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Challenger Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Challenger Elementary in Pearland, TX, is a top-performing PK-4 school serving 614 students within the Pearland Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 8% of Texas. With a low student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1 and a diverse socioeconomic mix (38.93% free/reduced lunch), the school has earned a 5-star rating and ranks in the top 7% of all Texas elementary schools for the 2025-2026 school year, demonstrating remarkable stability over the past decade.

Challenger stands out for its exceptional support of specific student groups. It ranks in the 98th percentile statewide for its White students, and has consistently ranked in the top 12% for English Language Learners (ELL), including a 96th percentile ranking in 2024-2025. This contrasts sharply with nearby E A Lawhon Elementary, which has seen a significant decline from the 83rd to the 68th percentile over three years. While Challenger is consistently outperformed by Silvercrest Elementary (ranked #18 in the state) and often trails Silverlake Elementary (97th percentile), its performance is far more stable than its direct district rival, E.A. Lawhon. The school also excels in mathematics, with 3rd and 4th graders scoring significantly higher than both district and state averages.

However, there are areas for attention. A consistent dip in 4th-grade reading proficiency has been observed, with scores falling below the district average in three of the last four years. Additionally, support for Gifted and Talented students dropped dramatically from the 92nd percentile to the 69th percentile in one year, while Special Education support has improved. When compared to high-performing but volatile peers in the Alvin Independent School District (Isd), such as Glenn York Elementary (which saw a 5th-grade math score drop from 77% to 37% in one year), Challenger’s scores remain within a tight, high-performing band, making it a reliable choice for academic excellence.

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: Improving — 86th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg66%

Texas avg49%

346^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

77^th of 951Pearland 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
2026	90.5	346 of 4627	92.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	86.0	157 of 2406	93.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	73.7	209 of 999	79.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	80.8	191 of 1643	88.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	86.3	453 of 4575	90.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	66.9	967 of 3075	68.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	77.7	600 of 4413	86.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	71.1	844 of 4520	81.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	91.2	269 of 4582	94.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	73.0	266 of 1106	75.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	63.4	999 of 4301	76.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	91.5	66 of 3006	97.8%	★★★★★
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)

White (2026)98th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

African American (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)79th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)76th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)69th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics72%+25 vs state

Reading72%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd 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	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%)	90.5	346^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.5%		84.2	601^st of 4651 public elementary schools	87.1%	255				76.9	66.9		72.3	71.1		$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%)	95.7	144^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.9%		92.8	276^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.1%	132				77.5	79.0		73.9	81.0		$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%)	99	18^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.4	85^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.2%	67				86.1	90.0		90.5	92.1		$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%)	81.9	708^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.7%		77.3	868^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.3%	160	12.5		28.6	64.6	69.8	75.5	55.3	57.6	69.5	$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%)	94.5	192^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	95.9%		91.6	316^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.2%	124				76.8	83.5	79.8	76.0	73.2	76.7	$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%)	68.1	1223^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	73.6%		54.8	1856^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.1%	633				63.3	62.1	59.1	52.0	56.7	51.8	$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%)	83.7	630^th of 4627 public elementary schools	86.4%		83.8	614^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.8%	16				68.8	65.1	67.0	66.1	71.8	62.1	$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%)	62.6	1485^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.9%		71.4	1070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.0%	415	55.6	100.0	20.0	52.8	61.7		44.8	54.1		$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%)	70.8	1098^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.3%		70.4	1118^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.0%	20				55.1	65.9		53.2	54.8		$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%)	92.5	275^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.1%		93.4	251^st of 4651 public elementary schools	94.6%	24				76.3	72.5	81.8	66.9	72.5	77.1	$7,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Challenger Elementary

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.

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

Is Challenger Elementary a good school?

Yes. Challenger Elementary ranks in the top 7.5% of Texas elementary schools.

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.

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