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Challenge Center - 51

PublicElementaryGrades 2–5

3101 S 4th Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 · (605) 367-6170 · Part of Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Sioux Falls’ School Grade C+ better than 39% of South Dakota school districts

Directions
Students
165
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
16%
Setting
City
Grades
2–5
The gist

What stands out about Challenge Center - 51

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of South Dakota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 55 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 45 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency98%
State average 42.2%
Reading / language arts98%
State average 52.3%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among South Dakota’s 548 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3101 S 4th Ave, Sioux Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 219
Grade 340
Grade 452
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
164’20
166’21
185’22
177’23
165’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Black 5%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Challenge Center - 51 from Sioux Falls families.

Other schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5

The district →
Discovery Elementary - 26
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
B
873 students17:1
RF Pettigrew Elementary - 17
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
B+
846 students17:1
Hayward Elementary - 38
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
D
728 students14:1
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
A
690 students18:1
Harvey Dunn Elementary - 54
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
B+
681 students18:1
John Harris Elementary - 23
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sioux Falls
A−
666 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 South Dakota’s other public schools; Sioux Falls’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.