Challenge Preparatory Charter School

Public school district · Queens County · New York · NCES district ID 3601018

Challenge Preparatory Charter School spent $25,347 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 61% of the other New York districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $26,567). Its one school enrolled 1,218 students in 2024-25.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New York districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Challenge Preparatory Charter School in enrollment (1,119 to 1,147 students) and Challenge Preparatory Charter School itself.

Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Challenge Preparatory Charter School, FY23Marcus Whitman Central School $29,339; Gowanda Central $28,374; Canton Central $27,511; Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School $27,044; Challenge Preparatory Charter School $25,347; Charter School of Educational Excellence $22,216; Brunswick-Brittonkill Central $21,987; KIPP Academy Middle School $21,579; Falconer Central $20,484; Achievement First East New York Charter School $18,499; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.15k20k25k30kMarcus Whitman Central School$29,339Gowanda Central$28,374Canton Central$27,511Harlem Children's Zone Promise…$27,044Challenge Preparatory Charter …$25,347Charter School of Educational …$22,216Brunswick-Brittonkill Central$21,987KIPP Academy Middle School$21,579Falconer Central$20,484Achievement First East New Yor…$18,499State median, 1,000+ students $26,567
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Challenge Preparatory Charter School, FY23Marcus Whitman Central School $29,339; Gowanda Central $28,374; Canton Central $27,511; Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School $27,044; Challenge Preparatory Charter School $25,347; Charter School of Educational Excellence $22,216; Brunswick-Brittonkill Central $21,987; KIPP Academy Middle School $21,579; Falconer Central $20,484; Achievement First East New York Charter School $18,499; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.15k20k25k30kMarcus Whitman Central School$29,339Gowanda Central$28,374Canton Central$27,511Harlem Children's Zone Promise Acad…$27,044Challenge Preparatory Charter School$25,347Charter School of Educational Excel…$22,216Brunswick-Brittonkill Central$21,987KIPP Academy Middle School$21,579Falconer Central$20,484Achievement First East New York Cha…$18,499State median, 1,000+ students $26,567
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Challenge Preparatory Charter School, FY23Marcus Whitman Central School $29,339; Gowanda Central $28,374; Canton Central $27,511; Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School $27,044; Challenge Preparatory Charter School $25,347; Charter School of Educational Excellence $22,216; Brunswick-Brittonkill Central $21,987; KIPP Academy Middle School $21,579; Falconer Central $20,484; Achievement First East New York Charter School $18,499; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.15k20k25k30kMarcus Whitman Central School$29,339Gowanda Central$28,374Canton Central$27,511Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Char…$27,044Challenge Preparatory Charter School$25,347Charter School of Educational Excellence$22,216Brunswick-Brittonkill Central$21,987KIPP Academy Middle School$21,579Falconer Central$20,484Achievement First East New York Charter Sch…$18,499State median, 1,000+ students $26,567
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Challenge Preparatory Charter School, FY23Marcus Whitman Central School $29,339; Gowanda Central $28,374; Canton Central $27,511; Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter School $27,044; Challenge Preparatory Charter School $25,347; Charter School of Educational Excellence $22,216; Brunswick-Brittonkill Central $21,987; KIPP Academy Middle School $21,579; Falconer Central $20,484; Achievement First East New York Charter School $18,499; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.15k20k25k30kMarcus Whitman Central School$29,339Gowanda Central$28,374Canton Central$27,511Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy…$27,044Challenge Preparatory Charter School$25,347Charter School of Educational Excellence$22,216Brunswick-Brittonkill Central$21,987KIPP Academy Middle School$21,579Falconer Central$20,484Achievement First East New York Charter…$18,499State median, 1,000+ students $26,567

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 440 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022.

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,134 students in 2022-23, 1,195 students in 2023-24, 1,218 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Challenge Preparatory Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,134, 2023-24: 1,195, 2024-25: 1,21805001k1.5k2022-231,1342023-241,1952024-251,218
Challenge Preparatory Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,134, 2023-24: 1,195, 2024-25: 1,21805001k1.5k2022-231,1342023-241,1952024-251,218
Challenge Preparatory Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,134, 2023-24: 1,195, 2024-25: 1,21805001k1.5k2022-231,1342023-241,1952024-251,218
Challenge Preparatory Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,134, 2023-24: 1,195, 2024-25: 1,21805001k1.5k2022-231,1342023-241,1952024-251,218

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,13484.513.4
2023-241,19581.114.7
2024-251,21885.614.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Challenge Preparatory Charter School scored proficient or above: 42-46% in reading and 21-25% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew YorkStudents tested
Reading and language arts42-46%47%480
Math21-25%40%472

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 other school, 1,218 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Challenge Preparatory Charter School1,21814.284.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Challenge Preparatory Charter School

  1. New York districts by spending per studentChallenge Preparatory Charter School ranks 268 of 440 New York districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($25,347).#268 of 440
  2. Every school district in New YorkChallenge Preparatory Charter School is the number 427 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 1,134 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#427 of 1,104
  3. Harlem Children's Zone Promise Academy Charter SchoolThe next larger New York district: 1,138 students in fall 2022, $27,044 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,044
  4. KIPP Academy Middle SchoolThe next smaller New York district: 1,132 students in fall 2022, $21,579 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,579
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Challenge Preparatory Charter School

  1. How many schools and students are in Challenge Preparatory Charter School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 1,218 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Challenge Preparatory Charter School spend per student?
    $25,347 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New York median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $26,567 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. How do students in Challenge Preparatory Charter School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Challenge Preparatory Charter School scored proficient or above: 42-46% in reading and 21-25% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  4. What is Challenge Preparatory Charter School's NCES district ID?
    3601018. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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