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 2017 – 2018 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2016
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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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
527
Classroom Teachers
30

* 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 99.8% of CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

10

(10 is best)

Challenge School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 84 40
Proficiency in Reading 84 41
Proficiency in Math 84 39

Grade 4

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 87 39
Proficiency in Reading 87 45
Proficiency in Math 87 34

Grade 5

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 82 41
Proficiency in Reading 87 47
Proficiency in Math 77 36

Grade 6

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 82 37
Proficiency in Reading 92 44
Proficiency in Math 72 30

Grade 7

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 90 38
Proficiency in Reading 95 46
Proficiency in Math 84 30

Grade 8

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 96 41
Proficiency in Reading 97 45
Proficiency in Math 95.0 36

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

Class Size
AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL 17.51
AVG FOR DISTRICT 17.73
AVG FOR STATE 17.16
AVG FOR NATION 16.03
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 23 4.4%
Grade 1 39 7.4%
Grade 2 54 10.2%
Grade 3 59 11.2%
Grade 4 64 12.1%
Grade 5 75 14.2%
Grade 6 68 12.9%
Grade 7 76 14.4%
Grade 8 69 13.1%
Total 527 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.1% 55.6% 55.9%
Black 18.0% 12.1% 4.8%
Hispanic 12.5% 21.6% 35.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 22.0% 9.7% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 1.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 11.4% 29.5% 40.7%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 7.6% 21.7% 32.9%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 3.8% 7.8% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 309,453 5,758,736
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,826.1 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.6% 35.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 11.2% 13.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 114,343 2,136,827
Single Parent Households With Children 9.6% 9.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.5% 91.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.2% 40.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.9% 15.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.8% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.1% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.1% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.5% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 5.3% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,066 $387,584,232 60.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $579 $31,759,308 5.0%
Staff $390 $21,392,280 3.4%
General Administration $95 $5,210,940 0.8%
School Administration $493 $27,042,036 4.2%
Operation $717 $39,328,884 6.2%
Transportation $363 $19,911,276 3.1%
Other $370 $20,295,240 3.2%
Total Support $3,007 $164,939,964 25.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,536 $84,252,672 13.2%
Total Expenditures $11,608 $636,722,016 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,409 $4,930,895,654 46.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $533 $485,852,701 4.6%
Staff $551 $502,601,058 4.8%
General Administration $155 $141,120,502 1.3%
School Administration $743 $677,694,667 6.4%
Operation $892 $813,142,085 7.7%
Transportation $290 $264,731,549 2.5%
Other $680 $619,407,629 5.9%
Total Support $3,845 $3,504,450,990 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,331 $2,124,353,799 20.1%
Total Expenditures $11,584 $10,559,485,383 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,838 $346,122,956,267 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $679 $34,352,975,349 5.0%
Staff $546 $27,656,793,506 4.0%
General Administration $224 $11,359,077,651 1.7%
School Administration $657 $33,237,901,128 4.9%
Operation $1,054 $53,333,273,914 7.8%
Transportation $473 $23,948,272,674 3.5%
Other $420 $21,254,923,139 3.1%
Total Support $4,053 $205,142,872,671 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,612 $132,190,575,207 19.3%
Total Expenditures $13,503 $683,455,649,655 100.0%

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