📍 9659 East Mississippi Avenue, Denver, Arapahoe County, 80231
Challenge School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Denver, Arapahoe County. The school has 550 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Challenge School enrolls 550 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 28% Asian and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 200 | 36% |
| Asian | 152 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 8.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
62 of the school's 550 students (11%) 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.
Challenge School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large).
Challenge School is one of 70 schools in Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah, based in GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colorado. The district serves 51,980 students district-wide and employs 3,176 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 550 students, Challenge School is smaller than the district average of about 743 students per school.
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