Is Challenger Elementary a good school?

Challenger Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Challenger Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 654 students attended Challenger Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Challenger Elementary?

Students at Challenger Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 31% White, 11% Asian, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Challenger Elementary attend?

Students who attend Challenger Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Explorer Middle School High : Mariner High School

Challenger Elementary

Summary:

Challenger Elementary is a public elementary school in Everett, Washington, serving 609 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Mukilteo School District, which is ranked 117 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Challenger Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with lower test scores and rankings compared to the district and state averages. Only 37.88% of Challenger students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 50.39% in the Mukilteo School District and 52.63% statewide. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Performance varies across student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively better than White and Special Education students. The school also serves a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68-73% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite these challenges, Challenger Elementary's diverse student population and the presence of higher-performing nearby schools, such as Odyssey Elementary and Fairmount Elementary, suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and support. The school's performance has declined over the past several years, but the broader challenges within the Mukilteo School District suggest that the issues may not be unique to Challenger Elementary.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

9600 Holly Drive
Everett, WA 98204

(425) 366-2500

District: Mukilteo School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
904^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,436

Students who attend Challenger Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Explorer Middle School
High:	Mariner High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 654

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.3%

White:

30.6%

Asian:

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Challenger Elementary ranks worse than 77.4% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 10^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Mukilteo School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.4. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Challenger Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Mukilteo School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (39.3%), White (30.6%), Asian (10.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 72% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Challenger Elementary is 14.1, which is the 3^rd best among 12 elementary schools in the Mukilteo School District. (See more...)

Compare Challenger Elementary employs 46.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Challenger Elementary is $21,436. 7 elementary schools in the Mukilteo School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Challenger Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Challenger Elementary 904^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Challenger Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Mukilteo School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mukilteo School District 117^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Challenger Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Challenger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	42.26	615^th	1026	40.1%
2005	27.24	801^st	1031	22.3%
2006	29.81	804^th	1051	23.5%
2007	21.73	905^th	1069	15.3%
2008	22.78	891^st	1067	16.5%
2009	17.45	947^th	1072	11.7%
2010	29.90	830^th	1088	23.7%
2011	23.47	914^th	1092	16.3%
2012	21.13	948^th	1097	13.6%
2013	23.23	927^th	1106	16.2%
2015	14.95	953^rd	1067	10.7%
2016	28.24	785^th	1053	25.5%
2017	28.35	782^nd	1056	25.9%
2018	36.67	673^rd	1054	36.1%
2019	37.47	725^th	1130	35.8%
2021	19.96	889^th	1107	19.7%
2022	22.34	937^th	1169	19.8%
2023	29.15	840^th	1169	28.1%
2024	24.40	904^th	1168	22.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Challenger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	25.30	172^nd	212	18.9%
2019	35.38	220^th	303	27.4%
2021	17.74	112^th	128	12.5%
2022	10.69	244^th	252	3.2%
2023	34.06	140^th	194	27.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Challenger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.89	90^th	333	73.0%
2019	59.25	57^th	248	77.0%
2022	29.42	165^th	213	22.5%
2023	35.17	156^th	254	38.6%
2024	34.14	206^th	320	35.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Challenger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	27.18	493^rd	637	22.6%
2019	45.42	263^rd	566	53.5%
2022	13.87	468^th	478	2.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Challenger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	57.34	336^th	835	59.8%
2019	59.22	375^th	979	61.7%
2021	30.05	637^th	854	25.4%
2022	35.10	697^th	1019	31.6%
2023	38.98	635^th	1013	37.3%
2024	32.05	746^th	1024	27.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Challenger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	44.32	587^th	1004	41.5%
2019	34.34	749^th	1068	29.9%
2021	23.90	783^rd	1008	22.3%
2022	28.17	809^th	1100	26.5%
2023	28.94	804^th	1094	26.5%
2024	24.63	847^th	1093	22.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Challenger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	30.83	716^th	999	28.3%
2019	42.77	631^st	1075	41.3%
2021	17.13	884^th	1025	13.8%
2022	18.47	952^nd	1113	14.5%
2023	27.81	811^th	1099	26.2%
2024	25.11	844^th	1099	23.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Challenger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	50.56	43^rd	107	59.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Challenger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.14	214^th	540	60.4%
2019	58.71	254^th	697	63.6%
2021	20.48	434^th	501	13.4%
2022	35.52	443^rd	694	36.2%
2023	33.45	439^th	633	30.6%
2024	48.97	330^th	651	49.3%

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Rank History for White students at Challenger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	38.40	545^th	833	34.6%
2019	20.99	876^th	1027	14.7%
2021	30.57	676^th	943	28.3%
2022	19.60	892^nd	1031	13.5%
2023	27.79	796^th	1011	21.3%
2024	16.71	915^th	1009	9.3%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Challenger Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	496	15	110	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	630
1989	555	21	100	8	8	n/a	n/a	0	692
1990	584	31	107	10	10	n/a	n/a	0	742
1991	473	44	112	10	8	n/a	n/a	0	647
1992	467	19	141	15	8	n/a	n/a	0	650
1993	506	31	137	13	4	n/a	n/a	0	691
1994	440	27	90	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	583
1995	436	27	97	17	10	n/a	n/a	0	587
1996	436	27	97	17	10	n/a	n/a	0	587
1997	425	26	102	16	8	n/a	n/a	0	577
1998	524	27	107	19	10	n/a	n/a	0	687
1999	489	28	112	29	7	n/a	n/a	0	665
2000	486	26	106	30	6	n/a	n/a	0	654
2001	472	30	104	40	19	n/a	n/a	0	665
2002	407	41	110	76	12	n/a	n/a	0	646
2003	407	41	110	76	12	n/a	n/a	0	646
2004	396	37	113	70	17	n/a	n/a	0	633
2005	364	41	111	103	14	n/a	n/a	13	646
2006	381	48	103	138	18	n/a	n/a	19	707
2007	351	44	88	158	18	n/a	n/a	26	685
2008	295	35	101	207	20	n/a	n/a	34	692
2009	293	33	94	187	13	n/a	n/a	52	672
2010	274	30	86	154	7	n/a	n/a	30	581
2011	262	47	77	163	6	13	26	0	594
2012	229	43	65	231	3	11	45	0	627
2013	217	41	78	252	1	8	65	0	662
2014	218	34	71	260	1	14	76	0	674
2015	255	51	67	340	1	19	85	0	818
2016	263	41	72	339	2	19	90	0	826
2017	236	61	60	350	0	17	89	0	813
2018	204	54	46	279	0	6	96	0	685
2019	202	62	38	241	1	4	97	0	645
2020	181	54	40	255	4	7	71	0	612
2021	185	54	48	259	1	8	52	0	607
2022	182	44	50	212	2	13	70	1	574
2023	172	52	59	243	4	16	58	5	609
2024	200	54	70	257	2	20	51	0	654

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Challenger Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	630	28.0	22.5	0
1989	692	30.0	23.0	n/a
1990	742	31.0	23.9	0
1991	647	28.0	23.1	n/a
1992	650	28.5	22.8	n/a
1993	691	33.0	20.9	n/a
1994	583	27.0	21.6	n/a
1995	587	27.5	21.3	n/a
1996	587	27.5	21.3	n/a
1997	577	31.0	18.6	n/a
1998	687	33.0	20.8	n/a
1999	665	36.0	18.5	n/a
2000	654	33.9	19.3	n/a
2001	665	35.3	18.8	n/a
2002	646	35.1	18.4	58.2
2003	646	35.1	18.4	58.2
2004	633	33.0	19.2	57.5
2005	646	33.0	19.6	64
2006	707	35.9	19.7	65.4
2007	685	39.0	17.6	61.3
2008	692	37.7	18.4	67.3
2009	672	37.7	17.8	76.6
2010	581	34.7	16.7	74.8
2011	594	31.5	18.8	65
2012	627	34.6	18.1	72.9
2013	662	36.9	17.9	64.7
2014	674	n/a	n/a	70.9
2015	818	48.0	17.0	69.1
2016	826	43.0	19.2	70.1
2017	813	48.0	16.9	72.6
2018	685	47.1	14.5	72.6
2019	645	47.2	13.6	48.1
2020	612	47.2	12.9	68.3
2021	607	46.3	13.0	68.5
2022	574	45.7	12.5	68.3
2023	609	45.3	13.4	73.1
2024	654	46.1	14.1	72

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Challenger Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	630	28.0	22.5	0
1989	692	30.0	23.0	n/a
1990	742	31.0	23.9	0
1991	647	28.0	23.1	n/a
1992	650	28.5	22.8	n/a
1993	691	33.0	20.9	n/a
1994	583	27.0	21.6	n/a
1995	587	27.5	21.3	n/a
1996	587	27.5	21.3	n/a
1997	577	31.0	18.6	n/a
1998	687	33.0	20.8	n/a
1999	665	36.0	18.5	n/a
2000	654	33.9	19.3	n/a
2001	665	35.3	18.8	n/a
2002	646	35.1	18.4	58.2
2003	646	35.1	18.4	58.2
2004	633	33.0	19.2	57.5
2005	646	33.0	19.6	64
2006	707	35.9	19.7	65.4
2007	685	39.0	17.6	61.3
2008	692	37.7	18.4	67.3
2009	672	37.7	17.8	76.6
2010	581	34.7	16.7	74.8
2011	594	31.5	18.8	65
2012	627	34.6	18.1	72.9
2013	662	36.9	17.9	64.7
2014	674	n/a	n/a	70.9
2015	818	48.0	17.0	69.1
2016	826	43.0	19.2	70.1
2017	813	48.0	16.9	72.6
2018	685	47.1	14.5	72.6
2019	645	47.2	13.6	48.1
2020	612	47.2	12.9	68.3
2021	607	46.3	13.0	68.5
2022	574	45.7	12.5	68.3
2023	609	45.3	13.4	73.1
2024	654	46.1	14.1	72

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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