📍 13400 Elgin Blvd, Spring Hill, Hernando County, 34609
Challenger K-8 School of Science and Math is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Spring Hill, Hernando County. The school has 1,477 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hernando school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 80% of students are proficient in reading. 84% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Challenger K-8 School of Science and Math enrolls 1,477 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 86 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 998 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 301 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 83 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 39 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
473 of the school's 1,477 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 424 qualify for free lunch and 49 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Challenger K-8 School of Science and Math is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 35.
Challenger K-8 School of Science and Math is one of 32 schools in HERNANDO, based in BROOKSVILLE, Florida. The district serves 23,734 students district-wide and employs 1,383 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,477 students, Challenger K-8 School of Science and Math is larger than the district average of about 742 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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