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Challenge School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
9659 East Mississippi Avenue
Denver, CO 80231
Phone
(720) 747-2100
District
CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 5 IN THE COUNTY OF ARAPAH
County
ARAPAHOE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
534
Classroom Teachers
31

* Challenge School is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.6% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Challenge School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
86%
40%
80%
41%
91%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
38%
86%
44%
77%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
40%
80%
45%
84%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
87%
35%
92%
43%
81%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
34%
97%
42%
82%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
86%
39%
88%
45%
84%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 23 4.3%
Grade 1 44 8.2%
Grade 2 47 8.8%
Grade 3 63 11.8%
Grade 4 62 11.6%
Grade 5 76 14.2%
Grade 6 78 14.6%
Grade 7 77 14.4%
Grade 8 64 12.0%
Total 534 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 41.5% 53.8% 54.4%
Black 18.5% 12.8% 4.9%
Hispanic 10.8% 22.7% 36.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 28.5% 9.7% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 12.0% 26.6% 35.6%
Free lunch eligible 8.4% 21.2% 29.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 5.4% 6.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 319,773 5,812,069
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,920.4 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.7% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.4% 36.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 12.2% 14.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 120,499 2,227,932
Single Parent Households With Children 8.0% 7.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.8% 92.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 52.2% 42.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.0% 20.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.0% 18.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.7% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.4% 13.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.5% 9.1%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,192 $460,619,776 58.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $767 $43,126,876 5.5%
Staff $454 $25,527,512 3.3%
General Administration $129 $7,253,412 0.9%
School Administration $586 $32,949,608 4.2%
Operation $849 $47,737,572 6.1%
Transportation $421 $23,671,988 3.0%
Other $444 $24,965,232 3.2%
Total Support $3,649 $205,175,972 26.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,074 $116,616,872 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,914 $782,356,392 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,733,964,028 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $787 $692,995,232 5.2%
Staff $723 $636,248,216 4.8%
General Administration $216 $190,074,883 1.4%
School Administration $912 $803,497,511 6.1%
Operation $1,111 $978,393,612 7.4%
Transportation $351 $308,740,393 2.3%
Other $904 $795,691,712 6.0%
Total Support $5,003 $4,405,468,345 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,500 $3,082,398,597 23.3%
Total Expenditures $15,015 $13,221,799,540 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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