Three Bears Learning Center
Private · Grades K · 12 students
Challenge School
9659 East Mississippi Avenue, Denver, CO 80231
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
560
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
Arapahoe County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Challenge School
Challenge School is a magnet elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah. The school is located in a large city in Arapahoe County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 560 students were enrolled, with about 16.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 560 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
- County
- Arapahoe County
- NCES school ID
- 080291000763
Schools near Challenge School
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Highline Community Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 435 students
Village East Community Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 821 students
Ponderosa Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 634 students
Lowry Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 400 students
Aurora Academy Charter School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 536 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.