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B+

Centennial School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–4

135 W 5th St, El Paso, IL 61738 · (309) 527-4435 · Part of El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11

El Paso Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
165
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–4
The gist

What stands out about Centennial School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Next stop for El Paso Township kids: EPG Middle School

On the path

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

PK–2Jefferson Park Schoolin El Paso
3–4Centennial SchoolYou are here
5–8EPG Middle Schoolin Gridley

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

135 W 5th St, El Paso

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 373
Grade 492
Enrollment over time
178’20
163’21
151’22
170’23
165’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Centennial School from El Paso Township families.

Other schools in El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11

The district →
Jefferson Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · El Paso
261 students12:1
EPG Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Gridley
A−
345 students13:1
El Paso-Gridley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · El Paso
B+
364 students13:1

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; El Paso Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.