📍 13555 Chaney Thompson Rd, Huntsville, Madison County, 35803
Challenger Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Huntsville, Madison County. The school has 503 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Huntsville City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
Challenger Elementary School enrolls 503 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 19% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 267 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 98 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
216 of the school's 503 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Challenger Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-50.
Challenger Elementary School is one of 45 schools in Huntsville City, based in Huntsville, Alabama. The district serves 24,222 students district-wide and employs 1,315 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 503 students, Challenger Elementary School is close to the district average of about 538 students per school.
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