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How has Air Academy High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,380
High
DISTRICT 983 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMY DISTRICT 20·NCES 080192000002
Air Academy High School
551 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD WEST, USAF ACADEMY, CO 80840 · (719) 234-2400 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,380 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
253 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 377 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 341 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 336 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 326 | 24% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Air Academy High School
Air Academy High School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Academy High School this school | 1,380 | 18.3% | 38.8% |
| Cheyenne Mountain High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,275 | 18.0% | N/A |
| Timnath Middle-High School TIMNATH | 1,456 | 19.4% | 46.3% |
| Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County ENGLEWOOD | 1,035 | 19.2% | 54.0% |
| Douglas County High School CASTLE ROCK | 1,659 | 23.7% | 42.2% |
| Chatfield High School LITTLETON | 1,808 | 18.3% | 39.0% |
Matched among Colorado high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Air Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #64 of 231 | #9 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,380 | #66 of 409 | #7 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #123 of 250 | #20 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #125 of 250 | #25 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #291 of 320 | #32 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #99 of 108 | #11 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,380
-3 (0%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,237
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,380 | 78.2 | 17.7:1 | 18% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 1,315 | 78.8 | 16.7:1 | 18% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 1,329 | 84.5 | 15.7:1 | 9% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 1,383 | 79 | 17.5:1 | 15% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 1,362 | 75.4 | 18.1:1 | 12% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 1,370 | 71 | 19.3:1 | 14% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 1,359 | 73 | 18.6:1 | 8% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 1,437 | 82 | 17.5:1 | 2% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 1,237 | 66 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Air Academy High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,362 to 1,380); teachers up 4% (75.4 to 78.2).
About Air Academy High School
Air Academy High School is a large high school. Its address is in USAF ACADEMY, Colorado. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,380 students enrolled. By comparison, high schools in Colorado enroll about 627 students on average.
Academy District 20 is made up of 39 schools with 25,607 students in all.
The share of White students at Air Academy High School is 69%, a majority. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. Census estimates put El Paso County at about 70% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
There are 78.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Air Academy High School, giving a ratio of 17.7:1. The school's 17.7:1 compares with an average of 16.9:1 for high schools in Colorado. By family income, 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 42% average among public schools in El Paso County.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Air Academy High School ranks in the bottom 10% in Colorado. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.8%, against a prediction of 55.6%.
In El Paso County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $90,363 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in El Paso County number 245, with about 114,356 students.
Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School is about 2.0 miles from Air Academy High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Air Academy High School places 6th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Air Academy High School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,383) to 2024-25 (1,380).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Academy District 20
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Rampart High SchoolHigh · 1,305 students
- Chinook Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,075 students
- Discovery Canyon Campus High SchoolHigh · 1,021 students
Other schools in USAF ACADEMY
- Douglass Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School2.0 mi · 381
- Douglass Valley Elementary School2.0 mi · 306
- Foothills Elementary School2.6 mi · 400
- Rockrimmon Elementary School2.6 mi · 390
- Ascend College Prep2.9 mi · 109
- Village High School3.1 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Air Academy High SchoolHow large is Air Academy High School?
Air Academy High School enrolls approximately 1,380 students in grades 09-12.
Is Air Academy High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Air Academy High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Air Academy High School have?
Air Academy High School employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Air Academy High School?
Student demographics at Air Academy High School are roughly 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Air Academy High School public or private?
Air Academy High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Academy District 20.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.