Summary:
ZIP code 98531 has eight public schools serving elementary, middle, and high school students: five elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools. All are part of the Centralia School District, which serves an area with consistently high economic need. Together, the schools enroll about 2,254 students. Districtwide performance is below Washington averages overall, but results vary considerably by school and subject.
Among elementary schools, Edison Elementary has the strongest overall profile and the highest current ranking, with particularly good science, math, and upper-grade results. Fords Prairie Elementary leads the elementary schools in current overall ELA and math, including the strongest fourth-grade math result, although its science performance is weaker. Oakview Elementary School stands out for science growth, while Jefferson Lincoln Elementary remains the lowest-ranked elementary school despite improving in all three subjects. Washington Elementary School experienced the most significant recent decline, with notable drops in ELA and math.
Centralia Middle School performs better in ELA than in math or science, with especially low eighth-grade math and ELA results. At the high-school level, Centralia High School has the stronger profile, including a 76.9% graduation rate and ELA performance above the district, but high-school math and dropout rates are concerns. Futurus High School is much smaller, has incomplete current assessment data, a 50% graduation rate, and an unusually high student-teacher ratio. The clearest improvement priorities across the area are high-school math, middle-school science and eighth-grade math, elementary ELA, Washington’s recent decline, and graduation outcomes at Futurus.
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