Challis Elementary School
1000 East Bluff Ave
Challis ID, 83226, Custer County
Phone: 208-879-2439
Ranking: 
(243 out of 489, top 50%)*
(243 out of 489, top 50%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Challis Joint School District 181
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: | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 194 | 212 | 217 | 209 | 203 | 204 | 213 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 6 | 3.1% | 6 | 2.8% | 8 | 3.7% | 10 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 27 | 13.9% | 36 | 17.0% | 31 | 14.3% | 27 | 12.9% | 27 | 13.3% | 24 | 11.8% | 19 | 8.9% |
| Grade 1: | 31 | 16.0% | 35 | 16.5% | 30 | 13.8% | 26 | 12.4% | 25 | 12.3% | 19 | 9.3% | 30 | 14.1% |
| Grade 2: | 29 | 14.9% | 27 | 12.7% | 25 | 11.5% | 23 | 11.0% | 21 | 10.3% | 35 | 17.2% | 33 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 26 | 13.4% | 25 | 11.8% | 22 | 10.1% | 23 | 11.0% | 34 | 16.7% | 29 | 14.2% | 27 | 12.7% |
| Grade 4: | 23 | 11.9% | 23 | 10.8% | 32 | 14.7% | 32 | 15.3% | 31 | 15.3% | 25 | 12.3% | 32 | 15.0% |
| Grade 5: | 25 | 12.9% | 27 | 12.7% | 34 | 15.7% | 38 | 18.2% | 28 | 13.8% | 31 | 15.2% | 37 | 17.4% |
| Grade 6: | 27 | 13.9% | 33 | 15.6% | 35 | 16.1% | 30 | 14.4% | 37 | 18.2% | 41 | 20.1% | 35 | 16.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 95 | 49.0% | 113 | 53.3% | 115 | 53.0% | 118 | 56.5% | 108 | 53.2% | 106 | 52.0% | 121 | 56.8% |
| Female: | 99 | 51.0% | 99 | 46.7% | 102 | 47.0% | 91 | 43.5% | 87 | 42.9% | 90 | 44.1% | 88 | 41.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 6 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.5% | 5 | 2.4% | 6 | 2.8% | 5 | 2.4% | 8 | 3.9% | 5 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 4.1% | 8 | 3.8% | 9 | 4.1% | 10 | 4.8% | 9 | 4.4% | 19 | 9.3% | 23 | 10.8% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 180 | 92.8% | 196 | 92.5% | 196 | 90.3% | 186 | 89.0% | 179 | 88.2% | 180 | 88.2% | 184 | 86.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 2.1% | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 29.4% | 52 | 24.5% | 58 | 26.7% | 50 | 23.9% | 49 | 24.1% | 55 | 27.0% | 68 | 31.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 8.8% | 18 | 8.5% | 17 | 7.8% | 29 | 13.9% | 24 | 11.8% | 31 | 15.2% | 26 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.33 | 15.73 | 13.91 | 13.84 | 12.97 | 13.40 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 73.3% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 81.8% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 86.4% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 93.4% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95.5% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.3% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 86.7% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.9% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95.4% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95.6% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86.8% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75.8% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 78.2% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 96% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.7% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.1% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 90.7% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 88% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89.5% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.7% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 87.5% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 96% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 73.9% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 71.7% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 86.1% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75.9% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 71.4% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 69.2% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 69.5% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.7% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 85.7% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 89.7% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 77.5% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 88.9% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89.7% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 71.4% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 57.9% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 77.4% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 77.8% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.3% | 72.2% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.4% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 69.3% | 75.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 75% | 75.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 76.4% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 91.2% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.6% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.1% | 78.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 64.1% | 79.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 82.2% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 88.2% | 77.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.3% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 84.1% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.6% | 85.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.8% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.4% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 94.2% | 86.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 100.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 0.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,246.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,197.0 |
* Challis Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.