Challenger Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Thief River Falls, Minnesota

Challenger Elementary in Thief River Falls, Minnesota enrolled 727 students in 2024-25 with 54.6 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

783 students in 2022-23, 781 students in 2023-24, 727 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 57.8 to 54.6.

Students enrolled at Challenger Elementary by school year2022-23: 783, 2023-24: 781, 2024-25: 72702004006008002022-237832023-247812024-25727
Students enrolled at Challenger Elementary by school year2022-23: 783, 2023-24: 781, 2024-25: 72702004006008002022-237832023-247812024-25727
Students enrolled at Challenger Elementary by school year2022-23: 783, 2023-24: 781, 2024-25: 72702004006008002022-237832023-247812024-25727
Students enrolled at Challenger Elementary by school year2022-23: 783, 2023-24: 781, 2024-25: 72702004006008002022-237832023-247812024-25727
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378357.813.6
2023-2478157.613.6
2024-2572754.613.3

13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools

Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Challenger Elementary 13.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChallenger Elementary 13.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Challenger Elementary 13.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChallenger Elementary 13.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Challenger Elementary 13.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChallenger Elementary 13.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; Challenger Elementary 13.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChallenger Elementary 13.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 288 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Challenger Elementary enrolled 784 students and had 2.7 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.7, one per 288 of the 784 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent18.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.6% of students were White, 10.6% Hispanic, 6.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White80.6%
  2. Hispanic10.6%
  3. Two or more races6.6%
  4. American Indian1.2%
  5. Asian0.6%
  6. Black0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Challenger Elementary scored proficient or above: 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250%48%51.1%
Math, 2022-2354%41% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Challenger Elementary

  1. Viking ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 77 students, 9.1 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  2. Red Lake County Central ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 178 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Challenger Elementary with Viking ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Thief River Falls Public Schools spends per student$12,994 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,994
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaChallenger Elementary is the number 65 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#65 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Challenger Elementary

  1. How many students attend Challenger Elementary?
    727 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 783 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Thief River Falls, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Challenger Elementary?
    13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Challenger Elementary a Title I school?
    Challenger Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Challenger Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Challenger Elementary scored proficient or above: 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota'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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Challenger Elementary in?
    Thief River Falls Public Schools, NCES district ID 2738850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 273885002451 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its 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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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