Challenger Middle School serves 439 learners in grades 6-8.

Challenger Middle School placed in the upper 30% of all schools in Alabama for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 50%, and reading proficiency is upper 20%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 54% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 60% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 46%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Alabama state average of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 35% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is lower than the Alabama state average of 45% (majority African-American).

School Overview: Challenger Middle School’s learner population of 439 learners has decreased by 6% over five school years.

The teacher population of 24 teachers has decreased by 17% over five school years.

School Comparison: Challenger Middle School is ranked within the upper 30% of all 1,270 schools in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Challenger Middle School is 0.54, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.59. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Challenger Middle School is Virgil Grissom High School (3.6 miles away)

The closest middle school is Mountain Gap P8 (1.0 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Challenger Elementary School (0.0 miles away)