CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in TAMARAC, Florida, CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus, one of the schools within BROWARD. It instructs 830 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 37% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 325 schools in BROWARD (243,591 students total), CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Broward County shows median household earnings sit near $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MILLENNIUM 6-12 COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 62.6%.

CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,011 (now 830). The Black share of enrollment rose from 43% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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