Challenger School - Boise

Reviews

• SD

  Stephanie Davis

  Aug 28, 2025
  5.0
  Challenger School has wonderful challenging curriculum with dedicated teachers and staff that genuinely care about your child. I encourage you to tour the school and see if it is a good fit for your family as well and they will welcome you with open arms as well
• PK

  Patricia Kim

  Aug 28, 2025
  5.0
  I have visited this campus many times and I know how much the Director, Elizabeth and her team of amazing teachers care for and put the children first above all things. Each child is unique and every school may not meet the needs of your child so if it’s not for you then maybe another school would be better. Posting one sided child specific issues in reviews is vindictive, there are always two sides to every story so a bad experience should not ruin the totality of what most can expect from a school, its teachers, and the curriculum.
• BS

  Brianne Sweeney

  Aug 28, 2025
  5.0
  Challenger School is an extraordinary school with extraordinary staff - inside the classroom and out. The health, safety, and well-being of students and staff alike are paramount. Thank you.
• JR

  Jesse Ruscin

  Aug 5, 2025
  1.0
  If I could give this school zero stars, I would. Ms. Elizabeth is an EVIL person. Children are not safe in her care. She lies to parents and hides punishments. We enrolled our 4-year-old daughter, who chews nails, and asked Elizabeth if she could wear a bracelet to chew instead. She agreed, and so did the teacher, and we provided a doctor’s note. On the first day, within an hour, the teacher told my daughter to put away the bracelet, ripped it from her hands, and made her cry publicly. Later that day, when I arrived to pick up my daughter she looked upset. Elizabeth looked me in the eyes and told me that my daughter had a great day. She said “she was good with no problems.” But when my daughter got home she said she was sent to the principals office twice and cried a long time. Shocked because I had spoken to Elizabeth during the day about some paperwork and at pick up and she said nothing. When I called and pushed Elizabeth finally admitted she lied. Elizabeth told me she left my 4 year alone in her office and told her that she would not return until she quit crying. Elizabeth said that made my daughter cry more so she was left even longer alone. Elizabeth said my daughter kept saying “it is my first day I just don’t know what to do”. My daughter was forced to cry alone again later that day because “she didn’t show immediate compliance.” When I came to get my daughter (we didn’t do the car pick up) Elizabeth was the one to get her from the class. It took a long time. My daughter told me that Elizabeth wouldn’t let her leave unless my daughter promised to tell me that she had a great day. She made my daughter promise to lie to me in order to leave the classroom. Elizabeth did finally apologized, and she said they would apologize to my daughter if she returned, but when we did, the teacher refused to apologize in front of us. I should have left then, but kept her for the rest of the day. My daughter, who has never been a behavior problem before, was clearly distressed and mishandled, and I am disgusted by the care she received. Her new school she thrived and never had an issue ever. Elizabeth gave me a full refund when requested because she knew she had been caught. My daughter is now 5 and the top dancer in her age group at her studio, and a wonderful student who is excited for kindergarten with zero behavior issues. Any school that leaves a 4 year old to cry on her first day of school for over 30 mins at a time is an awful school.
• BM

  Brianne Melrose

  Feb 24, 2025
  5.0
  We love Challenger School - great academics and kids have fun learning!

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