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Centennial School

El Paso, IL · El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11

Regular public school · Grades 3 - 4 · Rural, distant

817th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 61% Declining

135 W 5th St, El Paso, IL 61738

(309)527-4435NCES ID 170032605636Directory 202324

170
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.2:1
Student / teacher ratio
34%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
7.7%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Centennial School 817th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 61% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 84th in 2019 to 61th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%61%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4

English Language Arts
Centennial School
56%
IL average
52%
Math
Centennial School
44%
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time Centennial School IL average
25%50%75%56%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Centennial School IL average
25%50%75%44%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%59%30%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%45%20%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2019) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 170 students (202324, NCES) — history since 2004, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

6%White87%6%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 87%97%20042023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White95.2%87.1% 8.1 pts
Hispanic1.6%5.9% 4.3 pts
Two or more races1.1%5.9% 4.8 pts
Black1.1%1.2% 0.1 pts
Asian0.5%0.0% 0.5 pts
American Indian0.5%0.0% 0.5 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 2004. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $204K in zip 61738 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2007

$52K$103K$155K$207K$197K20072010201520202025

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What school district is Centennial School in?

Centennial School is part of the El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 district in El Paso, Illinois.

Is Centennial School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Centennial School 817th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 61% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Centennial School?

White 87%, Hispanic 6%, Two or more races 6%, Black 1% (170 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Centennial School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61738 is $204K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.