State/Public Elementary Open

Challenge Center - 51

๐Ÿ“ 3101 S 4th Ave, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, 57105

185
Pupils
18.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Challenge Center - 51 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County. The school has 185 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jaime Bell. It is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 school district. It serves grades 2โ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 98% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Jaime Bell
School district
Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Enrollment & staffing

Challenge Center - 51 enrolls 185 students across grades 2โ€“5. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.

Male students
119 (64%)
Female students
66 (36%)
Teachers (FTE)
10.1
Student-teacher ratio
18.3:1
Grade span
2โ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 4.9% Two or more races and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White15785%
Two or more races94.9%
Hispanic or Latino73.8%
Asian73.8%
Black or African American31.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native21.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

22 of the school's 185 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 12 qualify for free lunch and 10 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

City, MidsizeGrades 2โ€“5

Challenge Center - 51 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 13, state house district 13.

School district: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Challenge Center - 51 is one of 43 schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The district serves 25,051 students district-wide and employs 1,683 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 185 students, Challenge Center - 51 is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.

25,051
District students
43
Schools
1,683
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

98%
Reading proficient
98%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Midsize

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