Challenger Middle School

Challenger Middle School is one of the cozy middle schools in Huntsville, Alabama, run under Huntsville City, with 425 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 9.

Huntsville City comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 24,222 students; Challenger Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Challenger Middle School lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% Black, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Challenger Middle School lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Challenger Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.3%; this one delivers 57.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Madison County put median household income runs about $86,499, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Challenger Middle School is one of 89 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students).

Nearest neighbor: Challenger Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Challenger Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.6%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Challenger Middle School's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 425). White enrollment moved from 65% to 52% across the same window.

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