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Challenger K-8 School Of Science And Math

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

13400 Elgin Blvd

Spring Hill FL, 34609, Hernando County

Phone: 352-797-7024

Ranking:

(91 out of 2,614, top 3%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8

School District: Hernando County 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:	106		107		110		112		92		107		102
Total Students:	1,590		1,582		1,626		1,664		1,558		1,472		1,475
Kindergarten:	93	5.8%	92	5.8%	96	5.9%	96	5.8%	124	8.0%	115	7.8%	114	7.7%
Grade 1:	114	7.2%	111	7.0%	114	7.0%	136	8.2%	139	8.9%	126	8.6%	126	8.5%
Grade 2:	132	8.3%	150	9.5%	180	11.1%	159	9.6%	136	8.7%	133	9.0%	131	8.9%
Grade 3:	182	11.4%	182	11.5%	166	10.2%	169	10.2%	146	9.4%	127	8.6%	124	8.4%
Grade 4:	201	12.6%	175	11.1%	173	10.6%	184	11.1%	142	9.1%	130	8.8%	130	8.8%
Grade 5:	182	11.4%	182	11.5%	182	11.2%	181	10.9%	143	9.2%	139	9.4%	130	8.8%
Grade 6:	219	13.8%	266	16.8%	246	15.1%	194	11.7%	250	16.0%	239	16.2%	238	16.1%
Grade 7:	246	15.5%	234	14.8%	199	12.2%	283	17.0%	239	15.3%	244	16.6%	218	14.8%
Grade 8:	221	13.9%	190	12.0%	270	16.6%	262	15.7%	239	15.3%	219	14.9%	264	17.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	837	52.6%	836	52.8%	875	53.8%	908	54.6%	810	52.0%	743	50.5%	719	48.7%
Female:	753	47.4%	746	47.2%	751	46.2%	756	45.4%	694	44.5%	667	45.3%	694	47.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.3%	4	0.3%	4	0.2%	4	0.2%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	60	3.8%	51	3.2%	36	2.2%	32	1.9%	30	1.9%	17	1.2%	15	1.0%
Hispanic:	209	13.1%	179	11.3%	184	11.3%	189	11.4%	186	11.9%	143	9.7%	99	6.7%
Black:	42	2.6%	40	2.5%	38	2.3%	47	2.8%	36	2.3%	38	2.6%	31	2.1%
White:	1,215	76.4%	1,247	78.8%	1,309	80.5%	1,344	80.8%	1,259	80.8%	1,220	82.9%	1,272	86.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	58	3.6%	59	3.7%	53	3.3%	46	2.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	423	26.6%	380	24.0%	362	22.3%	358	21.5%	277	17.8%	231	15.7%	205	13.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	120	7.5%	128	8.1%	175	10.8%	165	9.9%	144	9.2%	137	9.3%	148	10.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.00		14.79		14.78		14.86		16.93		15.30		14.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	435	400	N/A
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	365	330	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	334	N/A
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	336	N/A
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	379	334	N/A
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	335	N/A
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	201	N/A
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	201	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	314	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	317	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	350	320	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	320	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	357	320	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	201	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	203	N/A
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	348	325	N/A
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	326	N/A
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	326	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	329	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	367	322	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	211	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	214	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	320	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	323	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	351	327	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	327	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	325	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	213	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	212	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	332	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	368	336	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	333	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	332	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	362	332	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	219	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	219	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	311	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	308	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	313	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	314	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	358	313	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	220	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	221	N/A
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	308	N/A
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	312	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	316	N/A
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	322	N/A
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	369	320	N/A
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	319	N/A
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	200	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	304	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	312	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	318	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	318	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	311	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	224	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	225	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	306	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	345	309	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	315	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	347	318	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	361	316	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	225	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	225	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	312	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	312	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	314	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	317	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	356	316	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	252	234	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	254	237	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	340	311	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	349	314	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	355	318	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	363	324	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	359	325	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	250	232	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	248	232	N/A
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	330	318	N/A
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	326	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	319	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	352	324	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	325	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	260	242	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	261	241	N/A
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	303	N/A
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	312	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	342	308	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	346	312	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	353	315	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	238	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253	236	N/A
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	300	N/A
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	339	310	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	335	299	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	354	313	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	360	317	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	318	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	201	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.7%	69.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	27.3%	30.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	40.8%	26.6%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	59.2%	73.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,241.0	$36,117.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,159.0	$31,170.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$41,394.0	$39,039.0

* Challenger K-8 School Of Science And Math was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.