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School Profile
School Profile
Principal: Dr. Alexa Pearson
Assistant Principals: Dr. Susannah Malarkey, Emily Rios, Daunte Gouge
Athletic Director: Daunte Gouge
Dean of Students: To be hired.
Counselors: Deena Currie, Kayci Emery, Eleonora Nuryagdieva, Scott Olson, Andrea Rose
Mission
Collaborating in Community - Cultivating Equity - Inspiring Excellence
Community
Centennial is a school district bridging the cities of Porland and Gresham, Oregon. Downtown Portland, Portland International Airport, and Mt. Hood Community College are all within a 20-minute drive.
Centennial serves a diverse community in east Multnomah County, including portions of Portland, Gresham, and Damascus. The community includes a mix of established neighborhoods and newer developments with families representing a wide range of cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Centennial High School is the district’s only comprehensive high school and serves students from across this community.
School Community
Centennial High School
Centennial High School is a four-year comprehensive 5A high school serving approximately 1718 students. The school year is two semesters. The high school serves two middles schools (6-8), and six elementary schools (1, K-5 and 5, PK-5).
Centennial Virtual Acaedmy
Centennial Virtual Academy is an online district programming option for students in grades 4-12. It provides both virtual and hybrid learning environments for students. CVA currently serves approximately 174 students in grades 9-12.
Center for Advanced Learning (CAL)
The Center for Advanced Learning is a collaboration of school districts where juniors and seniors take advanced, project-based courses in seven career areas: Health Sciences Medical, Health Sciences Dental, Manufacturing Lab (Manufacturing and Intro to Engineering), Tech Lab (Programming, Electronics, IT, and Cybersecurity), Media Lab (Design, Animation, Digital Storytelling, Photography, and Videography), FAB Lab (Fashion, Art, and Branding), and Change Lab (Leadership and Entrepreneurship).
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Enrollment – Demographics
As of September 2026- Class of 2027: 404
- Class of 2028: 429
- Class of 2029: 444
- Class of 2030: 430
- Poverty Index: 63% qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch
- Hispanic: 35.4%
- Caucasian: 33.3%
- Asian/Pacific Islander: 17.2%
- African-American: 8.1%
- Multi: 6.1%
- American Indian: <1%
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In the fall of 2026, the class of 2027 was surveyed about their post-high school plans. Students responded as follows:- 4-Year University: 34.2%
- 2-Year Community College: 9.3%
- 2-Year Community College/Transfer to 4-Year University: 21.8%
- Trade School/Technical Training: 8.8%
- Apprenticeship: <5%
- Getting a job right out of high school: <5%
- Military: <4%
- Taking a gap year: <4%
- I’m not sure yet: 7.3%
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Centennial High School offers two diplomas:
Oregon Standard Diploma – 24 Credits
- Language Arts = 4
- Mathematics = 3
- Science = 3
- Social Studies = 2.5
- Civics = .5
- Health Education = 1
- Physical Education = 1
- Fine Arts/CTE = 3
- Personal Finance = .5
- Careers (HECP) = .5
- Electives = 5
Centennial Honors Diploma – 26 Credits, 3.5 GPA
- Language Arts =4
- Mathematics = 4
- Science = 4
- US History = 1
- World History = 1
- Economics = .5
- Civics = .5
- Health Education = 1
- Physical Education = 1
- Second Language = 2
- Personal Finance = .5
- Fine Arts = .5
- Careers (HECP) = .5
- Electives = 5
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The GPA calculation is unweighted.
- A = 4.0
- B = 3.0
- C = 2.0
- D = 1.0
- F = 0
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Centennial High School Offers a rigorous and comprehensive curriculum desinged to prepare students for advanced learning, careers, and positive citizenship. There are multiple opportunies for college credit as list below.
Dual Enrollment Courses
- Accounting (CVA only)
- Advanced Metals PRojects
- AP Calculus
- AP Chemistry
- AP Cybersecurity
- AP Statistics
- AP US History
- AP US Government
- AP Spanish
- Business 1A (CVA only)
- Child Development and Theory
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary and Middle School Work Experience
- English 104/105
- Financial Math
- Metal Fabrication
- Metals 2A/B
- Pre-Calculus
- Spanish Language Arts for Native and Heritage Speakers 2 and 3
- Speach 2A/B and 3A/B
- Technical Theater 2 and 3
- Writing 121/122
AP Courses
- AP Biology
- AP Business with Personal Finance
- AP Calculus
- AP Chemistry
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Computer Science Principles
- AP Cybersecurity
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Human Geography
- AP Psychology
- AP Physics
- AP Statistics
- AP US Government
- AP US History
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Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Combined: College Board Suite of Assessments Reports
SAT Scores
- English/Reading/Writing
- Centennial: 608
- State: 585
- Nation: 532
- Math
- Centennial: 580
- State: 552
- Nation: 511
- Number Tested
- Centennial: 29
- State: 11,178
- Nation: 2,252,939
- English/Reading/Writing
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Graduation Rate 2026: 69%
5 Year Compleation Rate 2025: 76%
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