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Challenger Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

10215 Lexington Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920 · (719) 234-3000 · Part of Academy School District 20

Colorado Springs’ School Grade C better than 29% of Colorado State school districts

Directions
Students
696
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Challenger Middle School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Colorado State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

10215 Lexington Drive, Colorado Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6238
Grade 7220
Grade 8238
Enrollment over time
660’20
607’21
612’22
652’23
696’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 8%Asian 7%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Challenger Middle School from Colorado Springs families.

Other schools in Academy School District 20

The district →
Legacy Peak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
B−
652 students19:1
Encompass Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
583 students19:1
Ranch Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A−
578 students19:1
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A
547 students19:1
Explorer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A−
470 students16:1
The Da Vinci Academy School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
A−
447 students15:1

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