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Challenger Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1066 W Grand River Ave, Howell, Livingston County, 48843

486
Pupils
18.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Challenger Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Howell, Livingston County. The school has 486 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howell Public Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Howell Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Challenger Elementary School enrolls 486 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.

Male students
275 (57%)
Female students
211 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
25.9
Student-teacher ratio
18.8:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White44592%
Hispanic or Latino224.5%
Two or more races142.9%
Black or African American4<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

165 of the school's 486 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 150 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“5

Challenger Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-70, state senate district 22, state house district 47.

School district: Howell Public Schools

Challenger Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Howell Public Schools, based in HOWELL, Michigan. The district serves 7,045 students district-wide and employs 375 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 486 students, Challenger Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 705 students per school.

7,045
District students
10
Schools
375
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
7%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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