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Challenger Elementary

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Challenger Elementary ranks 601 st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

601^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Challenger Elementary is a public elementary school located in Pearland, Texas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 605 students. It is part of the Pearland Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 89 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Challenger Elementary has consistently maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating strong academic performance.

Challenger Elementary consistently outperforms the Pearland ISD and Texas state averages in STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) test scores for both reading and mathematics across grades 3 and 4. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Challenger Elementary's 3rd-grade reading proficiency rate is 70.37%, compared to 67.05% for Pearland ISD and 52.02% for Texas. The school also ranks among the top Texas elementary schools for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, and English Language Learner (ELL) students. This suggests a focus on equity and inclusion in the school's educational approach.

Challenger Elementary's per-student spending has increased from $8,821 in 2018-2019 to $10,136 in 2020-2021, indicating a commitment to investing in the school's resources. The student-teacher ratio has remained relatively low, ranging from 14.8 to 15.7 students per teacher over the past three school years. When compared to nearby schools, Challenger Elementary consistently outperforms the other Pearland ISD elementary schools, as well as most Alvin ISD schools, in STAAR test scores for both reading and mathematics.

614

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,237

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9434 Hughes Ranch Rd
Pearland, TX 77581

(281) 485-7912

District: Pearland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Challenger Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Berry Miller J H
	Rogers Middle
High:	Glenda Dawson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

28.2%

White:

24.9%

African American:

22.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Texas avg49%

601^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Pearland Independent School District (Isd)

89^th of 961Pearland Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	601 of 4651	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	568 of 4710	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	287 of 4647	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	504 of 4581	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	95.2	195 of 4578	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.2	696 of 4479	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	668 of 4359	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	85.5	530 of 4329	87.8%	★★★★☆
2016	82.8	600 of 4286	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	83.2	567 of 4320	86.9%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	528 of 4260	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	668 of 4221	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	777 of 4206	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	1037 of 4095	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	77.7	607 of 3937	84.6%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	659 of 3884	83.0%	★★★★☆
2008	70.5	1022 of 3768	72.9%	★★★★☆
2007	69.0	1138 of 3724	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.5	1105 of 3476	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.4	537 of 3475	84.5%	★★★★☆
2004	71.0	923 of 3465	73.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	280 of 1905	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	247 of 2443	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	146 of 2443	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	212 of 2421	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	47 of 2444	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	74.9	377 of 2515	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	563 of 2483	77.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	74 of 814	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	74.4	186 of 1045	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	125 of 1015	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	150 of 957	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	47 of 967	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	151 of 1009	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	45.3	633 of 1005	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	78.5	481 of 4461	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	97.9	47 of 4331	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	70.7	757 of 4295	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	42.0	2504 of 4240	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	131 of 2918	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	200 of 3668	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	103 of 3556	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	256 of 3487	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	119 of 3446	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	72.5	547 of 3333	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	984 of 3226	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	369 of 3744	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	491 of 4658	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	300 of 4588	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	520 of 4561	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	94.4	188 of 4499	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	509 of 4348	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	545 of 4306	87.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	212 of 2619	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	322 of 2980	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	647 of 2958	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	549 of 3006	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	204 of 3184	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	71.8	736 of 3106	76.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	575 of 3644	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	501 of 4465	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	270 of 4401	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	536 of 4376	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	244 of 4329	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	69.1	914 of 4188	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	729 of 4168	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	631 of 3705	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	610 of 4594	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	522 of 4521	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	706 of 4477	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	405 of 4451	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	67.4	939 of 4309	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	739 of 4264	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	602 of 3739	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	534 of 4647	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	297 of 4585	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	484 of 4563	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	94.3	197 of 4498	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	72.4	926 of 4357	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	938 of 4319	78.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	36.8	649 of 961	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	775 of 1112	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.9	174 of 1046	83.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	1436 of 3549	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	1668 of 4292	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	2972 of 4086	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	3300 of 3952	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.9	1175 of 3799	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	429 of 3684	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	1357 of 3558	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	267 of 2612	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	388 of 3108	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	219 of 3106	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	74.9	551 of 3082	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.9	161 of 3082	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	67.4	879 of 3142	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	604 of 3127	80.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)89th percentile~ school

African American (2025)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)32nd percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading68%+15 vs state

Mathematics63%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Challenger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9434 Hughes Ranch Rd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 485-7912	614	40	15.5	38.9%	153 (24.9%)	140 (22.8%)	173 (28.2%)	103 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.0%)	84.2	601^st of 4651 public elementary schools	87.1%		85.1	568^th of 4710 public elementary schools	87.9%	33					70.4	65.9		62.2	63.4				$8,237
Silverlake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2550 Co Rd Ninety	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 436-8000	691	42	16.5	29.2%	138 (20.0%)	171 (24.7%)	163 (23.6%)	172 (24.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (6.1%)	92.8	276^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.1%		95.8	150^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.8%	126					74.6	74.4		69.6	79.7				$7,350
Silvercrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3003 Southwyck Pkwy	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 436-2245	704	40	17.7	11.6%	176 (25.0%)	79 (11.2%)	114 (16.2%)	286 (40.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.1%)	97.4	85^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.2%		98.9	30^th of 4710 public elementary schools	99.4%	55					77.9	86.7		85.9	86.7				$7,256
Mary Burks Marek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1947 Kirby Dr	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3232	762	51	14.9	45.1%	72 (9.4%)	265 (34.8%)	294 (38.6%)	85 (11.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.6%)	77.3	868^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.3%		84.1	612^th of 4710 public elementary schools	87.0%	256	0.0		16.7		67.9	74.4	73.1	53.2	56.0	29.8	93.4	39.5	$9,247
Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2910 Half Moon Bay Dr	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3660	665	43	15.3	19.1%	123 (18.5%)	219 (32.9%)	109 (16.4%)	177 (26.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	91.6	316^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.2%		91.9	300^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.6%	16					84.3	82.8	82.2	70.1	69.1	14.3	93.9	62.7	$9,170
Red Duke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11330 Magnolia Pkwy	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3400	711	46	15.5	42.9%	84 (11.8%)	238 (33.5%)	212 (29.8%)	142 (20.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	54.8	1856^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.1%		60.4	1581^st of 4710 public elementary schools	66.4%	275					56.8	50.4	58.5	46.0	40.9	14.9	75.6	35.1	$8,281
Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2225 Kingsley	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3090	678	46	14.6	34.2%	97 (14.3%)	267 (39.4%)	117 (17.3%)	137 (20.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (8.3%)	83.8	614^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.8%		81.1	710^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.9%	96					72.2	75.8	72.7	58.8	73.0	20.0	85.0	51.8	$8,185
E A Lawhon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	5810 Brookside Rd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 412-1445	816	55	14.7	59.9%	141 (17.3%)	73 (8.9%)	500 (61.3%)	65 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.3%)	71.4	1070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.0%		79.4	785^th of 4710 public elementary schools	83.3%	285	50.0	25.0		0.0	59.0	65.0		47.2	58.3				$8,441
Massey Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3900 Manvel Rd	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 727-1700	541	39	14.0	43.3%	145 (26.8%)	92 (17.0%)	215 (39.7%)	59 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	70.4	1118^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.0%		62.2	1491^st of 4710 public elementary schools	68.3%	373					61.0	57.7		53.7	55.0				$8,763
Glenn York Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2720 Kingsley Dr	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-2100	758	47	16.0	21.0%	116 (15.3%)	224 (29.6%)	162 (21.4%)	199 (26.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.0%)	93.4	251^st of 4651 public elementary schools	94.6%		94.2	212^th of 4710 public elementary schools	95.5%	39					78.1	80.9	84.4	75.7	71.3	36.6	95.3	73.0	$7,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Challenger Elementary

What schools do graduates of Challenger Elementary attend?

Students who attend Challenger Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berry Miller J H
Middle : Rogers Middle
High : Glenda Dawson High School

What district is Challenger Elementary in?

Pearland Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Challenger Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended Challenger Elementary.

Is Challenger Elementary a good school?

Challenger Elementary ranks 601^st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Challenger Elementary?

Students at Challenger Elementary are 28% Hispanic, 25% White, 23% African American, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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