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Challenger Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

901 E Calle Mayer, Nogales, AZ 85621 · (520) 377-0544 · Part of Nogales Unified District

Nogales’ School Grade B better than 56% of Arizona school districts

Students
380
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Challenger Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Nogales kids: Wade Carpenter Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Challenger Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Wade Carpenter Middle School547 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

901 E Calle Mayer, Nogales

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten45
Grade 167
Grade 265
Grade 374
Grade 456
Grade 573
Enrollment over time
397’20
365’21
374’22
376’23
380’24

Down 4.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 100%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Challenger Elementary School from Nogales families.

Other schools in Nogales Unified District

The district →

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 Arizona’s other public schools; Nogales’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.