Challenger Middle School

Regular School · COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Challenger Middle School is a regular school school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, serving grades 06–08 with 696 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.1:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

696

Teachers (FTE)

40.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	468	67%
Hispanic/Latino	101	15%
Two or more races	54	8%
Asian	46	7%
Black or African American	24	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Total enrollment	696	361M / 335F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45.0% +12.8pp	32.2%	302
Reading Proficiency	65-69%	55.2%	128
Science Proficiency	45-49%	—	160

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)

+0.64 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

97 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	696	100%

Contact & Location

10215 LEXINGTON DRIVE

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80920

Phone: (719)234-3000

District

Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,981

District enrollment: 25,719

Other Schools in District

Academy Endeavour Elementary School Elementary
Academy International Elementary School Elementary
Antelope Trails Elementary School Elementary
Chinook Trail Elementary School Elementary
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School Elementary
Douglass Valley Elementary School Elementary
Edith Wolford Elementary School Elementary
Encompass Heights Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80920) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080192000001

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