Centennial Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.8% |
| Met Standard | 16.1% |
| Below Standard | 75.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Centennial Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.8% of students exceeded standard while 16.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.3 points below the Fresno Unified district average of 13.1%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.2% exceeded — 3.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 5.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 29.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 129 | 7.0% | 11.6% | 18.6% |
| 4th | 93 | 16.1% | 11.8% | 28.0% |
| 5th | 88 | 13.6% | 21.6% | 35.2% |
| 6th | 90 | 8.9% | 23.3% | 32.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 129 | 8.5% | 12.4% | 20.9% |
| 4th | 93 | 6.5% | 24.7% | 31.2% |
| 5th | 88 | 3.4% | 12.5% | 15.9% |
| 6th | 90 | 6.7% | 11.1% | 17.8% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.3