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B+

Centennial Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

308 S Pleasant Ave, Polo, IL 61064 · (815) 946-3811 · Part of Polo Community Unit School District 222

Buffalo Township’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
294
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Centennial Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Buffalo Township kids: Aplington Middle School

On the path

Where Buffalo Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Centennial Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Aplington Middle Schoolin Polo

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

308 S Pleasant Ave, Polo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K55
Kindergarten43
Grade 140
Grade 237
Grade 344
Grade 440
Grade 535
Enrollment over time
277’20
271’21
279’22
297’23
294’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Centennial Elem School from Buffalo Township families.

Other schools in Polo Community Unit School District 222

The district →
Aplington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Polo
A−
114 students13:1
Polo Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Polo
C
186 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Buffalo Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.