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Challenge School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

9659 East Mississippi Avenue, Denver, CO 80231 · (720) 747-2100 · Part of Cherry Creek School District 5

Aurora’s School Grade B better than 59% of Colorado school districts

Students
560
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Challenge School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 52 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Aurora kids: 24 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–8Challenge SchoolYou are here
6–824 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 47%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

9659 East Mississippi Avenue, Denver

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten22
Grade 143
Grade 245
Grade 362
Grade 473
Grade 580
Grade 677
Grade 780
Grade 878
Enrollment over time
542’20
534’21
550’22
563’23
560’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 35%Asian 32%Black 14%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Challenge School from Aurora families.

Other schools in Cherry Creek School District 5

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