Centennial Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Yuma, Arizona

Centennial Middle School in Yuma, Arizona enrolled 646 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 22.3 students per teacher against the Arizona middle-school median of 18.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 28% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

715 students in 2022-23, 675 students in 2023-24, 646 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.0 to 29.0.

Students enrolled at Centennial Middle School by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 64602004006008002022-237152023-246752024-25646
Students enrolled at Centennial Middle School by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 64602004006008002022-237152023-246752024-25646
Students enrolled at Centennial Middle School by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 64602004006008002022-237152023-246752024-25646
Students enrolled at Centennial Middle School by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 675, 2024-25: 64602004006008002022-237152023-246752024-25646
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371533.021.7
2023-2467532.720.7
2024-2564629.022.3

22.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Arizona middle schools

Among the 205 Arizona middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 22.3; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 22.3state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 22.3; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 22.3state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 22.3; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 22.3state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 22.3; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 22.3state median 18.1U.S. 14.6

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 725 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Centennial Middle School enrolled 725 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 69 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 725 of the 725 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions69
  • Chronically absent51.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.7% of students were Hispanic, 9.4% White, 1.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic86.7%
  2. White9.4%
  3. Two or more races1.4%
  4. Black1.1%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. 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 Middle School scored proficient or above: 28% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2228%35%40.4%
Math, 2022-2324%27% (2021-22)34%

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.

Middle schools in Yuma

7 public middle schools in Yuma report 2024-25 enrollment; Centennial Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Castle Dome Middle School93925.246.0%
Centennial Middle School64622.364.9%
R Pete Woodard Jr High School61421.058.0%
Crane Middle School55422.253.0%
Gila Vista Jr High School55124.865.8%
Ron Watson Middle School54820.948.9%
Fourth Avenue Junior High School36417.277.8%

All public schools in Yuma →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Centennial Middle School

  1. R Pete Woodard Jr High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 614 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Crane Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 554 students, 22.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Centennial Middle School with R Pete Woodard Jr High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Crane Elementary District (4501) spends per student$10,261 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,261
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaCentennial Middle School is the number 69 by size of 215 Arizona middle schools open in 2024-25.#69 of 215
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher22.3 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.1 for middle schools.22.3:1
  7. 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 Middle School

  1. How many students attend Centennial Middle School?
    646 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 715 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Yuma, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Centennial Middle School?
    22.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Centennial Middle School a Title I school?
    Centennial Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Centennial Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Centennial Middle School scored proficient or above: 28% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona'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.
  5. What district is Centennial Middle School in?
    Crane Elementary District (4501), NCES district ID 0402400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040240001976 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.

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