Middle · Colorado

James Irwin Charter Middle School

Charter

James Irwin Charter Middle School, a public middle school in Colorado Springs, Colorado: grades 6–8, 434 students, 13.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
434
Teachers (FTE)
31.1
Students per teacher
13.9
Grades
6–8
Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 70% of middle schools in Colorado

Median 15.7 · 281 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 56% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 54% of middle schools in Colorado

Median 463 · 281 schools compared

Smaller than 60% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Colorado's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Colorado: 45%

43%proficient

−2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 52% of middle schools in Colorado

Median 42% · 267 middle schools compared

406 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Colorado: 36%

35%proficient

−5.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 64% of middle schools in Colorado

Median 26% · 264 middle schools compared

405 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Middle · Grades 6–8
Type
Charter school · Regular
Instruction
In person
Area
Large city
Run by
Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an.

Location

Address
5525 Astrozon Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80916
Phone
(719)591-2122
City or town
Colorado Springs
County
El Paso County
WebsiteQuality of life in Colorado SpringsSchools in Colorado Springs

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Panorama Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–833911.919%6.0%
Atlas Preparatory Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all
5–847317.433%16%
Sproul Junior High SchoolFree meals for all
6–850414.450%31%
Jack Swigert Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–840413.814%8.4%
Fox Meadow Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–836913.232%13%
Watson Junior High SchoolFree meals for all
6–847013.436%22%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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