Centennial High School
2 out of 5 | 1 Review
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,486 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 11th out of 188 high schools in MD.
School District Details
- Howard County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $13,896
- Graduation Rate: 91.7%
- Dropout Rate: 1.4%
- Students Per Teacher: 13.3
- Enrolled Students: 50,641
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 1,486
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 90.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.5
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 782 (52.6%)
- Females: 704 (47.4%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 20 (1.3%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 60 (4.0%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 80 (5.4%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 3 | 0.2% |
| Black | 119 | 8.0% |
| Asian | 437 | 29.4% |
| Hispanic | 38 | 2.6% |
| White | 889 | 59.8% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 402 | 27.1% |
| 10th Grade | 329 | 22.1% |
| 11th Grade | 386 | 26.0% |
| 12th Grade | 369 | 24.8% |
Source: MD Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 2
2 out of 5 | 1 Review
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1 review for Centennial High School
- Reviewed by Former Student on February 18, 2008
- Rating:
(2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - I went to CHS about 20 years ago and it was a horrible experience. The students, faculty and staff were totally elitist. For example, after returning a book my senior year, one of the librarians asked where I was going to college. I told her that I was going to Frostburg State University and she laughed at me and asked why I couldn't get into a "real" college. Needless to say, Frostburg prepared me for an excellent graduate program and now I am a university professor at a major state university. The best decision I ever made was to leave CHS during my senior year and finish up at Glenelg High School. There I received an excellent and supportive education. Too bad I didn't start off there.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Centennial High School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on HSA state exams in the following subjects:
- Algebra
- Biology
- English 2
HSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra Test | |||
| 2010 | 98.0% | 94.9% | 83.6% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | 96.8% | 85.1% |
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 96.9% | 92.9% | 80.9% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | 93.9% | 82.6% |
| English 2 Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.4% | 90.2% | 80.2% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | 93.1% | 83.5% |
Source: MD Department of Education 2009-2010
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