Challenge School
9659 East Mississippi Ave
Denver CO, 80231, Denver County
Phone: 720-747-2100
Ranking: 
(2 out of 1,246, top 0%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 |
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
Total Teachers: | 30 | | 30 | | 29 | | 30 | | 31 | | 31 | | 31 | |
Total Students: | 533 | | 536 | | 534 | | 535 | | 538 | | 536 | | 534 | |
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten: | 23 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.3% | 23 | 4.3% | 24 | 4.5% | 22 | 4.1% | 22 | 4.1% |
Grade 1: | 40 | 7.5% | 42 | 7.8% | 45 | 8.4% | 40 | 7.5% | 41 | 7.6% | 42 | 7.8% | 41 | 7.7% |
Grade 2: | 52 | 9.8% | 51 | 9.5% | 47 | 8.8% | 52 | 9.7% | 51 | 9.5% | 50 | 9.3% | 51 | 9.6% |
Grade 3: | 60 | 11.3% | 59 | 11.0% | 60 | 11.2% | 60 | 11.2% | 61 | 11.3% | 58 | 10.8% | 61 | 11.4% |
Grade 4: | 65 | 12.2% | 66 | 12.3% | 65 | 12.2% | 65 | 12.1% | 64 | 11.9% | 67 | 12.5% | 62 | 11.6% |
Grade 5: | 76 | 14.3% | 73 | 13.6% | 74 | 13.9% | 70 | 13.1% | 74 | 13.8% | 73 | 13.6% | 74 | 13.9% |
Grade 6: | 71 | 13.3% | 76 | 14.2% | 71 | 13.3% | 80 | 15.0% | 76 | 14.1% | 77 | 14.4% | 77 | 14.4% |
Grade 7: | 77 | 14.4% | 70 | 13.1% | 80 | 15.0% | 71 | 13.3% | 75 | 13.9% | 75 | 14.0% | 77 | 14.4% |
Grade 8: | 69 | 12.9% | 76 | 14.2% | 69 | 12.9% | 74 | 13.8% | 72 | 13.4% | 72 | 13.4% | 69 | 12.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 264 | 49.5% | 260 | 48.5% | 252 | 47.2% | 250 | 46.7% | 253 | 47.0% | 248 | 46.3% | 249 | 46.6% |
Female: | 269 | 50.5% | 276 | 51.5% | 282 | 52.8% | 285 | 53.3% | 277 | 51.5% | 280 | 52.2% | 281 | 52.6% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 122 | 22.9% | 113 | 21.1% | 114 | 21.3% | 111 | 20.7% | 118 | 21.9% | 104 | 19.4% | 109 | 20.4% |
Hispanic: | 69 | 12.9% | 69 | 12.9% | 66 | 12.4% | 64 | 12.0% | 31 | 5.8% | 31 | 5.8% | 22 | 4.1% |
Black: | 40 | 7.5% | 38 | 7.1% | 38 | 7.1% | 38 | 7.1% | 36 | 6.7% | 39 | 7.3% | 33 | 6.2% |
White: | 258 | 48.4% | 274 | 51.1% | 278 | 52.1% | 285 | 53.3% | 351 | 65.2% | 361 | 67.4% | 370 | 69.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 41 | 7.7% | 39 | 7.3% | 35 | 6.6% | 34 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 2.6% | 18 | 3.4% | 12 | 2.2% | 19 | 3.6% | 9 | 1.7% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.87 | | 17.90 | | 18.19 | | 17.86 | | 17.63 | | 17.60 | | 17.30 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 80 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 80 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 76 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 78 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 76 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 78 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 79 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 79 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 77 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 78 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 76 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 77 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 77 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 80 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 63 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 67 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 63 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 95 | 63 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 95 | 57 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 93 | 61 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 93 | 59 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 62 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 77 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 78 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 78 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 77 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 80 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 80 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 80 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 74 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 75 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 75 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 72 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 74 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 73 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 75 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 75 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 95 | 68 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 62 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 63 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 95 | 59 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 61 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 60 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 62 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 66 | N/A |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 72 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 76 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 77 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 75 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 76 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 73 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 77 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 77 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 79 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 78 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 80 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 76 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 78 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 76 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 79 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 77 | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 46 | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 50 | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 51 | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 54 | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 56 | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 58 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 93 | 69 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 72 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 71 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 69 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 69 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 67 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 69 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 71 | N/A |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 67 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 68 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 66 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 72 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 70 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 71 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 71 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 74 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 79 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 75 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 78 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 79 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 78 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 79 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 78 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 77 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 67 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 68 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 66 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 69 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 69 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 69 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 65 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 69 | N/A |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 53 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 90 | 57 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 54 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 61 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 56 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 63 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 92 | 58 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 63 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 73 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 74 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 74 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 73 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 72 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 73 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 95 | 75 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 75 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 95 | 65 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 69 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 65 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 68 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 69 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 70 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 68 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 69 | N/A |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 53 | N/A |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 54 | N/A |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 88 | 55 | N/A |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 54 | N/A |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 95 | 56 | N/A |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 59 | N/A |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 93 | 59 | N/A |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 94 | 59 | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 72 | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 73 | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 76 | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 71 | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 74 | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 72 | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 73 | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 72 | N/A |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 62 | N/A |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 61 | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 95 | 60 | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 58 | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 53 | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 101 | 56 | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 93 | 56 | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 56 | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 98 | 62 | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 65 | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 64 | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 62 | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 63 | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 96 | 63 | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 97 | 65 | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 99 | 63 | N/A |
TCAP |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 98.4 | 80.3 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 81.7 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100 | 80.8 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 79.6 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 93.4 | 59.5 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % Proficient | 93.3 | 58.3 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 80.5 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 81.0 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 74.9 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 77.1 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 59.3 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % Proficient | 98.5 | 62.5 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 98.7 | 75.1 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 76.3 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 78.2 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 98.6 | 78.9 | N/A |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 94.5 | 59.2 | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 97.2 | 60.5 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 94.6 | 68.0 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % Proficient | 95.9 | 65.8 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 67.6 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 73.2 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 78.6 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 70.2 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 97.2 | 62.7 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 97.4 | 65.1 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 97.5 | 65.2 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 66.4 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 98.8 | 75.8 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 74.4 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 94.9 | 70.6 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 68.5 | N/A |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 97.1 | 59.5 | N/A |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 97.3 | 61.1 | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 98.5 | 72.3 | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 98.6 | 73.8 | N/A |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 94.2 | 58.0 | N/A |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 97.3 | 61.1 | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 63.0 | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 100.0 | 65.2 | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 22.2% | 44.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 77.8% | 55.6% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 0.0% | 33.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 100.0% | 66.7% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $54,939.0 | $49,380.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | $33,505.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,939.0 | $57,317.0 |
* Challenge School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.