ArizonaSchoolsChallenger Basic School

Challenger Basic School

PublicCharterGrades 06
GILBERT, Arizona · Challenger Basic School Inc. (79886)
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students321
Student:Teacher
Free/Reduced Lunch
Title INo
Challenger Basic School

Around this school

US Census ACS 2022 five-year estimates for ZIP 85234 — the area around Challenger Basic School.

Median home value
$441k
Owner-occupied (ACS B25077)
Median rent
$2k
Gross rent (ACS B25064)
Median household income
$111k
ACS B19013
Poverty rate
6.2%
ACS B17001

Walk, bike, transit

Scores 0–100 based on nearby amenity density and commute mode share. "Walker's Paradise" tier.

Walk score
100
Walker's paradise
Bike score
47
Transit score
16

Air quality

From the nearest EPA AQS monitor (12.4 km away).

Air Quality Index
39
Good
PM2.5
7.1 µg/m³
Ozone
53.2 ppb
90-day 95th pct
81
AQI on worst days
Bad days (90d)
3
days above 100 AQI

How the area gets around

Commute time + mode share for residents of ZIP 85234 (ACS S0801).

Mean commute
24 min
Drive alone
74%
Public transit
1%
Walk
1.4%
Bike
0.2%
Work from home
22%

What's nearby

Closest libraries, parks, hospitals, grocery stores, and police stations within 10 km (OpenStreetMap).

Libraries
  • Southeast Regional Library1.2 km
  • Mesa Express Library - Monterey Park5.2 km
  • Library Media Center6.3 km
Parks
  • Val Vista Lakes Rose Garden0.8 km
  • Spinnaker Bay Park0.9 km
  • Lakeside Park1.0 km
Hospitals
  • Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital0.8 km
  • Banner Rehabilitation Hospital East1.5 km
  • Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center1.6 km
Grocery stores
  • Walmart Supercenter1.1 km
  • Safeway1.4 km
  • Original ChopShop1.6 km
Police stations
  • Mesa Police Station - Red Mountain5.2 km
  • Town of Gilbert Police Department6.8 km
  • Maricopa County Sheriff8.6 km

Coming soon

Additional context being ingested.

Pending update
Home value trends (Zillow)
12-month and 5-year price-change from Zillow ZHVI — we have the current value from ACS, trends are the next step — expected this week.
Pending update
Property taxes
Effective rate + median annual tax from county assessor data — expected this week.
Pending update
Adjacent ZIP school comparison
Test-score deltas across neighbouring ZIPs — expected this week.