High · Washington

Challenger High School

AlternativeFree meals for all

Challenger High School, a public high school in Spanaway, Washington: grades 7–12, 318 students, 15.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Bethel School District.

Size and class size

Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 318
Teachers (FTE): 20.0
Students per teacher: 15.9
Grades: 7–12; High

Fewer students per teacher than 72% of high schools in Washington

Median 20.0 · 501 schools compared

More students per teacher than 60% of high schools in the US

Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared

Larger than 56% of high schools in Washington

Median 249 · 604 schools compared

Smaller than 58% of high schools in the US

Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Washington: 51%

40%proficient

+10.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 68% of high schools in Washington

Median 48% · 53 high schools compared

55 students tested, grades 7, 8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

27%proficient

+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of high schools in Washington

Median 35% · 50 high schools compared

56 students tested, grades 7, 8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: High · Grades 7–12
Type: District school · Alternative
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Bethel School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Bethel School District.

Location

Address: 18117 A Street South, Spanaway, WA 98387
Phone: (253)800-6800
City or town: Spanaway
County: Pierce County

Website Quality of life in Spanaway Schools in Spanaway

Nearby high schools

The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Transition 18-21 ProgramSpecial education	12	58	—	0.4 mi
Acceleration AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	9–12	450	56.3	1.2 mi
Spanaway Lake High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,787	22.8	1.3 mi
Bethel High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,688	21.6	3.6 mi
Pierce County Skills CenterCareer and technical	8–12	355	23.7	3.7 mi
Washington High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	989	17.6	3.7 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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