Challenger Middle School
6905 West Maryland Ave
Glendale AZ, 85303, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-237-4000
Type: Other/Alternative School, Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8
School District: Glendale Elementary District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 35 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 41 | |||||||
Total Students: | 682 | 666 | 741 | 746 | 802 | 771 | 819 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 161 | 23.6% | 118 | 17.7% | 164 | 22.1% | 151 | 20.2% | 141 | 17.6% | 126 | 16.3% | 143 | 17.5% |
Grade 5: | 123 | 18.0% | 140 | 21.0% | 134 | 18.1% | 177 | 23.7% | 124 | 15.5% | 148 | 19.2% | 169 | 20.6% |
Grade 6: | 142 | 20.8% | 137 | 20.6% | 157 | 21.2% | 124 | 16.6% | 188 | 23.4% | 175 | 22.7% | 182 | 22.2% |
Grade 7: | 124 | 18.2% | 136 | 20.4% | 134 | 18.1% | 160 | 21.4% | 183 | 22.8% | 173 | 22.4% | 149 | 18.2% |
Grade 8: | 132 | 19.4% | 135 | 20.3% | 152 | 20.5% | 134 | 18.0% | 166 | 20.7% | 149 | 19.3% | 176 | 21.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 353 | 51.8% | 340 | 51.1% | 394 | 53.2% | 382 | 51.2% | 408 | 50.9% | 374 | 48.5% | 403 | 49.2% |
Female: | 329 | 48.2% | 326 | 48.9% | 347 | 46.8% | 364 | 48.8% | 386 | 48.1% | 389 | 50.5% | 412 | 50.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 1.6% | 13 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.7% |
Asian: | 31 | 4.5% | 30 | 4.5% | 33 | 4.5% | 32 | 4.3% | 23 | 2.9% | 20 | 2.6% | 21 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 449 | 65.8% | 429 | 64.4% | 508 | 68.6% | 534 | 71.6% | 602 | 75.1% | 558 | 72.4% | 585 | 71.4% |
Black: | 94 | 13.8% | 86 | 12.9% | 104 | 14.0% | 101 | 13.5% | 102 | 12.7% | 107 | 13.9% | 121 | 14.8% |
White: | 86 | 12.6% | 97 | 14.6% | 79 | 10.7% | 68 | 9.1% | 64 | 8.0% | 77 | 10.0% | 78 | 9.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 603 | 88.4% | 564 | 84.7% | 617 | 83.3% | 638 | 85.5% | 659 | 82.2% | 565 | 73.3% | 528 | 64.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 5.6% | 43 | 6.5% | 44 | 5.9% | 52 | 7.0% | 76 | 9.5% | 104 | 13.5% | 110 | 13.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.49 | 18.50 | 19.50 | 20.11 | 21.68 | 19.30 | 20.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 472 | 487 |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 365 | 379 |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 367.54 | 385.58 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 368 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 364 | 381 |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 462 | 456 | 477 |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 459 | 480 |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 451 | 463.62 | 484.14 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 458 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 458 | 460 | 478 |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 489 | 508 |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 492 | 513 |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 492.71 | 519.5 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 494 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 489 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 485 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 380 | 375 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 377.74 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 379 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 372 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 472 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 476 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 481.48 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 484 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 478 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 509 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 509 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 478.64 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 469 | 479 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 477 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 507 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375 | 388 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 396.3 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 384 | 395 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 397 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 483 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 487 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 497.52 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 493 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 497 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 530 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 509 | 522 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 475.26 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 480 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 482 | 485 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 535 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399 | 406 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396 | 406.84 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 406 | 412 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403 | 412 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 496 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 506 | 510 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 512.32 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 518 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 519 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 527 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 535 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 482.51 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 488 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 480 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 532 | 536 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 413 | 422 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 422.45 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404 | 420 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 407 | 419 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 506 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 507 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 510.33 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 506 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 505 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 489 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 495 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 504.19 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 505 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 498 | 511 |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 70.6% | 54.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 29.4% | 45.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 5.0 years | 8.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 68.6% | 56.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 31.4% | 43.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,306.0 | $41,220.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,542.0 | $37,280.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,350.0 | $46,413.0 |