Challenger Middle School
100 East Elvira Rd Tucson AZ, 85706, Pima County Phone: 520-545-2000 Ranking: (1,128 out of 1,363, bottom 17%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Sunnyside Unified 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: | 42 | 42 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 46 | |||||||
Total Students: | 945 | 939 | 956 | 909 | 889 | 843 | 710 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 285 | 30.2% | 325 | 34.6% | 331 | 34.6% | 290 | 31.9% | 329 | 37.0% | 324 | 38.4% | 232 | 32.7% |
Grade 7: | 332 | 35.1% | 312 | 33.2% | 302 | 31.6% | 325 | 35.8% | 308 | 34.6% | 264 | 31.3% | 244 | 34.4% |
Grade 8: | 328 | 34.7% | 302 | 32.2% | 323 | 33.8% | 294 | 32.3% | 252 | 28.3% | 255 | 30.2% | 234 | 33.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 481 | 50.9% | 488 | 52.0% | 495 | 51.8% | 446 | 49.1% | 439 | 49.4% | 431 | 51.1% | 358 | 50.4% |
Female: | 464 | 49.1% | 451 | 48.0% | 461 | 48.2% | 463 | 50.9% | 442 | 49.7% | 404 | 47.9% | 348 | 49.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 75 | 7.9% | 69 | 7.3% | 72 | 7.5% | 65 | 7.2% | 75 | 8.4% | 78 | 9.3% | 75 | 10.6% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 836 | 88.5% | 841 | 89.6% | 852 | 89.1% | 799 | 87.9% | 772 | 86.8% | 727 | 86.2% | 602 | 84.8% |
Black: | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% |
White: | 25 | 2.6% | 16 | 1.7% | 21 | 2.2% | 32 | 3.5% | 34 | 3.8% | 31 | 3.7% | 24 | 3.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 700 | 74.1% | 70 | 7.5% | NA | NA | 609 | 67.0% | 608 | 68.4% | 613 | 72.7% | 484 | 68.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 6.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 79 | 8.7% | 64 | 7.2% | 91 | 10.8% | 91 | 12.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.50 | 22.46 | 19.43 | 19.68 | 18.07 | 17.60 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 501 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 388 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 391.95 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 382 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 381 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 479 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 494 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 498.15 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 486 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 489 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 527 | 525 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 536 | 537 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 480.03 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 480 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 479 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 530 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 401 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405 | 405.21 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 398 | 403 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 397 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 496 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 511 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 520.75 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 517 | 518 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 510 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 529 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 530 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 485.58 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 486 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 477 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 533 | 535 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 415 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 417.71 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412 | 407 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405 | 408 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 506 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 509 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 508.91 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 498 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 500 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 486 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 492 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 498.81 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 489 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 490 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.5% | 80.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 24.5% | 19.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 42.9% | 37.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 57.1% | 62.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $37,872.0 | $38,558.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,646.0 | $32,928.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,041.0 | $41,901.0 |
* Challenger Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.