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Challenger School

challengerschool.com

At a glance

  • Large academic center, licensed for 731 children.
  • Ages They list: Preschool (age 3 in Texas) through 8th grade.
  • Hours 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week.
  • Tuition Preschool $1,672 a month, full time. See costs

What the state has found

This state publishes the visits that cited something but not the ones that cited nothing, so there is no city rate to set this beside.

See each inspection

Licensing inspections

  • Apr 3, 20251 citation
    • 746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible forHigh

      • “During the walkthrough, three classrooms did not know the number of children in care..One caregiver did not know how many children were in care and had to count.”

        746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for

  • Sep 9, 20213 citations
    • 746.613(a) - Required ImmunizationsHigh

      • “One child was missing an up to date immunization record.”

        746.613(a) - Required Immunizations

    • 745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh

      • “One staff member was present without a background check eligibility notification.”

        745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation

    • 746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care ProfessionalMedium High

      • “Two allergy action plans need to be signed by the parents.”

        746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

Read every record and the state’s reports

State record — Texas HHSC

Last visit
April 3, 2025
On file
2 visits since September 2021 — both cited findings
Most serious
High — During the walkthrough, three classrooms did not know the number of children in care..One caregiver did not know how many children were in care and had to count. · April 3, 2025

Texas HHSC describes each deficiency in writing and weights the standard behind it from high to low by the risk a violation presents to children. It publishes no inspection document.

Apr 2025 Licensing visit 1 finding

Licensing visit · April 3, 2025

746.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for · High

During the walkthrough, three classrooms did not know the number of children in care..One caregiver did not know how many children were in care and had to count.

State licensing record

Sep 2021 Licensing visit 3 findings

Licensing visit · September 9, 2021

746.613(a) - Required Immunizations · High · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

One child was missing an up to date immunization record.

746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional · Medium High · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

Two allergy action plans need to be signed by the parents.

745.641 - AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation · High · No longer on the state’s site as of September 25, 2026

One staff member was present without a background check eligibility notification.

State licensing record

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What it costs

Preschool$1,672

Challenger SchoolMost Austin-area prices (middle 80%)

Monthly, full time. The band is the middle 80% of Austin-area full-time prices for that age; 30 preschool programs publish one.

Part time
$1,023 a month
Deposit
$500, not refundable
Siblings
10% discount for each child when multiple siblings are enrolled from the same family at the same time

A day here

7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week

Meals, sleep, diapers and one more
Meals
Parents provide lunch (and snacks for elementary students); school does not supply meals (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Sleep
Nap time provided for all-day preschool students; Challenger supplies bedding, sent home regularly for laundering (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Diapers
Diapers/training pants (including pull-ups) not permitted; children must be toilet trained before enrolling (the brand’s policy for all its schools)
Schedule
Half-Day AM, Half-Day PM, and All-Day (preschool); All-Day (elementary K–8); Extended Classtime AM/PM (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

How they teach

Academic

“We also teach phonics, sentence diagramming, and penmanship—tried and true practices that other schools often neglect.”

Policies

When a child is sick
Must be free of symptoms for 24 hours without medication, or provide a doctor's note, to return (the brand’s policy for all its schools)

Details

Phone
(512) 341-8000
Address
15101 Avery Ranch Blvd, Austin, 78717
License
1341507
Ages they serve
Preschool (age 3 in Texas) through 8th grade

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Sources and dates

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All checked July 2026.

How they teach

What it costs

State record

From Texas HHSC’s published reports, last checked November 8, 2026.

A day here

Policies

Details

Large means the biggest quarter of Austin-area’s 928 licensed centers by state-licensed capacity: 154 to 731 children. Small is 12 to 61; medium is 62 to 153.

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