📍 950 Bluff Avenue, Challis, Custer County, 83226
Challis Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Challis, Custer County. The school has 158 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Challis Joint District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Challis Elementary School enrolls 158 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 7% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 144 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 158 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 45 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Challis Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-20, state senate district 8, state house district 8.
Challis Elementary School is one of 3 schools in CHALLIS JOINT DISTRICT, based in CHALLIS, Idaho. The district serves 332 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 158 students, Challis Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 111 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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