Is Challenger Middle School a good school?

Challenger Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.4% of Arizona middle schools.

How many students attend Challenger Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 654 students attended Challenger Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Challenger Middle School?

Students at Challenger Middle School are 88% Hispanic, 6% American Indian, 3% White, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Challenger Middle School attend?

Students who attend Challenger Middle School usually go on to attend Desert View High School

Challenger Middle School

Public 6-8

100 E Elvira Rd
Tucson, AZ 85756-6726

(520) 545-4600

District: Sunnyside Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
816^th of 854 Arizona Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,510

Students who attend Challenger Middle School usually attend:

High:

Desert View High School

Feeder schools for Challenger Middle School:

Elementary:	Elvira Elementary School
	Los Ninos Elementary School
	Santa Clara Elementary School
	Summit View Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 20.9

Number of students: 654

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.1%

American Indian:

6.3%

White:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Challenger Middle School ranks worse than 95.6% of middle schools in Arizona. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Sunnyside Unified District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.22. (See more...)

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (88.1%), American Indian (6.3%), White (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Challenger Middle School is 20.9. 3 middle schools in the Sunnyside Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Challenger Middle School employs 31.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Challenger Middle School is $6,510. 3 middle schools in the Sunnyside Unified District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Challenger Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Challenger Middle School 816^th of 854 Arizona public middle schools. (See Challenger Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Sunnyside Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sunnyside Unified District 451^st of 540 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Challenger Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile
2009	29.81	496^th	663	25.2%
2010	34.31	475^th	692	31.4%
2011	22.62	569^th	685	16.9%
2012	26.11	635^th	772	17.7%
2013	17.68	707^th	787	10.2%
2014	10.44	648^th	690	6.1%
2015	10.60	507^th	521	2.7%
2016	17.04	584^th	677	13.7%
2017	17.18	605^th	695	12.9%
2018	13.95	640^th	711	10.0%
2019	13.86	536^th	605	11.4%
2021	15.48	772^nd	832	7.2%
2022	8.48	588^th	605	2.8%
2023	12.22	816^th	854	4.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	33.61	444^th	650	31.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	42.31	196^th	606	67.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	34.96	527^th	789	33.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile
2018	16.78	457^th	503	9.1%
2022	9.44	366^th	369	0.8%
2023	13.85	681^st	717	5.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	32.57	172^nd	257	33.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile
2018	18.26	533^rd	624	14.6%
2019	11.38	425^th	466	8.8%
2021	18.47	732^nd	820	10.7%
2022	6.29	488^th	494	1.2%
2023	10.81	786^th	806	2.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile
2018	13.33	571^st	617	7.5%
2019	10.02	406^th	435	6.7%
2021	16.29	760^th	818	7.1%
2022	6.10	467^th	476	1.9%
2023	11.69	784^th	810	3.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	9.68	381^st	404	5.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	61.46	31^st	125	75.2%
2021	29.16	435^th	573	24.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile
2018	18.92	474^th	543	12.7%
2019	18.33	334^th	387	13.7%
2021	21.42	714^th	802	11.0%
2022	11.15	382^nd	392	2.6%
2023	13.81	722^nd	760	5.0%

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Rank History for Native American students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	32.44	266^th	390	31.8%
2023	9.62	154^th	159	3.1%

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Rank History for White students at Challenger Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	AZ State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	19.27	685^th	780	12.2%
2023	29.25	487^th	675	27.9%

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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Challenger Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1998	74	11	4	406	75	n/a	n/a	570
1999	94	16	4	647	87	n/a	n/a	848
2000	87	19	4	643	81	n/a	n/a	834
2001	78	21	2	659	81	n/a	n/a	841
2002	58	19	3	760	99	n/a	n/a	939
2003	58	19	3	760	99	n/a	n/a	939
2004	55	14	1	800	94	n/a	n/a	964
2005	53	13	3	859	98	n/a	n/a	1026
2006	43	13	2	797	84	n/a	n/a	939
2007	26	9	2	674	74	n/a	n/a	785
2008	24	6	3	602	75	n/a	n/a	710
2009	31	4	3	727	78	n/a	n/a	843
2010	34	5	3	772	75	n/a	n/a	889
2011	32	7	1	799	65	2	3	909
2012	21	7	1	852	72	1	2	956
2013	16	6	0	841	69	3	4	939
2014	25	6	0	836	75	0	3	945
2015	43	26	1	816	57	0	1	944
2016	31	24	0	734	64	0	1	854
2017	33	18	1	675	54	1	0	782
2018	20	26	1	662	52	1	3	765
2019	21	26	0	669	49	0	2	767
2020	26	23	1	604	45	0	4	703
2021	22	24	2	651	48	0	6	753
2022	22	16	0	647	31	0	3	719
2023	20	11	0	576	41	0	6	654

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Challenger Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	570	29.5	19.3	n/a
1999	848	40.0	21.2	n/a
2000	834	37.8	22.1	n/a
2001	841	43.0	19.6	n/a
2002	939	46.0	20.4	n/a
2003	939	46.0	20.4	n/a
2004	964	48.4	19.9	91.8
2005	1026	52.0	19.7	98.6
2006	939	51.0	18.4	94.6
2007	785	49.0	16.0	75.4
2008	710	46.0	15.4	81
2009	843	48.0	17.6	83.5
2010	889	49.2	18.0	75.6
2011	909	46.2	19.6	75.7
2012	956	49.2	19.4	n/a
2013	939	41.8	22.4	7.5
2014	945	42.0	22.5	80.7
2015	944	48.0	19.6	80.8
2016	854	46.0	18.5	0.8
2017	782	41.0	19.0	87.1
2018	765	36.0	21.2	78.8
2019	767	42.0	18.2	82.9
2020	703	38.1	18.4	78.9
2021	753	35.1	21.4	n/a
2022	719	35.8	20.0	41.9
2023	654	31.2	20.9	81.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Challenger Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	570	29.5	19.3	n/a
1999	848	40.0	21.2	n/a
2000	834	37.8	22.1	n/a
2001	841	43.0	19.6	n/a
2002	939	46.0	20.4	n/a
2003	939	46.0	20.4	n/a
2004	964	48.4	19.9	91.8
2005	1026	52.0	19.7	98.6
2006	939	51.0	18.4	94.6
2007	785	49.0	16.0	75.4
2008	710	46.0	15.4	81
2009	843	48.0	17.6	83.5
2010	889	49.2	18.0	75.6
2011	909	46.2	19.6	75.7
2012	956	49.2	19.4	n/a
2013	939	41.8	22.4	7.5
2014	945	42.0	22.5	80.7
2015	944	48.0	19.6	80.8
2016	854	46.0	18.5	0.8
2017	782	41.0	19.0	87.1
2018	765	36.0	21.2	78.8
2019	767	42.0	18.2	82.9
2020	703	38.1	18.4	78.9
2021	753	35.1	21.4	n/a
2022	719	35.8	20.0	41.9
2023	654	31.2	20.9	81.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Challenger Middle School

Year	Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Total Expenditures from Federal Funds	Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$950 (10.6%)	$96 (1.1%)	$1,995 (22.3%)	$5,829 (65.0%)	$2,086 (23.3%)	$7,915 (88.3%)	$8,961
2020	$1,030 (8.6%)	$251 (2.1%)	$2,311 (19.3%)	$9,909 (82.9%)	$764 (6.4%)	$10,672 (89.3%)	$11,953
2021	$413 (7.7%)	$28 (0.5%)	$854 (15.9%)	$4,553 (85.0%)	$362 (6.8%)	$4,915 (91.8%)	$5,356
2022	$574 (8.8%)	$39 (0.6%)	$1,187 (18.2%)	$5,393 (82.8%)	$504 (7.7%)	$5,896 (90.6%)	$6,510

Data source: Arizona Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Challenger Middle School

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Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 536^th of 605 Middle schools	Ranks 816^th of 854 Middle schools	7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	767	654	14.7%
African American	26	11	57.7%
American Indian	49	41	16.3%
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	669	576	13.9%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	21	20	4.8%
Two or More Races	2	6	200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	82.9%	81.8%	1.1%

Schools Near Challenger Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				AASA English Language Arts (2023)						AASA Mathematics (2023)						AzSCI Science (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Challenger Middle School	Public	6-8	100 E Elvira Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 545-4600	654	31	20.9	81.8%	20 (3.1%)	11 (1.7%)	576 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	12.2	816^th of 854 public middle schools	4.4%		8.5	588^th of 605 public middle schools	2.8%	228						11.0					5.0	5.0		7.0	$6,510	$574	$39	$1,187	$5,393	$504	$5,897
Sierra 2-8 School	Public	2-8	5801 S Del Moral Blvd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 545-4800	794	40	19.7	86.9%	23 (2.9%)	37 (4.7%)	708 (89.2%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	12.6	809^th of 854 public middle schools	5.3%		7.7	594^th of 605 public middle schools	1.8%	215	5.0	12.0	14.0	13.0	18.0	14.0	5.0	5.0	15.0	3.0	8.0	5.0	12.0	8.0	$7,125	$626	$37	$1,290	$5,960	$502	$6,462
Apollo Middle School	Public	6-8	265 West Nebraska Street	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 545-4500	537	34	15.7	87.7%	13 (2.4%)	7 (1.3%)	498 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	13.7	794^th of 854 public middle schools	7.0%		7.1	597^th of 605 public middle schools	1.3%	197					20.0	15.0					7.0	3.0		7.0	$8,739	$942	$65	$1,950	$7,035	$697	$7,732
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School	Public	4-8	3700 E Alvord Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 545-4700	838	39	21.6	66.9%	19 (2.3%)	10 (1.2%)	782 (93.3%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	32.8	517^th of 854 public middle schools	39.5%		23.3	440^th of 605 public middle schools	27.3%	77		41.0	31.0		30.0	43.0		32.0	31.0	6.0	15.0	18.0	31.0		$6,089	$470	$14	$955	$5,212	$393	$5,605
Pistor Middle School	Public	6-8	5455 S Cardinal Ave	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 908-5400	724	45	16.1	73.8%	37 (5.1%)	13 (1.8%)	592 (81.8%)	4 (0.6%)	60 (8.3%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.1%)	13.2	800^th of 854 public middle schools	6.3%		9.8	576^th of 605 public middle schools	4.8%	224					21.0	15.0				2.0	6.0			7.0		$00			$00
Wakefield Middle School	Public	6-8	101 W 44th St	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 225-6280	222	23	9.6	63.5%	24 (10.8%)	4 (1.8%)	180 (81.1%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55.5	295^th of 854 public middle schools	65.5%					(n/a)				55.0	39.0	26.0				46.0	39.0	31.0		18.0		$00			$00
Las Puertas Community School	Public, Charter	6-10	100 W 37th St	Tucson	85713	Pima County	StrengthBuilding Partners	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 546-9296	41			92.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														8.0		$00			$00
Utterback Middle School	Public	6-8	3233 S Pinal Vis	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 225-3500	263	24	10.9	79.5%	21 (8.0%)	21 (8.0%)	204 (77.6%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	19.4	699^th of 854 public middle schools	18.1%		11.4	563^rd of 605 public middle schools	6.9%	136				15.0	16.0	20.0				7.0	15.0	17.0		15.0		$00			$00
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School	Public	5-8	5385 E Littletown Rd	Tucson	85756	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 545-4900	428	24	18.1	74.8%	31 (7.2%)	32 (7.5%)	343 (80.1%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	17.4	738^th of 854 public middle schools	13.6%		8.7	586^th of 605 public middle schools	3.1%	152				25.0	19.0	22.0					6.0	8.0		8.0	$7,924	$712	$56	$1,480	$6,594	$562	$7,156
Valencia Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 W Irvington Rd	Tucson	85746	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 908-4500	722	42	17.2	78.8%	62 (8.6%)	10 (1.4%)	572 (79.2%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.9%)	11.9	821^st of 854 public middle schools	3.9%		6.8	598^th of 605 public middle schools	1.2%	223						16.0				5.0	4.0	2.0		5.0		$00			$00

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