📍 1301 N Utica, Lubbock, Lubbock County, 79416
Centennial el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lubbock, Lubbock County. The school has 618 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gabe Gillespie. It is part of the Lubbock Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Centennial el enrolls 618 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 362 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 139 | 22% |
| White | 90 | 15% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
516 of the school's 618 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 495 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Centennial el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 84.
Centennial el is one of 49 schools in LUBBOCK ISD, based in LUBBOCK, Texas. The district serves 24,133 students district-wide and employs 1,887 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 618 students, Centennial el is larger than the district average of about 493 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large