Challenger Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

6905 West Maryland Ave

Glendale AZ, 85303, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-237-4000

Type: Other/Alternative School, Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8

School District: Glendale Elementary 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:	35		36		38		37		37		40		41
Total Students:	682		666		741		746		802		771		819
Grade 4:	161	23.6%	118	17.7%	164	22.1%	151	20.2%	141	17.6%	126	16.3%	143	17.5%
Grade 5:	123	18.0%	140	21.0%	134	18.1%	177	23.7%	124	15.5%	148	19.2%	169	20.6%
Grade 6:	142	20.8%	137	20.6%	157	21.2%	124	16.6%	188	23.4%	175	22.7%	182	22.2%
Grade 7:	124	18.2%	136	20.4%	134	18.1%	160	21.4%	183	22.8%	173	22.4%	149	18.2%
Grade 8:	132	19.4%	135	20.3%	152	20.5%	134	18.0%	166	20.7%	149	19.3%	176	21.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	353	51.8%	340	51.1%	394	53.2%	382	51.2%	408	50.9%	374	48.5%	403	49.2%
Female:	329	48.2%	326	48.9%	347	46.8%	364	48.8%	386	48.1%	389	50.5%	412	50.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	11	1.6%	13	2.0%	9	1.2%	8	1.1%	11	1.4%	9	1.2%	14	1.7%
Asian:	31	4.5%	30	4.5%	33	4.5%	32	4.3%	23	2.9%	20	2.6%	21	2.6%
Hispanic:	449	65.8%	429	64.4%	508	68.6%	534	71.6%	602	75.1%	558	72.4%	585	71.4%
Black:	94	13.8%	86	12.9%	104	14.0%	101	13.5%	102	12.7%	107	13.9%	121	14.8%
White:	86	12.6%	97	14.6%	79	10.7%	68	9.1%	64	8.0%	77	10.0%	78	9.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.3%	3	0.5%	4	0.5%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	9	1.3%	8	1.2%	4	0.5%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	603	88.4%	564	84.7%	617	83.3%	638	85.5%	659	82.2%	565	73.3%	528	64.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	38	5.6%	43	6.5%	44	5.9%	52	7.0%	76	9.5%	104	13.5%	110	13.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.49		18.50		19.50		20.11		21.68		19.30		20.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
AIMS
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	472	N/A
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	365	N/A
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	366	367.54	N/A
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	372	368	N/A
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	370	364	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	462	456	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	459	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	451	463.62	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	454	458	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	458	460	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	503	489	N/A
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	501	492	N/A
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	481	492.71	N/A
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	494	N/A
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	484	489	N/A
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	485	N/A
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	380	375	N/A
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	377	377.74	N/A
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	379	N/A
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	372	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	472	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	476	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	478	481.48	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	484	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	475	478	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	509	N/A
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	509	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	473	478.64	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	479	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	463	477	N/A
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	507	N/A
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	375	388	N/A
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	387	396.3	N/A
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	384	395	N/A
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	397	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	479	483	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	487	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	493	497.52	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	493	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	497	N/A
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	530	N/A
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	522	N/A
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	475.26	N/A
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	465	480	N/A
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	482	485	N/A
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	535	N/A
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	399	406	N/A
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	396	406.84	N/A
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	406	412	N/A
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	403	412	N/A
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	496	N/A
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	506	510	N/A
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	500	512.32	N/A
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	516	518	N/A
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	519	N/A
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	527	N/A
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	518	535	N/A
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	472	482.51	N/A
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	485	488	N/A
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	476	480	N/A
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532	536	N/A
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	413	422	N/A
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	415	422.45	N/A
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	404	420	N/A
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	407	419	N/A
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	506	N/A
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	507	N/A
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507	510.33	N/A
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	506	N/A
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	505	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	489	N/A
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	492	495	N/A
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	502	504.19	N/A
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	497	505	N/A
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	498	N/A

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Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	70.6%	54.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	29.4%	45.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	5.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	68.6%	56.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	31.4%	43.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,306.0	$41,220.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,542.0	$37,280.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,350.0	$46,413.0