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Challenger Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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
2475 52 Nd St Se
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
Phone
(616) 698-2524
District
KENTWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
KENT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
362
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.4% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Challenger Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
42%
44%
42%
30%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
40%
26%
44%
19%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
56%
37%
71%
43%
40%
31%
    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
16
17
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 85 23.5%
Grade 1 54 14.9%
Grade 2 49 13.5%
Grade 3 52 14.4%
Grade 4 59 16.3%
Grade 5 63 17.4%
Total 362 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 18.5% 29.4% 67.6%
Black 51.2% 36.1% 18.7%
Hispanic 17.9% 18.3% 9.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 12.1% 15.7% 3.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.5% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 80.9% 73.8% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 73.8% 64.4% 46.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.2% 9.4% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 68,840 10,034,113
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,848.6 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.3% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.9% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.5% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 27,330 4,009,253
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.8% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.1% 31.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.5% 16.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.5% 16.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.0% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.4% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.3% 11.6%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,488 $68,739,840 52.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $413 $3,791,340 2.9%
Staff $742 $6,811,560 5.2%
General Administration $107 $982,260 0.8%
School Administration $656 $6,022,080 4.6%
Operation $1,109 $10,180,620 7.8%
Transportation $294 $2,698,920 2.1%
Other $422 $3,873,960 3.0%
Total Support $3,743 $34,360,740 26.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,038 $27,888,840 21.3%
Total Expenditures $14,269 $130,989,420 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,303 $10,472,771,170 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,089 $1,561,376,980 6.9%
Staff $673 $965,764,951 4.3%
General Administration $275 $393,721,602 1.7%
School Administration $723 $1,037,127,879 4.6%
Operation $1,101 $1,578,839,213 7.0%
Transportation $502 $719,551,334 3.2%
Other $660 $945,908,306 4.2%
Total Support $5,022 $7,202,233,256 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,415 $4,897,130,513 21.7%
Total Expenditures $15,740 $22,572,121,714 100.0%
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%