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How has Challenger Intermediate School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
454
Middle
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GODDARD·NCES 200654001334
Challenger Intermediate School
325 N Walnut, Goddard, KS 67052 · (316) 794-4040 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
144 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 223 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 231 | 51% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
38.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 27.9% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Intermediate School
Challenger Intermediate School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger Intermediate School this school | 454 | 31.7% | 41.3% |
| Maize South Middle School Wichita | 501 | 28.9% | 43.5% |
| Goddard Middle School Goddard | 485 | 35.1% | 29.5% |
| Lexington Trails Middle School De Soto | 393 | 31.6% | 60.0% |
| Maize Intermediate School Maize | 651 | 34.9% | 42.7% |
| Maize Middle School Maize | 635 | 33.7% | 34.7% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #50 of 192 | #8 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #82 of 192 | #10 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #58 of 192 | #8 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #95 of 225 | #27 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #124 of 161 | #17 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #91 of 161 | #23 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.7% | #158 of 195 | #26 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #31 of 54 | #11 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
454
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-49% since 2000-01, when it was 884
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 454 | 31.9 | 14.2:1 | 32% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 32.1 | 12.6:1 | 37% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 33% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 28% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 19.6 | 21.8:1 | 32% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 34% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 28% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 884 | 62 | 14.3:1 | 15% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Challenger Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (427 to 454); teachers up 63% (19.6 to 31.9).
About Challenger Intermediate School
Challenger Intermediate School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Goddard, Kansas, administered by Goddard. Grades offered run from 5 through 6, with 454 students enrolled.
The district for Challenger Intermediate School is Goddard, with 12 schools and 6,344 students.
By race and ethnicity, Challenger Intermediate School is 72% White. The rest of enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The White share in Sedgwick County as a whole is similar, at about 69%. The chance that two students picked at random at Challenger Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Challenger Intermediate School counts 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.2 students for each one. Among middle schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 12.7:1. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County, the school's rate is lower.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 47.0% at Challenger Intermediate School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.3%.
Federal survey data for Sedgwick County show that median household income is about $69,365, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 160 public schools operate in Sedgwick County, serving about 84,569 students.
Of nearby public schools, Oak Street Elementary School K-4 is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Challenger Intermediate School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 444 to 454. The ratio was 16.4:1 in 2020-21 and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goddard
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 991 students
- Goddard HighHigh · 962 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Discovery Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 502 students
Other schools in Goddard
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 991 students
- Goddard HighHigh · 962 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 625 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Discovery Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Street Elementary School K-40.3 mi · 343
- Clark Davidson Elem0.4 mi · 462
- Discovery Intermediate School0.4 mi · 502
- USD 265 - Goddard Virtual School1.0 mi · 29
- Goddard High1.1 mi · 962
- Goddard Middle School1.2 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Challenger Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Challenger Intermediate School?
Challenger Intermediate School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Challenger Intermediate School serve?
Challenger Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Challenger Intermediate School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Challenger Intermediate School.
What is the student diversity at Challenger Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Challenger Intermediate School are roughly 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Challenger Intermediate School?
Challenger Intermediate School is overseen by Goddard in Sedgwick County.
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