📍 2475 52nd St Se, Grand Rapids, Kent County, 49508
Challenger Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grand Rapids, Kent County. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kentwood Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Challenger Elementary enrolls 341 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 18% White and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 144 | 42% |
| White | 62 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 17% |
| Asian | 39 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 341 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 252 qualify for free lunch and 18 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 Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-30, state senate district 26, state house district 72.
Challenger Elementary is one of 16 schools in Kentwood Public Schools, based in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The district serves 9,631 students district-wide and employs 552 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 341 students, Challenger Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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