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Celebrating over 60 years of learning and fun, Challenger School is an independent private school that focuses on academic excellence, individual achievement, strong logic and thinking skills, and self-reliance.
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School Motto: Our mission is to prepare children to become self-reliant, productive individuals; to teach them to think, speak, and write with clarity, precision, and independence; to lead them to recognize and value their individuality and unalienable rights; and to i
Our curriculum focuses on the foundations of knowledge:
language arts, math, and logic. Early mastery of these basics
prepares students for advanced studies and learning at an
accelerated pace.
Breathtaking Results - Our uniquely structured classes yield
astonishing results in young students. Challenger students achieve
scores on average in the 90th percentile on the national Stanford
Achievement Test (SAT). This means that our average student
outperforms nine out of ten students who take that test. Challenger
School offers preschool through eighth grade programs that prepare
children to live happily and successfully for their whole
lives.
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The average private school tuition in Utah is $13,273 for elementary schools and $17,046 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
