Centennial El, Houston TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Centennial El

Centennial Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in the eastern Houston area, within Humble ISD. The school enrolls a diverse student body that is roughly evenly split between Hispanic and Black students, with smaller shares of white and Asian students. About four in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a moderately low-income area. The campus is a regular public school without charter or magnet designation.

The school's academic performance shows mixed results across subjects and grade levels. In English language arts, proficiency across grades 3 through 5 is around the middle range, with third grade performing somewhat stronger and fifth grade also performing respectably. Mathematics results are more variable: third grade performs better than fourth and fifth grades, where proficiency sits noticeably lower. Science testing is available only for fifth grade, where proficiency is substantially weaker than in reading or math. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it above the midpoint when compared to other districts in Harris County, a meaningful position among the county's peer districts.

When viewed across performance levels, the data show that many students meet or approach grade-level standards in reading and math, but mastery at the highest level remains limited, at around one in five students. Science mastery is even rarer. This pattern suggests that while the school is supporting students to develop foundational skills, moving students from proficiency into deeper understanding remains a challenge. A parent may want to ask the school directly about how it targets advanced learners and what interventions it uses for students not yet meeting grade-level expectations.

The school sits in a Houston neighborhood within a region experiencing rapid growth. Housing values in the area are moderate compared to state and national benchmarks, and rents are affordable relative to local income. The broader Houston market is seeing active listing and new construction, though pricing has softened slightly year-over-year. The city itself is diverse, car-dependent but with pockets of walkability, and anchored by major employers in energy, healthcare, aerospace, and logistics.

Program and staffing details were not available in the data provided. Grade-specific information on special education enrollment and English learner population was also missing. Parents interested in understanding the school's instructional approaches, class sizes, teacher experience, or specialized services should contact the school directly.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 362%

School 62% · District 44% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 441%

School 41% · District 13% · ▲ 28 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 43% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 22% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 27% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 37% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 25% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

This schoolHUMBLE ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income46%Higher-income61%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income40%Higher-income57%17 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income39%Higher-income69%30 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income56%Higher-income67%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income27%Higher-income52%25 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income58%23 pp gap