📍 41725 N. 170th St. E., Lancaster, Los Angeles County, 93535
Challenger Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lancaster, Los Angeles County. The school has 573 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Donnell Mayberry. It is part of the Wilsona Elementary school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
Challenger Middle enrolls 573 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 22.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 10% White and 7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 457 | 80% |
| White | 60 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
560 of the school's 573 students (98%) 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 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Challenger Middle is one of 3 schools in Wilsona Elementary, based in Palmdale, California. The district serves 1,271 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 573 students, Challenger Middle is larger than the district average of about 424 students per school.