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Enrollment
1,218
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360101806192
CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
710 HARTMAN LANE, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691 · (718) 327-1352 · Queens County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,218 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New York public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
86 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
1,053 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 99 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 69 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 5% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (94).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · 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
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
52.8%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.8% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 52.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for New York 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 New York'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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,218
+311 (+34%) vs 2020
+776% since 2010-11, when it was 139
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 1,218 | 85.6 | 14.2:1 | 86% (1,053) |
| 2023-24 | 1,195 | 81.1 | 14.7:1 | 82% (977) |
| 2022-23 | 1,134 | 84.5 | 13.4:1 | 83% (937) |
| 2020-21 | 907 | 51 | 17.8:1 | 69% (626) |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 42 | 18.4:1 | 78% (605) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 139 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 68% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL
CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is a large school serving multiple grade levels in FAR ROCKAWAY, New York. The school teaches kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 1,218 students. It has 124% more students than the average for combined schools in New York (about 544).
CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is its own local education agency in federal data.
The largest group at CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is Black students, at 69%. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic. Among people living in Queens County, the Black share is about 17%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL scores 46%.
Classroom staffing at CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL totals 85.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. The average for combined schools in New York is 8.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is about 86%. It compares with 77% for public schools in Queens County.
On the allk12 Grade, CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 51% of New York public K-12 schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Queens County show that the median household earns about $86,136 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Queens County has 392 public schools with about 268,205 students, including CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VI HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is run as a public charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 1,218, compared with 907 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.8:1 to 14.2:1.
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Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VI HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 311
- KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY VI0.1 mi · 281
- ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.1 mi · 605
- QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY0.1 mi · 507
- WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 484
- LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,218 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
At CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 26% Hispanic, 69% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL?
CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.