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Spring Lake Park Senior High School vs. Centennial High School

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School Overview

School
Spring Lake Park Senior High School
1100 81st Ave Ne
Minneapolis, MN 55432
: 
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Centennial High School
4757 N Rd
Circle Pines, MN 55014
: 
9/
10
Top 20%
Top Rankings

Spring Lake Park Senior High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Minnesota for:

Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 20%)

Centennial High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Minnesota for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Overview
Serving 1,965 students in grades 9-12, Spring Lake Park Senior High School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Minnesota for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 22% (which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 45%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 39% (which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 51%).
The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the Minnesota state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Serving 1,997 students in grades 9-12, Centennial High School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Minnesota for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 51% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 45%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 68% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 51%).
The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is higher than the Minnesota state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 39% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Total Students
1,965 students
1,997 students
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This chart displays total students of Centennial High School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Male | % Female
52% | 48%
50% | 50%
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Total Classroom Teachers
97 teachers
86 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
23:1
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Spring Lake Park Senior High School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Centennial High School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#1453 out of 1860 schools in MN
(Bottom 50%)
#352 out of 1860 schools in MN
(Top 20%)
This chart displays the overall school rank of Spring Lake Park Senior High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the overall school rank of Centennial High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
22%
(Bottom 50% in MN)
51%
(Top 50% in MN)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Spring Lake Park Senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Centennial High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
39%
(Bottom 50% in MN)
68%
(Top 10% in MN)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Spring Lake Park Senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Centennial High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
33%
(Bottom 50% in MN)
49%
(Top 50% in MN)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Spring Lake Park Senior High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Centennial High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
87%
(Top 50% in MN)
95%
(Top 10% in MN)
This chart displays graduation rate of Spring Lake Park Senior High School and public school graduation rate of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays graduation rate of Centennial High School and public school graduation rate of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of Spring Lake Park Senior High School by grade.
This chart displays the students of Centennial High School by grade.
Grade 9 Students
478
532
Grade 10 Students
522
516
Grade 11 Students
492
499
Grade 12 Students
473
450

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
1%
1%
This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Spring Lake Park Senior High School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of American Indian students in Centennial High School and percentage of American Indian public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
% Asian
9%
7%
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Spring Lake Park Senior High School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Centennial High School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
18%
6%
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Spring Lake Park Senior High School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Centennial High School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
17%
7%
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Spring Lake Park Senior High School and the percentage of Black public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Centennial High School and the percentage of Black public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
48%
74%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Spring Lake Park Senior High School and the percentage of White public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Centennial High School and the percentage of White public school students in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
5%
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Spring Lake Park Senior High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Centennial High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
0.70
0.44
This chart displays the diversity score of Spring Lake Park Senior High School and the public school average diversity score of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Centennial High School and the public school average diversity score of Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
35%
18%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Spring Lake Park Senior High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Centennial High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
7%
5%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Spring Lake Park Senior High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Centennial High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Minnesota by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
 
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