📍 710 Hartman Lane, Far Rockaway, Queens County, 11691
Challenge Preparatory Charter School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Far Rockaway, Queens County. The school has 1,134 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Challenge Preparatory Charter School school district. It serves grades K–11 in an urban setting. The school employs 84.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Challenge Preparatory Charter School enrolls 1,134 students across grades K–11. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 84.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 833 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 243 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 1.4% |
| White | 15 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
937 of the school's 1,134 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 918 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Challenge Preparatory Charter School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 NY-50, state senate district 10, state house district 31.
Challenge Preparatory Charter School is one of 1 schools in CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, based in FAR ROCKAWAY, New York. The district serves 1,218 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,134 students, Challenge Preparatory Charter School is close to the district average of about 1,218 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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