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.
Quick Stats (2025)
- Grades: Nursery/Preschool-8
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: Verified school update
Upcoming Events and News
- Open House - Mon., February 03, 2025 - get more information!
- Open House - Wed., February 12, 2025 - get more information!
- Open House - Tue., February 25, 2025 - get more information!
- From Waste to Wattage - 12/22/2023In October, Adyant won the 2023 Lemelson Award for Invention as part of Society for Science's Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. A seventh grader at the Challenger School - ...moreStrawberry Park in San Jose, CA, Adyant hopes to work as an environmental engineer. hide
- 7th Grader Adyant Bhavsar Named Thermo Fisher JIC Finalist - 08/15/2023Adyant Bhavsar, a 7th grader from Challenger School Strawberry Park in San Jose, CA, built a low-cost, eco-friendly triboelectric nanogenerator to convert mechanical energy into electricity.
- Almaden Students Win DAR Essay Contest - 02/18/2021Four Challenger School students have won awards in the recent American History Essay contest sponsored by the Los Gatos chapter of The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
- National spelling bee: One Bay Area speller still standing - 05/31/2018Sahas Goli, 12, Santa Clara; Challenger School Strawberry Park, 6th grade / typhlology, representative
- Los Gatos students win coveted Broadcom prizes - 11/03/2017Pujita attends the Challenger School`s Strawberry Park campus in San Jose. She originally developed her project, "A Green Low-Cost Absorbent for the Removal of Dye from Aqueous Solutions" as a ...moreseventh-grader and submitted it to the Synopsys Science & Technology Championship. Her win there garnered an invitation to compete for the Broadcom award. hide
- Science Whiz Kids Among 2017 Broadcom MASTERS Finalists - 09/28/2017Tangirala, a seventh grader from San Jose, Calif.-based Challenger School-Strawberry Park, was selected as a finalist for her project, "A Green, Low-Cost Adsorbent for the Removal of Dye from Aqueous ...moreSolutions." hide
- Broadcom National Finalists Listed; Five From Bay Area - 09/25/2017The finalists, and their grade levels when they submitted their science projects last school year, include Pujita Tangirala, a seventh-grader at Challenger School-Strawberry Park in San Jose.
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School Overview
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Nursery/Preschool-8
Year Founded
1963
Summer School Offered
Yes
Summer Program Details
School Calendar
Student Body
Total Students
n/a
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Academics and Faculty
List of Courses Offered
Matriculation DataMatric. Data
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
School Notes
- 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.
Source: Verified school update
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Challenger School - Strawberry Park offer a summer program?
Yes, Challenger School - Strawberry Park offers a summer program. Visit their summer school page for more information.
When is the application deadline for Challenger School - Strawberry Park?
The application deadline for Challenger School - Strawberry Park is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
In what neighborhood is Challenger School - Strawberry Park located?
Challenger School - Strawberry Park is located in the West Valley neighborhood of San Jose, CA. There are 8 other private schools located in West Valley.
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