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Centennial Middle School

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Circle Pines, MN 55014

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Serving 1,595 students in grades 6-8, Centennial Middle School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Minnesota for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).

The percentage of students achieving is 56% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 46%). The percentage of students achieving is 57% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 51%).

The student-teacher ratio of 27:1 is higher than the Minnesota state level of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 40% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: 6-8
Enrollment: 1,595 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 27:1
Minority Enrollment: 27%
: Top 30% in MN
: 56% (Top 30%)
: 57% (Top 30%)
: 38% (Btm 50%)
: Centennial Middle's attendance zone encompasses the entire school district in Circle Pines, MN, covering approximately 27.7 square miles. Families typically drive 5-10 minutes to reach the school, with an average distance of 3.1 miles to the zone's edge and a maximum distance of 5.1 miles.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

School Overview

Centennial Middle School's student population of 1,595 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 60 teachers has grown by 62% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades 6-8
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Centennial Middle School
6	519
7	540
8	536

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Total Students

1,595 students

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Total Students Trends (1999-2025)
Year	Centennial Middle School
2025	1,595
2024	1,544
2023	1,529
2022	1,512
2021	1,569
2020	1,572
2019	1,517
2018	1,518
2017	1,527
2016	1,554
2015	1,505
2014	1,474
2013	1,500
2012	1,498
2011	1,584
2010	1,581
2009	1,605
2008	1,619
2007	1,710
2006	1,718
2005	1,739
2004	1,750
2003	1,726
2002	1,703
2001	1,626
2000	1,599
1999	1,568

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Total Classroom Teachers

60 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends (1999-2025)
Year	Centennial Middle School
2025	60
2024	66
2023	45
2022	36
2021	37
2020	35
2019	48
2018	65
2017	71
2016	62
2015	74
2014	71
2013	79
2012	79
2011	83
2010	93
2009	98
2008	95
2007	96
2006	91
2005	90
2004	94
2003	89
2002	103
2001	98
2000	98
1999	100

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Year Founded

1997

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School Motto

Empowering Students for Life

School Rankings

Centennial Middle School ranks within the top 30% of all 1,773 schools in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Centennial Middle School is 0.45, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.60. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (MN)

#393 out of 1773 schools
(Top 30%)

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Overall School Rank Trends (2010-2023)
Year	Centennial Middle School
2023	#393
2022	#407
2021	#550
2019	#398
2018	#281
2017	#503
2016	#485
2015	#500
2014	#731
2013	#665
2012	#596
2011	#571
2010	#550

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56%

46%

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Math Proficiency Comparison (2010-2023)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2023	56%	46%	62%
2022	56%	45%	63%
2021	47%	45%	59%
2019	67%	56%	71%
2018	72%	58%	73%
2017	68%	59%	72%
2016	69%	60%	74%
2015	69%	61%	74%
2014	65%	61%	71%
2013	66%	61%	73%
2012	71%	62%	74%
2011	64%	56%	72%
2010	73%	65%	78%

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57%

51%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison (2010-2022)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2022	57%	51%	61%
2021	58%	53%	62%
2019	64%	59%	68%
2018	68%	60%	73%
2017	65%	61%	68%
2016	65%	60%	67%
2015	65%	60%	67%
2014	57%	59%	65%
2013	58%	58%	64%
2012	78%	76%	83%
2011	78%	74%	83%
2010	77%	72%	81%

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38%

41%

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Science Proficiency Comparison (2021-2022)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2022	38%	41%	49%
2021	37%	45%	51%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2025	27:1	13:1
2024	23:1	14:1
2023	34:1	14:1	21:1
2022	42:1	14:1	25:1
2021	42:1	14:1	23:1
2020	45:1	14:1	20:1
2019	32:1	14:1	20:1
2018	23:1	14:1	19:1
2017	22:1	14:1	19:1
2016	25:1	14:1	19:1
2015	20:1	14:1	18:1
2014	21:1	15:1	19:1
2013	19:1	15:1	18:1
2012	19:1	15:1	19:1
2011	19:1	15:1	19:1
2010	17:1	15:1	18:1
2009	16:1	15:1	17:1
2008	17:1	15:1	18:1
2007	18:1	16:1	19:1
2006	19:1	16:1	19:1
2005	19:1	16:1	19:1
2004	19:1	16:1	19:1
2003	19:1	16:1	19:1
2002	17:1	16:1	18:1
2001	17:1	16:1	18:1
2000	16:1	16:1	18:1
1999	16:1	15:1	17:1

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2025	7%	7%
2024	6%	7%
2023	7%	7%	7%
2022	6%	7%	6%
2021	6%	7%	5%
2020	5%	7%	5%
2019	4%	7%	5%
2018	4%	7%	5%
2017	4%	7%	5%
2016	5%	6%	5%
2015	5%	6%	6%
2014	5%	6%	4%
2013	5%	6%	4%
2012	4%	6%	4%
2011	4%	6%	5%
2010	4%	6%	5%
2009	5%	6%	5%
2008	5%	6%	5%
2007	5%	6%	4%
2006	5%	6%	4%
2005	3%	6%	3%
2004	2%	5%	3%
2003	2%	6%	2%
2002	1%	5%	2%
2001	1%	5%	1%
2000	2%	5%	2%
1999	2%	5%	1%

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Hispanic

12%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2025	6%	12%
2024	6%	12%
2023	6%	11%	6%
2022	7%	10%	6%
2021	7%	10%	6%
2020	6%	10%	5%
2019	6%	9%	5%
2018	5%	9%	5%
2017	4%	9%	5%
2016	5%	9%	5%
2015	5%	8%	5%
2014	5%	8%	4%
2013	5%	8%	4%
2012	4%	8%	4%
2011	2%	7%	3%
2010	3%	7%	3%
2009	3%	6%	2%
2008	3%	6%	2%
2007	2%	6%	2%
2006	2%	5%	2%
2005	1%	5%	1%
2004	1%	5%	1%
2003	1%	4%	1%
2002	1%	4%	1%
2001	1%	3%	1%
2000	1%	3%	1%
1999	1%	2%	1%

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Black

12%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2025	8%	12%
2024	8%	12%
2023	7%	12%	8%
2022	7%	12%	7%
2021	6%	12%	6%
2020	6%	11%	4%
2019	5%	11%	4%
2018	4%	11%	3%
2017	3%	11%	3%
2016	2%	10%	3%
2015	2%	10%	2%
2014	3%	10%	3%
2013	2%	9%	3%
2012	2%	9%	3%
2011	3%	9%	2%
2010	3%	10%	3%
2009	3%	10%	3%
2008	2%	9%	2%
2007	2%	9%	2%
2006	1%	9%	1%
2005	1%	8%	1%
2004	1%	8%	1%
2003	1%	7%	1%
2002	1%	7%	1%
2001	1%	7%	1%
2000	1%	6%	1%
1999	1%	6%	1%

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White

73%

60%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2025	73%	60%
2024	73%	61%
2023	74%	62%	73%
2022	74%	63%	75%
2021	75%	63%	77%
2020	77%	65%	81%
2019	80%	66%	81%
2018	82%	66%	83%
2017	84%	67%	83%
2016	84%	69%	83%
2015	85%	70%	84%
2014	84%	71%	85%
2013	86%	72%	85%
2012	88%	73%	86%
2011	89%	74%	87%
2010	89%	75%	87%
2009	88%	76%	88%
2008	89%	77%	89%
2007	90%	77%	90%
2006	91%	78%	92%
2005	94%	79%	93%
2004	94%	80%	93%
2003	95%	81%	94%
2002	95%	82%	95%
2001	96%	83%	95%
2000	94%	84%	95%
1999	95%	85%	96%

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Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2011-2025)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2025	6%	7%
2024	7%	6%
2023	6%	6%	6%
2022	6%	6%	6%
2021	6%	6%	5%
2020	6%	5%	5%
2019	5%	5%	5%
2018	4%	5%	4%
2017	4%	4%	4%
2016	3%	4%	4%
2015	2%	4%	3%
2014	2%	3%	3%
2013	1%	3%	2%
2012	1%	2%	2%
2011	1%	2%	1%

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All Ethnic Groups

27%

40%

0.45

0.60

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Diversity Score Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2025	0.45	0.61
2024	0.45	0.60
2023	0.44	0.59	0.45
2022	0.44	0.58	0.43
2021	0.43	0.58	0.40
2020	0.40	0.55	0.34
2019	0.35	0.54	0.34
2018	0.32	0.54	0.31
2017	0.29	0.53	0.31
2016	0.29	0.51	0.30
2015	0.27	0.49	0.29
2014	0.29	0.48	0.28
2013	0.26	0.47	0.27
2012	0.22	0.45	0.26
2011	0.21	0.44	0.24
2010	0.21	0.42	0.23
2009	0.22	0.41	0.21
2008	0.21	0.40	0.21
2007	0.19	0.40	0.19
2006	0.17	0.38	0.16
2005	0.12	0.37	0.14
2004	0.12	0.35	0.14
2003	0.10	0.34	0.12
2002	0.10	0.32	0.10
2001	0.08	0.31	0.09
2000	0.12	0.29	0.09
1999	0.10	0.27	0.08

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(22-23)

17.8%

27.3%

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Chronic Absenteeism Rate (2021-2023)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2023	17.8%	27.3%	18.8%
2022	24.3%	31.2%	25.9%
2021	8%	21.2%	7.1%

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Eligible for

20%

34%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2025	20%	34%
2024	21%	36%
2023	20%	35%	20%
2022	12%	26%	12%
2021	10%	26%	11%
2020	12%	27%	12%
2019	12%	28%	12%
2018	12%	29%	13%
2017	12%	30%	13%
2016	13%	31%	13%
2015	14%	31%	13%
2014	16%	31%	14%
2013	14%	31%	15%
2012	14%	30%	15%
2011	11%	29%	14%
2010	12%	28%	13%
2009	10%	25%	10%
2008	8%	24%	9%
2007	8%	23%	8%
2006	8%	23%	8%
2005	8%	22%	7%
2004	8%	21%	7%
2003	8%	20%	7%
2002	6%	19%	5%
2001	4%	18%	3%
2000	6%	18%	5%
1999	5%	19%	7%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison (2000-2025)
Year	Centennial Middle School	Minnesota	Centennial Public School District
2025	5%	7%
2024	4%	7%
2023	6%	8%	7%
2022	4%	6%	3%
2021	4%	6%	3%
2020	5%	9%	5%
2019	5%	8%	5%
2018	4%	8%	4%
2017	5%	8%	4%
2016	5%	7%	4%
2015	6%	7%	4%
2014	6%	7%	5%
2013	4%	7%	4%
2012	5%	7%	4%
2011	5%	8%	5%
2010	6%	8%	4%
2009	5%	8%	4%
2008	4%	8%	4%
2007	3%	8%	3%
2006	3%	8%	4%
2005	3%	7%	3%
2004	3%	7%	3%
2003	4%	7%	4%
2002	4%	7%	3%
2001	3%	7%	2%
2000	5%	7%	4%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Centennial Public School District

Sports

School Mascot

Eagles

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

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What is Centennial Middle School's ranking?

Centennial Middle School is ranked #393 out of 1,773 schools, which ranks it among the top 30% of public schools in Minnesota.

What schools are Centennial Middle School often compared to?

Centennial Middle Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Westwood Intermediate & Middle School, Fridley Middle School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

56% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 46% MN state average), while 57% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 51% MN state average).

How many students attend Centennial Middle School?

1,595 students attend Centennial Middle School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

73% of Centennial Middle School students are White, 8% of students are Black, 7% of students are Asian, 6% of students are Hispanic, and 6% of students are Two or more races.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Centennial Middle School?

Centennial Middle School has a student ration of 27:1, which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 13:1.

What grades does Centennial Middle School offer ?

Centennial Middle School offers enrollment in grades 6-8 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Centennial Middle School part of?

Centennial Middle School is part of Centennial Public School District.

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: 6-8
Enrollment: 1,595 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 27:1
Minority Enrollment: 27%
: Top 30%
: 56% (Top 30%)
: 57% (Top 30%)
: 38% (Btm 50%)
: Centennial Middle's attendance zone encompasses the entire school district in Circle Pines, MN, covering approximately 27.7 square miles. Families typically drive 5-10 minutes to reach the school, with an average distance of 3.1 miles to the zone's edge and a maximum distance of 5.1 miles.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

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