📍 624 Trafalgar Pkwy, Cape Coral, Lee County, 33991
Challenger Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cape Coral, Lee County. The school has 1,124 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christopher Drake. It is part of the Lee school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Challenger Middle School enrolls 1,124 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 531 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 487 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
560 of the school's 1,124 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 560 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 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 FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 77.
Challenger Middle School is one of 122 schools in LEE, based in FORT MYERS, Florida. The district serves 102,506 students district-wide and employs 4,977 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,124 students, Challenger Middle School is larger than the district average of about 840 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
Browse live education vacancies at or near Challenger Middle School.
Find vacancies →