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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 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • 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
542
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

100 80 60 40 20 0
95%
41%
95%
41%
95%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
40%
87%
47%
92%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
42%
82%
48%
77%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
36%
87%
43%
82%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
39%
92%
46%
77%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
42%
84%
47%
95%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
16
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 25 4.6%
Grade 1 40 7.4%
Grade 2 57 10.5%
Grade 3 57 10.5%
Grade 4 70 12.9%
Grade 5 78 14.4%
Grade 6 80 14.8%
Grade 7 72 13.3%
Grade 8 63 11.6%
Total 542 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 43.0% 54.4% 55.1%
Black 19.1% 12.6% 4.8%
Hispanic 11.3% 22.4% 35.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 25.9% 9.7% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.9% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 13.3% 29.4% 38.0%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 9.4% 22.7% 31.6%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 3.9% 6.7% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 317,181 5,773,714
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,896.7 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.8% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.2% 36.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.1% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 11.8% 14.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 116,931 2,137,402
Single Parent Households With Children 9.0% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.9% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 51.2% 41.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.1% 18.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.0% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.8% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.4% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.2% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,937 $443,194,143 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $700 $39,087,300 4.9%
Staff $423 $23,619,897 3.0%
General Administration $101 $5,639,739 0.7%
School Administration $551 $30,767,289 3.9%
Operation $856 $47,798,184 6.0%
Transportation $411 $22,949,829 2.9%
Other $409 $22,838,151 2.9%
Total Support $3,452 $192,756,228 24.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,913 $162,659,007 20.4%
Total Expenditures $14,302 $798,609,378 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,230 $5,502,708,442 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $693 $611,953,103 4.9%
Staff $648 $572,303,109 4.6%
General Administration $184 $162,276,790 1.3%
School Administration $865 $763,852,581 6.1%
Operation $1,070 $944,955,731 7.5%
Transportation $341 $301,350,383 2.4%
Other $821 $724,897,433 5.8%
Total Support $4,621 $4,081,683,810 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,350 $2,958,588,357 23.6%
Total Expenditures $14,202 $12,543,117,339 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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