📍 601 County Rd 61, Thief River Falls, Pennington County, 56701
Challenger Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thief River Falls, Pennington County. The school has 783 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Thief River Falls School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 57.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Challenger Elementary enrolls 783 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 57.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 649 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
321 of the school's 783 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 qualify for free lunch and 67 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.
Challenger Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 MN-70, state senate district 1.
Challenger Elementary is one of 5 schools in THIEF RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota. The district serves 1,725 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 783 students, Challenger Elementary is larger than the district average of about 345 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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