Challenger Secondary School
18020 B St East
Spanaway WA, 98387, Pierce County
Phone: 253-683-6800
Type: Other/Alternative School, Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 12
School District: Bethel 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: | NA | NA | 13 | 13 | 16 | 23 | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
| Total Students: | 354 | 390 | 334 | 330 | 346 | 613 | 546 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 7: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.8% |
| Grade 9: | 6 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 11 | 3.3% | 6 | 1.8% | 15 | 4.3% | 21 | 3.4% | 33 | 6.0% |
| Grade 10: | 16 | 4.5% | 13 | 3.3% | 16 | 4.8% | 21 | 6.4% | 22 | 6.4% | 48 | 7.8% | 47 | 8.6% |
| Grade 11: | 56 | 15.8% | 67 | 17.2% | 68 | 20.4% | 63 | 19.1% | 55 | 15.9% | 121 | 19.7% | 117 | 21.4% |
| Grade 12: | 276 | 78.0% | 306 | 78.5% | 239 | 71.6% | 240 | 72.7% | 254 | 73.4% | 411 | 67.0% | 335 | 61.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 183 | 51.7% | 209 | 53.6% | 158 | 47.3% | 159 | 48.2% | 175 | 50.6% | 269 | 43.9% | 265 | 48.5% |
| Female: | 171 | 48.3% | 181 | 46.4% | 176 | 52.7% | 171 | 51.8% | 163 | 47.1% | 336 | 54.8% | 277 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 3.4% | 16 | 4.1% | 15 | 4.5% | 12 | 3.6% | 14 | 4.0% | 31 | 5.1% | 23 | 4.2% |
| Asian: | 13 | 3.7% | 23 | 5.9% | 14 | 4.2% | 24 | 7.3% | 35 | 10.1% | 45 | 7.3% | 26 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic: | 50 | 14.1% | 40 | 10.3% | 42 | 12.6% | 33 | 10.0% | 40 | 11.6% | 45 | 7.3% | 43 | 7.9% |
| Black: | 34 | 9.6% | 26 | 6.7% | 27 | 8.1% | 24 | 7.3% | 32 | 9.2% | 56 | 9.1% | 54 | 9.9% |
| White: | 217 | 61.3% | 248 | 63.6% | 222 | 66.5% | 223 | 67.6% | 225 | 65.0% | 436 | 71.1% | 400 | 73.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 6.5% | 30 | 7.7% | 8 | 2.4% | 11 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 177 | 50.0% | 155 | 39.7% | 167 | 50.0% | 73 | 22.1% | 110 | 31.8% | 116 | 18.9% | 155 | 28.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 5.6% | 23 | 5.9% | 16 | 4.8% | 18 | 5.5% | 16 | 4.6% | 21 | 3.4% | 44 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 30.00 | 26.09 | 21.15 | 14.88 | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 30.6% | 55.9% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 83.0% | 79.6% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 21.6% | 50.8% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 20.9% | 55.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 46.8% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 39.1% | 58.8% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 19% | 58.7% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 49.6% | 81.9% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 25% | 26.5% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 79.8% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 78.6% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 81.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 82.5% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 35.9% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 37.4% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 89.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 87.6% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 89.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 31.6% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 39.9% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 39.1% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 36% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 34.9% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 30.3% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 59.9% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 72% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79.9% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 76.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 81.6% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 81.4% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 20.7% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 26.6% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 20.3% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 22.5% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 12.2% | 28.8% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 10.3% | 28.2% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 61.4% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 69.9% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 74.9% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 86.2% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 89.2% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 86.9% | 86.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 29.5% | 48.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 32.2% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 39.9% | 51.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.5% | 35.4% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 54.7% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 50.1% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 57.1% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 55.9% | 67.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 30.1% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 23.7% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 27.2% | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 28% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 0% | 34.4% | 47.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 11.1% | 35.4% | 51.1% |
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