Franklin Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 454 students
Challenger Elementary
601 County Road 61, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
727
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Thief River Falls School District
Pennington County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota 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 Challenger Elementary
Challenger Elementary is a public elementary school in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Thief River Falls School District. The school is located in a remote town in Pennington County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 727 students were enrolled, with about 13.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 727 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Thief River Falls School District
- County
- Pennington County
- NCES school ID
- 273885002451
Schools near Challenger Elementary
All 7 schools in Thief River Falls →
St. Bernard's School
Private · Grades Pre-K–5 · 72 students
Viking Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–1 · 77 students
Red Lake County Central Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 178 students
J.A. Hughes Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 237 students
Newfolden Elementary
Public · Grades 2–4 · 93 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.