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If you had an hour of school board time for CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
830
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018003682
CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5703 NW 94TH AVE, TAMARAC, FL 33321 · (754) 322-5750 · Broward County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL830 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
332 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 151 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 156 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (156).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
57.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 56.7% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 830 | 40.0% | 58.1% |
| MARGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARGATE | 962 | 47.6% | 61.2% |
| RAMBLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 658 | 37.8% | 59.5% |
| FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORAL SPRINGS | 624 | 41.2% | 63.6% |
| TWIN LAKES ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 809 | 44.3% | 46.2% |
| WELLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUNRISE | 589 | 38.9% | 62.3% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Broward County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #956 of 2,136 | #95 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #910 of 2,149 ▲ 173 | #97 of 191 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #972 of 2,149 ▼ 140 | #100 of 191 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 830 | #403 of 2,267 | #32 of 199 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,608 of 2,077 | #96 of 166 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #658 of 2,108 | #48 of 181 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #1,581 of 2,188 | #115 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #576 of 1,374 | #83 of 157 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
830
-120 (-13%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 849
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 830 | 47 | 17.7:1 | 40% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 902 | 49 | 18.4:1 | 48% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 909 | 51.5 | 17.6:1 | 61% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 950 | 55 | 17.3:1 | 68% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 1,011 | 64 | 15.8:1 | 72% (731) |
| 2015-16 | 987 | 60 | 16.4:1 | 69% (685) |
| 2010-11 | 849 | 49 | 17.3:1 | 58% (495) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in TAMARAC, Florida. Its 830 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 37% larger than the 604 average for elementary schools in Florida.
The district, BROWARD, operates 325 schools serving 243,591 students.
The most common group at CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Black students, at 50%. The school is also 32% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 28%. CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 47 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 40%. That tracks the 38% average for public schools in Broward County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.1% actual, 61.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
Broward County has these Census figures: the median household income is $77,633, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Broward County is home to 338 public schools and about 244,502 public school students.
The nearest public school is MILLENNIUM 6-12 COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, at about 0.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment decrease, from 950 in 2020-21 to 830 in 2024-25.
The CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Broward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,977,129
Census ACS
Median income
$77,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
244,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROWARD
- CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,579 students
- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,510 students
- MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,089 students
- CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,843 students
- WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,492 students
- J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,436 students
Other schools in TAMARAC
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT UNIVERSITYElementary · 1,441 students
- MILLENNIUM 6-12 COLLEGIATE ACADEMYHigh · 1,435 students
- TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 553 students
- EVEREST CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 150 students
Other Challenger Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Challenger Elementary. CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 9.
- CHALLENGER ELEMENTARYTHIEF RIVER FALLS, MN · 727 students
- Challenger ElementaryEverett, WA · 658 students
- Challenger Elementary SchoolPEARLAND, TX · 614 students
- Challenger Elementary SchoolHuntsville, AL · 491 students
- Challenger Elementary SchoolHOWELL, MI · 465 students
Nearby schools
- MILLENNIUM 6-12 COLLEGIATE ACADEMY0.1 mi · 1,435
- DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 789
- WESTPINE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 730
- ARC BROWARD INC.0.8 mi · 69
- BANYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 427
- EVEREST CHARTER SCHOOL1.0 mi · 150
Frequently asked questions
About CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 830 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 11% White, 32% Hispanic, 50% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.