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B+

Challenger Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

13555 Chaney Thompson Rd, Huntsville, AL 35803 · (256) 428-7060 · Part of Huntsville City School District

Huntsville’s School Grade B better than 60% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
491
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Challenger Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Huntsville kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

Where Huntsville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Challenger Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

13555 Chaney Thompson Rd, Huntsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K41
Kindergarten72
Grade 167
Grade 271
Grade 384
Grade 474
Grade 582
Enrollment over time
468’20
500’21
503’22
499’23
491’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Black 23%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Challenger Elementary School from Huntsville families.

Other schools in Huntsville City School District

The district →
Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntsville
B−
1,152 students21:1
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Big Cove
A+
935 students17:1
Hampton Cove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton Cove
A+
711 students18:1
Blossomwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Huntsville
A−
596 students16:1
Sonnie Hereford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Huntsville
D
578 students19:1
Morris Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntsville
C
532 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Huntsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.