Centralia Elementary runs schools through 6th grade. Its 8 public elementary schools run from the 28th to the 98th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Middle and high school are run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.
K6Elementary
712Middle and high
Centralia Elementary · grades K–6
Another district · grades 7–12
Elementary · 8 schools
from 28th to 98th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Los Coyotes Elementary: 98th percentile, Strong
Buena Terra Elementary: 90th percentile, Strong
Glen H. Dysinger Sr. Elementary: 75th percentile, Strong
Danbrook Elementary: 73rd percentile, Solid
Raymond Temple Elementary: 67th percentile, Solid
George B. Miller Elementary: 65th percentile, Solid
San Marino Elementary: 46th percentile, Developing
The average elementary school in the Centralia Elementary district had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
The district
Where does Centralia Elementary’s money go, and what does it plan?
The Centralia Elementary district spent $18,048 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 58 cents of every Centralia Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction58%
Instruction support14%
Student services11%
Administration6%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$14.5 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 30 funded actions in 3 goals. That’s 17% of its $85.8 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 142 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 31% of the money; their titles are below. The plan itself puts 82% of it toward staff.
Reduce Class Size $2.3 million
Additional Certificated Teachers $1.2 million
Action 3 $1.1 million
27 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
4 of the plan’s 30 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name catch-up help or English learners
Catch-up help $1.0 million
English learners $1.0 million
Largest of these
Dual Language Immersion (DLI)$775,658
Instructional Intervention Programs$538,705
Social Worker/ MTSS Counselor (Foster Youth, Homeless, & English Learners)$496,151
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $13.4 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $10.9 million and estimates it spent $12.2 million, $1.3 million (12%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$12.2 million spent (estimated)$10.9 million planned
What changed
The total is $3.2 million (28%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Reduce Class Size, which went from $1.0 million to $2.3 million.
Largest increases
Reduce Class Size+$1.3 million
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Aide+$271,848
Dual Language Immersion (DLI)+$239,749
New in the 2026–27 plan
Multilingual/ EL Programs, Learning Center Model (English Learners, Low-Income, & Foster Youth)$1.1 million
Instructional Intervention Programs$538,705
Social Worker/ MTSS Counselor (Foster Youth, Homeless, & English Learners)$496,151
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2 · Pupil Outcomes
58%
57%
down 1 pt
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goal 2 · Pupil Outcomes
56%
58%
up 2 pts
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 3 · Engagement
12 in 100
10 in 100
2 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 3 · Engagement
0.4%
0.2%
down 0.2 pts
Goal 1 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Reduce Class Size · $2,298,189
Additional Certificated Teachers · $1,164,459
Multilingual/ EL Programs, Learning Center Model (English Learners, Low-Income, & Foster Youth) · $1,053,461
The full plan3 goals, 18 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($14.5 million).
Where does the money go?
50% to Goal 2, Pupil Outcomes. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Conditions for Learning$4.6 million32% of action budgets
“Align student learning to state-adopted standards supported by appropriately prepared teachers, materials, instruction, and technology in a safe and clean environment to promote exemplary teaching and learning” p. 22 ↗
10 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $3.8 million (+$727,031)
Largest funded actions
Access to Resources$1.0 millionaction 1.1 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Supplemental Programs$0.6 millionaction 1.6 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Collaboration & Professional Development$0.6 millionaction 1.7 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $10,000 is state funding counted toward those services
Tech Support Specialists & Clerical Specialists I$0.6 millionaction 1.2 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Safety$0.6 millionaction 1.9 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
5 more funded actions in this goal
Instructional Intervention Programs · action 1.5 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $21,655 is state funding counted toward those services$0.5 million
Curriculum and Instruction Support and Resources · action 1.4 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Textbooks, Materials, Resources (Supplemental) · action 1.3 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
STEAM, Innovative Learning, & Signature Practices · action 1.10 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Teacher Assistance Program (TAP) · action 1.8 · p. 99 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Collaboration & Professional Development+$109,402$462,984 → $572,386 · p. 99 ↗
Tech Support Specialists & Clerical Specialists I+$44,157$518,793 → $562,950 · p. 99 ↗
Teacher Assistance Program (TAP) · $10,000 → $10,000 · p. 99 ↗unchanged
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 7 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 22 ↗.
Goal 2Pupil Outcomes$7.3 million50% of action budgets
“Ensure all students, including English Learners (ELs) and other identified sub-groups demonstrate academic growth and proficiency to leave each grade meeting or exceeding standards to prepare all students for their journey toward college and career readiness” p. 34 ↗
10 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $5.1 million (+$2.2 million)
Largest funded actions
Reduce Class Size$2.3 millionaction 2.1 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Additional Certificated Teachers$1.2 millionaction 2.8 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Multilingual/ EL Programs, Learning Center Model (English Learners, Low-Income, & Foster Youth)$1.1 millionaction 2.5 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Aide$0.9 millionaction 2.9 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Dual Language Immersion (DLI)$0.8 millionaction 2.6 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
5 more funded actions in this goal
Instructional Aides (IA) · action 2.10 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
Information Access Support · action 2.3 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Data Analysis Programs · action 2.4 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) · action 2.2 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Universal Preschool/Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (TK) · action 2.7 · p. 100 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Reduce Class Size+$1.3 million$1.0 million → $2.3 million · p. 100 ↗
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Aide+$271,848$612,139 → $883,987 · p. 100 ↗
Dual Language Immersion (DLI)+$239,749$535,909 → $775,658 · p. 100 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Additional Certificated Teachers · $1.2 million → $1.2 million · p. 100 ↗−$11,029
Multilingual/ EL Programs, Learning Center Model (English Learners, Low-Income, & Foster Youth) · $1.1 million · p. 100 ↗new or renamed
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 34 ↗.
Goal 3Engagement$2.6 million18% of action budgets
“Engage parents, staff, and community to promote meaningful educational opportunities for all students within a warm, caring, inspirational environment” p. 45 ↗
10 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.4 million (+$285,321)
Largest funded actions
PBIS & Restorative Practices$547,239action 3.5 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Social Worker/ MTSS Counselor (Foster Youth, Homeless, & English Learners)$496,151action 3.2 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Attendance Support/Clerical Specialists I$430,759action 3.3 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Health Clerks$386,214action 3.4 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Data Analysis Support$232,815action 3.7 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
5 more funded actions in this goal
Parent Support Services Translators (English Learners) · action 3.8 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$183,523
Communication Specialist · action 3.10 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$139,210
Parent Engagement & Community · action 3.1 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$116,322
District Front Office Support · action 3.9 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$115,733
Second Step · action 3.6 · p. 101 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$2,000
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
PBIS & Restorative Practices+$178,202$369,037 → $547,239 · p. 101 ↗
Attendance Support/Clerical Specialists I+$74,438$356,321 → $430,759 · p. 101 ↗
Health Clerks+$17,557$368,657 → $386,214 · p. 101 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Social Worker/ MTSS Counselor (Foster Youth, Homeless, & English Learners) · $496,151 · p. 101 ↗new or renamed
Data Analysis Support · $235,293 → $232,815 · p. 101 ↗−$2,478
Parent Support Services Translators (English Learners) · $180,611 → $183,523 · p. 101 ↗+$2,912
Communication Specialist · $129,567 → $139,210 · p. 101 ↗+$9,643
Parent Engagement & Community · $132,432 → $116,322 · p. 101 ↗−$16,110
District Front Office Support · $108,466 → $115,733 · p. 101 ↗+$7,267
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 3,995 students
1Hispanic or Latino53%
2Asian19%
3White11%
4Filipino8%
5Two or more races5%
6Not reported2%
7Black or African American2%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
67%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 2,654 of 3,990 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
Centralia Elementary isn’t getting extra state help in 2026, only the standard support every district gets.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 52% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (324 of 627 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in the Centralia Elementary district rank highest?
Elementary: Los Coyotes Elementary, 98th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California elementary schools we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Centralia Elementary district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in the Centralia Elementary district good?
Centralia Elementary’s 8 public elementary schools run from the 28th to the 98th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong, 3 Solid and 2 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in the Centralia Elementary district compare with California?
The average elementary school in the Centralia Elementary district had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does the Centralia Elementary district spend per student?
The Centralia Elementary district spent $18,048 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 58 cents of every Centralia Elementary dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in the Centralia Elementary district’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $14.5 million into 30 funded actions in 3 goals, 17% of its $85.8 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $7.3 million, 50% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by the Centralia Elementary district, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.