%
2019 61.43 152nd 566 73.1%
2022 71.77 83rd 478 82.6%
2023 57.22 110th 308 64.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Centennial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.86 19th 835 97.7%
2019 84.80 54th 979 94.5%
2021 73.44 138th 854 83.8%
2022 81.27 83rd 1019 91.9%
2023 70.18 229th 1013 77.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Centennial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.71 125th 1004 87.5%
2019 88.53 89th 1068 91.7%
2021 82.47 156th 1008 84.5%
2022 81.57 181st 1100 83.5%
2023 79.17 205th 1094 81.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Centennial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.49 74th 999 92.6%
2019 91.12 67th 1075 93.8%
2021 91.97 88th 1025 91.4%
2022 87.69 120th 1113 89.2%
2023 85.84 145th 1099 86.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Centennial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.82 32nd 169 81.1%
2019 78.42 42nd 201 79.1%
2022 81.64 33rd 187 82.4%
2023 65.96 61st 170 64.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Centennial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.37 34th 540 93.7%
2019 98.58 5th 697 99.3%
2023 84.90 49th 633 92.3%
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Rank History for White students at Centennial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.47 134th 833 83.9%
2019 83.36 133rd 1027 87.0%
2021 85.04 112th 943 88.1%
2022 76.82 221st 1031 78.6%
2023 76.29 228th 1011 77.4%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Friday, April 15, 2016

Open Quote It was not that long ago that I believed this was the top elementary school in the State. However, over that past two years the quality of education and standards has dropped visibly. First it was the Passport and geography program. Many students just did not study for the test and so the school, instead of enforcing the standards and holding students accountable for their studies decided to succumb to the lazy and made it voluntary and during recess....oh, that will make sure kids are inspired to study. My daughter is now in 4th grade and preparing (theoretically) for Middle School. How does Centennial get them ready? Well, the teacher stopped sending home homework at Christmas....have not seen any since. Apparently the school feels that homework would interfere with the kids video games and TV time and so they do not want them to stress over homework. Again, emphasizing progress.....my 4th grade daughter is doing the same math she was doing in 2nd and 3rd grade. Very disappointing. During Spring Break we travelled and took a friend of my daughter who is in the same class. She had no clue how to perform division problems because she had not been taught division yet...I mean we are at the end of 4th grade and they have not done division yet. Reading Olympics are no longer reading Olympics....just reading. Kids were required during February to read 100 minutes a week at home (14 minutes a day)....the kids could not count minutes read at school. My daughter read 4,400 minutes. Those kids who did not turn in reading slips - they got to read at school and count their minutes. Now that will ensure these kids read at home. It seems the new answer is to teach at the lowest level, discourage learning standards and allow the lazy to decide the standards for those who really want to excel. I am so disappointed this year! Having said that the Music and PE programs are top notch as is the Office Staff. If you were expecting your kids to learn excellence here this year, think again. You will have to greatly supplement learning at home if you want your kid to be ready for Middle School....assuming of course Washington Middle School is still a place of learning and instruction with some semblance of standards. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Centennial Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 532 3 34 7 3 n/a n/a 0 579
1992 557 1 33 9 3 n/a n/a 0 603
1993 553 4 41 2 7 n/a n/a 0 607
1994 438 5 29 8 3 n/a n/a 0 483
1995 334 6 27 3 5 n/a n/a 0 375
1996 334 6 27 3 5 n/a n/a 0 375
1997 351 10 26 2 2 n/a n/a 0 391
1998 352 8 35 6 6 n/a n/a 0 407
1999 343 5 43 4 6 n/a n/a 0 401
2000 348 8 39 8 7 n/a n/a 0 410
2001 367 11 37 13 7 n/a n/a 0 435
2002 350 6 44 19 4 n/a n/a 0 423
2003 350 6 44 19 4 n/a n/a 0 423
2004 348 7 55 20 5 n/a n/a 0 435
2005 351 12 62 19 4 n/a n/a 0 448
2006 358 13 71 19 2 n/a n/a 8 471
2007 340 6 81 18 2 n/a n/a 21 468
2008 347 6 92 10 2 n/a n/a 28 485
2009 339 6 85 12 2 n/a n/a 39 483
2010 337 7 82 15 3 n/a n/a 51 495
2011 332 3 72 49 5 0 23 0 484
2012 302 2 73 45 3 1 46 0 472
2013 315 9 67 52 2 3 41 0 489
2014 324 12 63 59 1 1 52 0 512
2015 334 9 71 54 1 0 61 0 530
2016 341 8 66 43 0 0 56 0 514
2017 330 12 68 48 1 2 64 0 525
2018 327 9 63 63 0 2 64 0 528
2019 319 9 68 52 0 2 61 0 511
2020 326 14 62 52 0 1 74 0 529
2021 295 12 64 55 0 1 56 0 483
2022 273 14 51 54 0 2 51 2 447
2023 299 14 62 52 0 1 50 0 478

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Centennial Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 579 25.0 23.1 n/a
1992 603 24.0 25.1 n/a
1993 607 27.0 22.5 n/a
1994 483 22.8 21.2 n/a
1995 375 16.5 22.7 n/a
1996 375 16.5 22.7 n/a
1997 391 17.0 23.0 n/a
1998 407 18.0 22.6 n/a
1999 401 17.6 22.8 n/a
2000 410 17.8 23.0 n/a
2001 435 17.6 24.7 n/a
2002 423 21.3 19.9 7.3
2003 423 21.3 19.9 7.3
2004 435 22.0 19.8 8.5
2005 448 21.9 20.5 8.9
2006 471 18.4 25.6 9.1
2007 468 18.7 25.0 9.8
2008 485 23.6 20.6 9.8
2009 483 21.5 22.5 11.5
2010 495 23.2 21.3 15.5
2011 484 22.2 21.8 14
2012 472 21.9 21.4 12.3
2013 489 22.3 21.8 13.7
2014 512 n/a n/a 18.2
2015 530 29.0 18.2 17.9
2016 514 25.0 20.5 18.3
2017 525 26.1 20.1 14.9
2018 528 27.0 19.5 14.4
2019 511 27.2 18.7 12.5
2020 529 28.8 18.3 16.6
2021 483 29.6 16.2 16.6
2022 447 30.7 14.5 14.5
2023 478 29.8 16.0 17.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Centennial Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 579 25.0 23.1 n/a
1992 603 24.0 25.1 n/a
1993 607 27.0 22.5 n/a
1994 483 22.8 21.2 n/a
1995 375 16.5 22.7 n/a
1996 375 16.5 22.7 n/a
1997 391 17.0 23.0 n/a
1998 407 18.0 22.6 n/a
1999 401 17.6 22.8 n/a
2000 410 17.8 23.0 n/a
2001 435 17.6 24.7 n/a
2002 423 21.3 19.9 7.3
2003 423 21.3 19.9 7.3
2004 435 22.0 19.8 8.5
2005 448 21.9 20.5 8.9
2006 471 18.4 25.6 9.1
2007 468 18.7 25.0 9.8
2008 485 23.6 20.6 9.8
2009 483 21.5 22.5 11.5
2010 495 23.2 21.3 15.5
2011 484 22.2 21.8 14
2012 472 21.9 21.4 12.3
2013 489 22.3 21.8 13.7
2014 512 n/a n/a 18.2
2015 530 29.0 18.2 17.9
2016 514 25.0 20.5 18.3
2017 525 26.1 20.1 14.9
2018 528 27.0 19.5 14.4
2019 511 27.2 18.7 12.5
2020 529 28.8 18.3 16.6
2021 483 29.6 16.2 16.6
2022 447 30.7 14.5 14.5
2023 478 29.8 16.0 17.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Centennial Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201690.3%1.6%0.0%0.0%93.5%95.2%95.2%93.5%93.5%93.5%
201793.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.8%94.4%94.4%95.8%95.8%97.2%94.4%
201888.7%0.0%1.4%1.4%5.6%95.8%95.8%95.8%93.0%94.4%95.8%
201993.1%1.4%0.0%0.0%5.6%94.4%94.4%94.4%93.1%93.1%94.4%
202089.1%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%90.2%90.2%95.7%96.7%90.2%97.8%97.8%97.8%90.2%
202193.4%2.6%0.0%0.0%1.3%93.4%93.4%96.1%94.7%93.4%96.1%96.1%96.1%93.4%
202274.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%78.7%78.7%81.3%82.7%78.7%84.0%84.0%84.0%78.7%
202383.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%87.5%87.5%85.7%87.5%87.5%87.5%87.5%87.5%87.5%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201994.6%0.4%0.8%3.7%96.9%97.5%96.4%96.2%96.5%97.5%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Centennial Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $404 (3.2%) $12,360 (96.8%) $12,764
2020 $124 (1.2%) $9,853 (98.8%) $9,976
2021 $371 (2.4%) $14,816 (97.6%) $15,187
2022 $789 (4.6%) $16,290 (95.4%) $17,079

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Centennial Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 84th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 184th of 1169 Elementary schools
 8.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Centennial Elementary)88.571.4
 17%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Olympia School District)65.856.5
 9.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Centennial Elementary)7975.6
 3.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Olympia School District)70.153.7
 16.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Centennial Elementary)7975.6
 3.3%
   4th Grade Math (Olympia School District)62.754.1
 8.6%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Centennial Elementary)79.464.4
 14.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Olympia School District)70.760.1
 10.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Centennial Elementary)70.450
 20.4%
   5th Grade Math (Olympia School District)60.545.4
 15.1%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Centennial Elementary)75.368.9
 6.4%
   5th Grade Science (Olympia School District)63.760.9
 2.8%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Centennial Elementary)81.970.3
 11.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Olympia School District)75.263.6
 11.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Centennial Elementary)80.866
 14.8%
   All Grades Math (Olympia School District)65.750.5
 15.2%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Centennial Elementary)75.368.9
 6.4%
   All Grades Science (Olympia School District)71.965
 6.8%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students511478
 6.5%
African American914
 55.6%
American Indian00
Asian6862
 8.8%
Hispanic5252
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White319299
 6.3%
Two or More Races6150
 18%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients12.5%17.8%
 5.3%


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Students at Centennial Elementary are 63% White, 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 478 students attended Centennial Elementary.

Students who attend Centennial Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle School
High : Olympia High School

Centennial Elementary ranks 184th of 1169 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

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