Centennial Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Lewiston, Idaho
Centennial Elementary School in Lewiston, Idaho enrolled 358 students in 2024-25 with 22.8 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Idaho elementary-school median of 17.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
391 students in 2022-23, 353 students in 2023-24, 358 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.9 to 22.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 391 | 22.9 | 17.1 |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 23.1 | 15.3 |
| 2024-25 | 358 | 22.8 | 15.7 |
15.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Idaho elementary schools
Among the 372 Idaho elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 352 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Centennial Elementary School enrolled 352 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 352 of the 352 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent11.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.3% of students were White, 5.0% Hispanic, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White88.3%
- Hispanic5.0%
- Two or more races4.7%
- American Indian1.4%
- Asian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Centennial Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Idaho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40‑44% | 55% | 54.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45‑49% | 45% (2021-22) | 40.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Lewiston
7 public elementary schools in Lewiston report 2024-25 enrollment; Centennial Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Elementary School | 358 | 15.7 | 35.5% |
| Whitman Elementary School | 332 | 13.7 | 35.2% |
| Camelot Elementary School | 310 | 14.8 | 11.0% |
| Mcghee Elementary School | 259 | 14.0 | 48.3% |
| Orchards Elementary School | 257 | 14.1 | 40.1% |
| Mcsorley Elementary School | 242 | 13.5 | 25.6% |
| Webster Elementary School | 214 | 12.8 | 42.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Centennial Elementary School
- Mcghee Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 259 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Orchards Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 257 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Centennial Elementary School with Mcghee Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lewiston Independent District spends per student$12,176 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,176
- The largest public schools in IdahoCentennial Elementary School is the number 185 by size of 377 Idaho elementary schools open in 2024-25.#185 of 377
- Idaho schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.1 for elementary schools.15.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Centennial Elementary School
How many students attend Centennial Elementary School?
358 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 391 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lewiston, ID.What is the student-teacher ratio at Centennial Elementary School?
15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for elementary schools is 17.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Centennial Elementary School a Title I school?
Centennial Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Centennial Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Centennial Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Idaho's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Centennial Elementary School in?
Lewiston Independent District, NCES district ID 1601860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160186000321 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.