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Challenge Preparatory Charter School

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Challenge Preparatory Charter School ranks 1393 rd of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

1393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Better than 43% of New York alternative schools

Summary

Challenge Preparatory Charter School is a public charter school located in Far Rockaway, NY that serves grades KG-12 with a total enrollment of 1,195 students. The school has a diverse student population, with 81.76% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Challenge Preparatory Charter School serves a high-need student population, it lags behind nearby charter schools on key metrics. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 83.9% to 85.1% over the past 5 years, which is lower than the 84.3% rate at the nearby Uncommon Kings Charter School and other Uncommon and Achievement First charter schools. Challenge Prep's dropout rate has also been higher, ranging from 4.2% to 10.0% compared to 4.5% at the nearby charter schools.

Additionally, Challenge Preparatory Charter School has had chronic absenteeism rates between 31.5% and 44.9% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the 31.5% rate at the nearby charter schools. The school's proficiency rates on the NY State Assessments are also generally lower than the state averages and the nearby charter schools, especially in math. For example, in 8th grade math, only 36.76% of Challenge Prep students were proficient compared to 46.74% statewide and 68.75% at Achievement First East New York. While Challenge Prep has had higher per-student spending than the nearby charter schools, the higher spending does not seem to translate to better outcomes for its students.

1,218

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,507

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

710 Hartman Lane
Far Rockaway, NY 11691

(718) 327-1352

District: Challenge Preparatory Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.8%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (51% vs 58% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (51% vs 31% New York)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

New York avg58%

Elementary school

1,393^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

592^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 38 pts since 2017

From bottom 23% (2017) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

883^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 1 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	1393 of 2445	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1503 of 2445	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1675 of 2439	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	1440 of 2434	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	903 of 2413	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	1169 of 2395	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.5	1244 of 2386	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.1	1046 of 2366	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.6	854 of 2352	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.7	1071 of 2345	54.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	319 of 928	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	289 of 927	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	341 of 857	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	292 of 936	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	132 of 891	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	192 of 948	79.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	225 of 1117	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	42.3	535 of 1066	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	235 of 1027	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1440 of 2409	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	1514 of 2413	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1596 of 2403	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	1272 of 2401	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	930 of 2357	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	1130 of 2338	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	828 of 1569	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1113 of 1531	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.6	448 of 1392	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	211 of 792	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	256 of 766	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.3	439 of 637	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	317 of 622	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	877 of 2098	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	968 of 2078	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	1167 of 2041	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	1014 of 2099	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	447 of 2032	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	637 of 2045	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1292 of 2407	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	1444 of 2411	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1664 of 2400	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1580 of 2400	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.1	873 of 2358	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	1256 of 2340	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1122 of 2134	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	762 of 2110	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	1451 of 2016	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.9	577 of 2031	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	322 of 1859	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	434 of 1941	77.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	592 of 1500	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	504 of 1504	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	984 of 1500	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	820 of 1479	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.3	405 of 1439	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	38.4	890 of 1438	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.8	1125 of 1455	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	115 of 676	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	120 of 705	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.7	307 of 696	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	167 of 706	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	90 of 653	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	226 of 663	65.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	60.9	123 of 615	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	661 of 1457	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	502 of 1465	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	955 of 1463	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	922 of 1454	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.3	380 of 1370	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.4	690 of 1353	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	52.5	404 of 943	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	286 of 810	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	63 of 603	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	171 of 543	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	311 of 487	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	379 of 1283	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	276 of 1296	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	39.6	784 of 1288	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	638 of 1306	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	221 of 1241	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	462 of 1245	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	509 of 1455	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	495 of 1464	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.8	968 of 1464	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	658 of 1455	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	403 of 1366	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	26.5	1052 of 1352	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	298 of 1298	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	145 of 1303	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	46.1	595 of 1307	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	491 of 1283	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.5	89 of 1139	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	44.4	550 of 1170	53.0%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	883 of 1234	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	907 of 1242	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	349 of 713	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	391 of 690	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	247 of 669	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	867 of 1206	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	879 of 1219	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	686 of 885	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	597 of 865	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	353 of 607	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	165 of 564	70.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	813 of 1179	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	879 of 1170	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	873 of 1201	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	950 of 1211	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	674 of 1149	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	702 of 1144	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+37 vs school

Homeless (2025)73rd percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)90th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)57th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2025)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Chemistry62%-3 vs state

U.S. History and Government60%-15 vs state

Algebra I56%~ state avg

Global History and Geography55%-21 vs state

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Math53%~ state avg

Living Environment53%-4 vs state

Earth Science53%-12 vs state

Life Science Biology51%-7 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts46%-29 vs state

Geometry36%-23 vs state

Science33%-12 vs state

Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Hours are too long, the school is over crowded and the staff in administration does not return your phone calls. The previous guidance counselor has the worst attitude. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	710 Hartman Lane	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Challenge Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1352	1,218	86	14.2	86.5%	20 (1.6%)	838 (68.8%)	311 (25.5%)	9 (0.7%)	15 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	22 (1.8%)								(n/a)	61.8		46.5	0.0	52.9	54.9	53.0	60.0	55.8	51.1	36.4	46.9	49.5	47.5	65.5	54.8	68.4	50.0	71.0	44.4	40.9	71.3	36.8	32.3	33.8	$19,507	$936	$18,571
Achievement First Aspire Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	982 Hegeman Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Achievement First Aspire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 838-0205	935	54	17.3	89.3%	5 (0.5%)	658 (70.4%)	220 (23.5%)	14 (1.5%)	16 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	15 (1.6%)								(n/a)		35.0	52.5	10.5		50.0	83.3	43.5	59.2		26.1	72.7	75.0	38.9	44.9	52.1	59.1	82.5	79.6	16.9	43.2	54.2	54.6	26.8	50.8	$28,125	$1,746	$26,378
Ps 36	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2045 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 272-6483	422	91	4.6	92.4%	26 (6.2%)	252 (59.7%)	106 (25.1%)	28 (6.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)																										$125,111	$1,478	$123,633
Achievement First East New York Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	557 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Achievement First East New York Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 485-4924	1,072	75	14.2	87.5%	10 (0.9%)	542 (50.6%)	483 (45.1%)	9 (0.8%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)								(n/a)		33.0	57.1	8.9		58.8	41.0	59.5	33.7		22.0	66.7	74.3	53.7	55.0	66.1	47.3	75.7	74.7	38.9	43.3	56.5		33.3	38.2	$21,381	$1,274	$20,107
Ps 255	Public, Alternative	K-12	158-40 76th Rd	Flushing	11366	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 380-1247	552	122	4.5	87.0%	83 (15.0%)	53 (9.6%)	212 (38.4%)	142 (25.7%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.4%)								(n/a)																										$129,793	$1,448	$128,345
Ps 233	Public, Alternative	K-12	91-30 Metropolitan Ave	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 286-4700	514	106	4.8	87.0%	63 (12.3%)	163 (31.7%)	178 (34.6%)	80 (15.6%)	14 (2.7%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)																										$120,987	$1,561	$119,426
Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	51 Christopher Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Uncommon Brownsville North Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 250-5767	1,313	102	12.8	85.9%	9 (0.7%)	1,049 (79.9%)	215 (16.4%)	7 (0.5%)	15 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (0.9%)								(n/a)		11.3	36.7			49.5	41.1	54.3	33.7		12.1	70.9	65.3	54.1	51.9	71.4	69.7	94.9	86.7	35.5	55.0	81.5	68.8	44.2		$18,018	$826	$17,191
Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	2-12	1501 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-9150	951	62	15.3	89.5%	10 (1.1%)	823 (86.5%)	79 (8.3%)	5 (0.5%)	17 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)								(n/a)		25.8	40.0	9.1		62.8	34.3	48.5	34.6		16.7	61.4	81.7	74.2	66.7	65.4	81.7	73.9	88.0	64.0	49.5	69.2	70.0	52.8	75.3	$21,639	$1,392	$20,247
Achievement First Brownsville Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	2021 Bergen St-Rm 149	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Achievement First Brownsville Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2600	651	45	14.4	92.0%	3 (0.5%)	501 (77.0%)	127 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.5%)								(n/a)												57.6	52.9	44.8	56.9	56.4	67.1	69.7	64.3	52.5	50.7	53.8	61.4	32.8	57.5	$20,731	$1,479	$19,253
Uncommon Kings Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	905 Winthrop St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Uncommon Kings Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0460	1,262	98	12.8	86.5%	15 (1.2%)	1,042 (82.6%)	175 (13.9%)	7 (0.6%)	11 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)								(n/a)		4.4	37.8			47.2	45.7	43.0	41.7		10.0	80.0	75.7	60.7	63.7	68.9	77.7	93.0	88.0	60.7	62.6	74.4		41.6		$18,997	$821	$18,176

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