📍 910 7th Ave SE, Altoona, Polk County, 50009
Centennial Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Altoona, Polk County. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lori Waddell. It is part of the Southeast Polk Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Centennial Elementary enrolls 420 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 331 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
151 of the school's 420 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Centennial Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 15, state house district 30.
Centennial Elementary is one of 11 schools in Southeast Polk Comm School District, based in Altoona, Iowa. The district serves 7,501 students district-wide and employs 464 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 420 students, Centennial Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 682 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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