Challenge School

K-8 school·Grades PK-8 Denver, Colorado·80231
Score
99.1/100
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#2
Among 169 Colorado K-8 schools
#1
In Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
#1
In Denver
Top 2%
In Colorado

Score 99.1/100: better than 99% of Colorado K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
91%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 45%, better than 98% of them
405 students tested
Math
92%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 37%, better than 99% of them
408 students tested
Science
81%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 37%, better than 99% of them
145 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 16 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3CMAS92.654
English language artsGrade 4CMAS80.366
English language artsGrade 5CMAS93.577
English language artsGrade 6CMAS94.471
English language artsGrade 7CMAS95.770
English language artsGrade 8CMAS9167
English language artsAll gradesCMAS91.4405
MathGrade 3CMAS92.654
MathGrade 4CMAS89.667
MathGrade 5CMAS94.978
MathGrade 6CMAS90.372
MathGrade 7CMAS92.970
MathGrade 8CMAS92.567
MathAll gradesCMAS92.2408
ScienceGrade 5CMAS76.978
ScienceGrade 8CMAS86.667

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
563
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
563
Typical K-8 school: 504
Free or reduced-price lunch
17%
Typical K-8 school: 50%

District and location

Contact

Address
9659 EAST MISSISSIPPI AVENUE
Denver, CO 80231

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

Straight-line distance. Check the district's attendance zones: living close to a school doesn't guarantee a place.

Location

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Challenge School at a glance

Challenge School is a public K-8 school in Denver, Colorado, serving grades PK-8. It is part of Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. It has about 563 students (a typical Colorado K-8 school has 504). About 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 50% at a typical Colorado K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 91% in English language arts (similar schools: 45%) and 92% in math (similar schools: 37%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado K-8 schools, it scores 99.1 out of 100: better than 99% of them, ranking #2 of 169. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.