📍 13555 Chaney Thompson Rd, Huntsville, Madison County, 35803
Challenger Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Huntsville, Madison County. The school has 438 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Huntsville City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
Challenger Middle School enrolls 438 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 26% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 228 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
192 of the school's 438 students (44%) 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 438 students, Challenger Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 538 students per school.
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