Centennial Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Centennial Elementary School serves 523 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Lubbock (Lubbock County). It is one of 47 schools in Lubbock ISD. By enrollment it is the 2306th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Lubbock ISD |
| County | Lubbock County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482850011296 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lubbock ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 523 | 24,133 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82% | 72.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Centennial Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 29 elementary schools in Lubbock ISD, Centennial Elementary School is the 7th largest, with 2.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 531 students, so Centennial Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 97 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 59, against an average of 75 per grade. This year grade 5 has 41% more students than kindergarten (97 against 69). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 60% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lubbock ISD (61%). Black students are next, at 18%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.1% across Lubbock ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Centennial Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 523 students would have about 35.3 teachers, so Centennial Elementary School has 1.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Wolffarth Elementary School, 1.8 miles away in the same district. There are 21 elementary schools within 5 miles and 46 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 60% |
| Black | 18% |
| White | 14.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
| Asian | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
51.1% of students are girls and 48.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 59 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 76 |
| Grade 2 | 74 |
| Grade 3 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | 70 |
| Grade 5 | 97 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1301 N Utica, Lubbock, TX 79416
Phone: (806)219-7800
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Centennial Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolffarth Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 1.8 mi | 282 | 13.4 | 94% |
| Rush Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.1 mi | 333 | 13.9 | 79% |
| Hardwick Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.2 mi | 534 | 15.3 | 79.8% |
| Legacy Elementary School | Frenship ISD | 2.3 mi | 579 | 13.8 | 49.9% |
| McWhorter Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 2.5 mi | 527 | 13.2 | 90.7% |
| North Ridge Elementary School | Frenship ISD | 2.9 mi | 585 | 14.8 | 58.1% |
| Carmona-Harrison Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 3.2 mi | 578 | 15.2 | 95.5% |
| Overton Elementary School | Lubbock ISD | 3.3 mi | 260 | 10.8 | 88.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.