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Challenger Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

624 Sw Trafalgar Parkway

Cape Coral FL, 33991, Lee County

Phone: 239-242-4341

Ranking:

(990 out of 2,614, top 38%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8

School District: Lee County School 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:	61		64		63		59		58		58		49
Total Students:	1,086		1,083		1,082		1,096		1,054		1,045		871
Grade 6:	367	33.8%	374	34.5%	373	34.5%	360	32.8%	358	34.0%	350	33.5%	313	35.9%
Grade 7:	371	34.2%	357	33.0%	352	32.5%	357	32.6%	355	33.7%	365	34.9%	307	35.2%
Grade 8:	348	32.0%	352	32.5%	357	33.0%	379	34.6%	341	32.4%	330	31.6%	251	28.8%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	544	50.1%	538	49.7%	549	50.7%	551	50.3%	521	49.4%	502	48.0%	453	52.0%
Female:	542	49.9%	545	50.3%	533	49.3%	545	49.7%	502	47.6%	481	46.0%	370	42.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.4%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	5	0.6%
Asian:	15	1.4%	11	1.0%	9	0.8%	8	0.7%	8	0.8%	9	0.9%	7	0.8%
Hispanic:	299	27.5%	285	26.3%	285	26.3%	304	27.7%	295	28.0%	283	27.1%	293	33.6%
Black:	52	4.8%	62	5.7%	65	6.0%	64	5.8%	64	6.1%	62	5.9%	65	7.5%
White:	690	63.5%	693	64.0%	692	64.0%	694	63.3%	661	62.7%	634	60.7%	457	52.5%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	24	2.2%	28	2.6%	29	2.7%	26	2.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	528	48.6%	516	47.6%	514	47.5%	532	48.5%	494	46.9%	462	44.2%	350	40.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	147	13.5%	155	14.3%	179	16.5%	136	12.4%	157	14.9%	131	12.5%	111	12.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.80		16.92		17.17		18.74		18.17		18.20		17.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	425	399	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	426	404	406
FCAT
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	314	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	312	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	320	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	230	227	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	230	227	226
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	313	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	314	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	316	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	228	224	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	226	225
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	311	314
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	312	314
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	315	314
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	238	237	236
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	237	235
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	318	318
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	322	322
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	323	322
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	232	231
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	231	231
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	321	322
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	323	324
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	325	325
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	242	243
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	245	242	240
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	312	312
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	313	312
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	314	313
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	243	238	237
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	238	237
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	303	305
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	308	310
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	314	315
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	333	316	316
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	205	201	200

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	61.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	38.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	44.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	55.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,329.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,296.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$46,356.0

* Challenger Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.