Challenger Elementary School

Regular School · Huntsville, AL

Challenger Elementary School is a regular school school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving grades PK–05 with 491 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

491

Teachers (FTE)

28.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	241	49%
Black or African American	111	23%
Hispanic/Latino	93	19%
Two or more races	36	7%
Asian	10	2%
Total enrollment	491	254M / 237F

English Language Learners: 33 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% +5.9pp	24.1%	238
Reading Proficiency	53.0% +6.7pp	46.3%	237
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	78

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.31 grade levels

Math

-0.29 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

94 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	491	100%

Contact & Location

13555 Chaney Thompson Rd

Huntsville, AL 35803

Phone: (256)428-7060

http://www.huntsvillecityschools.org

District

Huntsville City

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,762

District enrollment: 23,776

Other Schools in District

Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School Elementary
Academy For Science Foreign Language Elementary
Blossomwood Elementary School Elementary
Chapman Elementary School Elementary
Farley Elementary School Elementary
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary Elementary
Hampton Cove Elementary Elementary
Highlands Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35803) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010180001773

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD