USA.com / Florida / Boulevard Gardens, FL / Public Schools / Challenger Elementary School

Challenger Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

5703 Nw 94th Ave

Fort Lauderdale FL, 33321, Broward County

Phone: 754-322-5750

Ranking:

(837 out of 2,614, top 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Broward County School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

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:	58		53		49		49		47		85		74
Total Students:	946		906		921		849		814		1,110		1,222
Prekindergarten:	32	3.4%	33	3.6%	26	2.8%	21	2.5%	23	2.8%	21	1.9%	20	1.6%
Kindergarten:	138	14.6%	159	17.5%	146	15.9%	131	15.4%	108	13.3%	166	15.0%	176	14.4%
Grade 1:	172	18.2%	136	15.0%	141	15.3%	128	15.1%	143	17.6%	180	16.2%	210	17.2%
Grade 2:	147	15.5%	141	15.6%	141	15.3%	152	17.9%	120	14.7%	180	16.2%	194	15.9%
Grade 3:	159	16.8%	145	16.0%	160	17.4%	130	15.3%	148	18.2%	180	16.2%	186	15.2%
Grade 4:	151	16.0%	141	15.6%	154	16.7%	142	16.7%	136	16.7%	179	16.1%	222	18.2%
Grade 5:	147	15.5%	151	16.7%	153	16.6%	145	17.1%	136	16.7%	204	18.4%	214	17.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	481	50.8%	457	50.4%	462	50.2%	428	50.4%	398	48.9%	530	47.7%	600	49.1%
Female:	465	49.2%	449	49.6%	459	49.8%	421	49.6%	376	46.2%	524	47.2%	570	46.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	6	0.5%	9	0.7%
Asian:	19	2.0%	21	2.3%	28	3.0%	29	3.4%	35	4.3%	48	4.3%	39	3.2%
Hispanic:	271	28.6%	255	28.1%	284	30.8%	268	31.6%	280	34.4%	314	28.3%	359	29.4%
Black:	418	44.2%	379	41.8%	339	36.8%	296	34.9%	246	30.2%	447	40.3%	489	40.0%
White:	194	20.5%	210	23.2%	230	25.0%	216	25.4%	219	26.9%	247	22.3%	278	22.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.4%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	39	4.1%	39	4.3%	39	4.2%	37	4.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	536	56.7%	459	50.7%	443	48.1%	403	47.5%	317	38.9%	395	35.6%	359	29.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	108	11.4%	92	10.2%	121	13.1%	92	10.8%	114	14.0%	115	10.4%	124	10.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.31		17.09		18.80		17.33		17.32		15.90		16.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	337	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	341	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	343	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	342	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	343	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	203	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	206	202	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	310	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	312	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	313	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	315	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	314	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	200	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	200	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	321	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	320	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	334	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	329	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	332	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	337	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	334	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	338	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	217	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	217	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	318	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	316	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	318	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	316	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	319	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	325	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	324	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	325	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	213	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	212	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	343	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	341	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	344	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	343	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	342	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	224	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	222	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	311	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	305	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	314	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	311	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	310	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	221	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	220	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	298	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	308	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	308	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	314	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	317	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	320	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	319	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	199	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	57.7%	63.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	42.3%	36.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	43.7%	44.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	56.3%	55.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,289.0	$40,630.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,434.0	$35,555.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,828.0	$44,770.0

* Challenger Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.