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Centennial High School (Frisco, Texas)

Coordinates: 33°08′11″N 96°46′10″W / 33.1363°N 96.7694°W / 33.1363; -96.7694
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Frisco Centennial High School
Address
Map
6901 Coit Road

,
75035

United States
Coordinates33°08′11″N 96°46′10″W / 33.1363°N 96.7694°W / 33.1363; -96.7694
Information
TypePublic
Established2003
School districtFrisco Independent School District
PrincipalKiara Henderson[1]
Teaching staff131.68 (on FTE basis)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,035 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.45[2]
Color(s)   Red and navy blue
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 5A
MascotTitans
RivalLiberty High School (Frisco, Texas)
Website[1]

Centennial High School is one of twelve public high schools in the Frisco Independent School District in Frisco, Texas, United States. It serves grades nine through twelve. In 2022, the school was rated "A" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]

History

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The school opened in the fall of 2003, initially to serve 9th and 10th graders. It was the second to open in the district, after Frisco High School. At the time, the school served all of the school district's area east of Preston Road as well as portions of north Plano and western McKinney. The first graduating class from the high school graduated in spring 2006.

The school's enrollment grew quickly, fueled by Frisco's record growth. As early as 2006–2007, Centennial had exceeded its capacity of 1800 students, and in the fall of 2006 Liberty High School was opened to help relieve this overcrowding.[4] Despite the addition of several new wings and classrooms during the 2011–2012 school year which brought total capacity to 2,100 students, Centennial became overcrowded once again, peaking at an enrollment of 2,190 in 2013–2014.[5] In compliance with the district's policy of keeping school sizes small, a portion of the school's attendance zone was allocated to that of Independence High School in 2014. In the fall of 2016, the opening of the district's ninth high school, Lebanon Trail High School, further lowered enrollment at Centennial. The school's attendance zone is currently built up.

Athletics

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The Centennial Titans compete in the following sports:[6]

Academics

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Centennial High School has gotten back to back exemplary rankings[clarification needed] every year from 2009 to 2012, and is the only school in its category to get such rankings. At present, the school is still rated "Exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency. Students at Centennial scored an average of 1123 on the SAT and 24.7 on the ACT as of 2016.[9][10]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Centennial High School Staff". Centennial High School. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "CENTENNIAL H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "TEAL - State Accountability System".
  4. ^ "Board Highlights" (PDF). Frisco Independent School District. October 10, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "Frisco ISD school enrollment 2013". batchgeo.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  6. ^ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "soccer-season-preview-d-fw-girls-1-texas-us-area-stars-graduating-early-teams-players-watch/". The Dallas Morning News. January 4, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  8. ^ League, University Interscholastic. "2023-2024 5A Boys Doubles Tennis State Brackets — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "These Texas high schools have the highest SAT scores – Austin Business Journal". Austin Business News – Austin Business Journal. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  10. ^ "These Texas high schools have the highest ACT scores – Dallas Business Journal". Dallas Business News – Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  11. ^ "Senior Standout: Frisco Centennial's Delaney Miller reaches summit in class, on walls". Dallas News. June 9, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "Local players in MLB draft: See where area HS and college stars are headed". June 19, 2017.
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