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Challenger Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

9434 Hughes Ranch Rd

Pearland TX, 77581, Brazoria County

Phone: 281-485-7912

Ranking:

(1,192 out of 6,018, top 20%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4

School District: Pearland Independent School District

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:	41		39		42		44		42		44		44
Total Students:	671		690		705		739		701		718		725
Prekindergarten:	44	6.6%	46	6.7%	36	5.1%	40	5.4%	36	5.1%	49	6.8%	41	5.7%
Kindergarten:	116	17.3%	117	17.0%	139	19.7%	118	16.0%	127	18.1%	124	17.3%	146	20.1%
Grade 1:	117	17.4%	139	20.1%	121	17.2%	148	20.0%	118	16.8%	157	21.9%	142	19.6%
Grade 2:	129	19.2%	129	18.7%	143	20.3%	125	16.9%	158	22.5%	137	19.1%	126	17.4%
Grade 3:	122	18.2%	146	21.2%	113	16.0%	155	21.0%	139	19.8%	124	17.3%	134	18.5%
Grade 4:	143	21.3%	113	16.4%	153	21.7%	153	20.7%	123	17.5%	127	17.7%	136	18.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	379	56.5%	388	56.2%	379	53.8%	391	52.9%	343	48.9%	369	51.4%	372	51.3%
Female:	292	43.5%	302	43.8%	326	46.2%	348	47.1%	350	49.9%	341	47.5%	349	48.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	5	0.7%	4	0.6%	6	0.8%	4	0.6%	6	0.8%	5	0.7%
Asian:	147	21.9%	131	19.0%	134	19.0%	145	19.6%	146	20.8%	156	21.7%	144	19.9%
Hispanic:	144	21.5%	132	19.1%	117	16.6%	115	15.6%	131	18.7%	109	15.2%	109	15.0%
Black:	115	17.1%	134	19.4%	144	20.4%	162	21.9%	163	23.3%	178	24.8%	179	24.7%
White:	243	36.2%	266	38.6%	278	39.4%	290	39.2%	257	36.7%	269	37.5%	288	39.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	20	3.0%	22	3.2%	27	3.8%	20	2.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	109	16.2%	117	17.0%	102	14.5%	112	15.2%	109	15.5%	102	14.2%	79	10.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	28	4.2%	31	4.5%	27	3.8%	35	4.7%	43	6.1%	52	7.2%	47	6.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.38		17.69		16.97		16.80		16.69		16.50		16.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	84%	68%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	86%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	86%	76%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	90%	79%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	87%	68%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	86%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	77%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	86%	72%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	77%	81%	71%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80%	84%	71%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	93%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	92%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	92%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	93%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	96%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	96%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	97%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	97%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	95%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	94%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	96%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	92%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	98%	N/A
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	94%	N/A
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	90%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	90%	93%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	92%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93%	95%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	94%	N/A
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91%	92%	N/A
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	97%	98%	N/A
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	96%	N/A
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	96%	94%	N/A
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	96%	N/A
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	83.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	17.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	44.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	55.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,790.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,709.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,279.0

* Challenger Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.