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14774 Medway Rd · Arva · N0M1C0 · Thames Valley DSB
With Centennial Central School, Middlesex Centre counts 24 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Middlesex Centre →
What stands out about Centennial Central School
- Its 340 students sit close to the 335 of a middle elementary school in Ontario.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the second fifth in Ontario.
- On Grade 6 math it reaches 81%, above the 51% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- An English public school, run by Thames Valley DSB.
How Centennial Central School does on Ontario’s tests
EQAO’s Grade 3, 6 and 9 assessments and the literacy test, 2024-25: each school against every school in Ontario.
With 6 of 6 measures reported, Centennial Central School averages the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 85% | 76% | Second fifth | +29 |
| Grade 3 writing | 71% | 65% | Second fifth | +9 |
| Grade 3 math | 62% | 65% | Middle fifth | −4 |
| Grade 6 reading | 96% | 88% | Top fifth | +2 |
| Grade 6 writing | 85% | 86% | Middle fifth | −9 |
| Grade 6 math | 81% | 51% | Top fifth | +10 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
How Centennial Central School is placed without a letter
Centennial Central School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the second fifth in Ontario.
Middlesex Centre’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Centennial Central School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Centennial Central School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
All 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Centennial Central School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Central School | English public | English | 340 | Second fifth | |
| Jack Chambers Public School | English public | English | 685 | Top fifth | 2.5 km |
| Stoney Creek Public School | English public | English | 955 | Second fifth | 2.6 km |
| Stoneybrook Public School | English public | English | 570 | Second fifth | 3.4 km |
| St Catherine of Siena Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 480 | Second fifth | 3.5 km |
| Northridge Public School | English public | English | 540 | Second fifth | 3.7 km |
| St Mark Separate School | English Catholic | English | 425 | Middle fifth | 3.7 km |
Elementary schools near Centennial Central School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Centennial Central School
Who runs Centennial Central School?
Centennial Central School comes under Thames Valley DSB (English public).
What language does Centennial Central School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Centennial Central School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Centennial Central School?
Closest by: Jack Chambers Public School (2.5 km), Stoney Creek Public School (2.6 km) and Stoneybrook Public School (3.4 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).