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Enrollment
404
Middle
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306006421
Jack Swigert Middle School
4220 EAST PIKES PEAK AVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909 · (719) 328-6900 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Colorado public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
309 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 119 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 142 | 35% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
14.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
8.4%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.2% | 8.4% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 10.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Jack Swigert Middle School
Jack Swigert Middle School's state test result (12.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Swigert Middle School this school | 404 | 76.5% | 12.8% |
| Fox Meadow Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 369 | 81.6% | 21.0% |
| Galileo Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 277 | 82.3% | 11.3% |
| Lake Middle School DENVER | 592 | 75.8% | 19.2% |
| W H Heaton Middle School PUEBLO | 578 | 81.1% | 17.0% |
| Grant Beacon Middle School DENVER | 339 | 65.5% | 35.8% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 Jack Swigert Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #224 of 241 | #31 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #222 of 244 ▼ 10 | #31 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #231 of 246 ▼ 6 | #33 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #157 of 278 | #25 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #48 of 227 | #8 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #60 of 227 | #21 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.5% | #45 of 246 | #6 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #64 of 169 | #12 of 27 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
404
-135 (-25%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 404 | 29.4 | 13.8:1 | 76% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 32.5 | 13.9:1 | 83% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 80% (381) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 79% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 33.2 | 15.8:1 | 88% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 91% (432) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 43 | 13.0:1 | 86% (478) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jack Swigert Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (523 to 404); teachers down 12% (33.2 to 29.4).
About Jack Swigert Middle School
Located in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Jack Swigert Middle School is a medium-sized middle school. School enrollment was 404 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
Colorado Springs School District 11 counts 60 schools and 22,293 students, including Jack Swigert Middle School.
Jack Swigert Middle School is 60% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining students are 21% White, 9% Black, and 9% multiracial. Among people living in El Paso County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. Jack Swigert Middle School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.8:1, with 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Jack Swigert Middle School is 76%. It compares with 42% for public schools in El Paso County.
allk12 grades Jack Swigert Middle School an F. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Jack Swigert Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 12.8% is 7.5 points below the 20.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In El Paso County (population about 742,999), the median household income is $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Jack Swigert Middle School is one of 245 public schools in the county.
Roosevelt Charter Academy is located about 0.2 miles from Jack Swigert Middle School. The five-mile area around Jack Swigert Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Jack Swigert Middle School ranks 8th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 25% enrollment decrease, from 539 in 2020-21 to 404 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Jack Swigert Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Colorado Springs School District 11
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 975 students
- Jenkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Charter Academy0.2 mi · 480
- Monroe Elementary School0.9 mi · 321
- Sand Creek International School0.9 mi · 595
- Coperni 30.9 mi · 367
- Mitchell High School1.0 mi · 757
- Wilson Elementary School1.3 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Jack Swigert Middle SchoolHow large is Jack Swigert Middle School?
Jack Swigert Middle School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jack Swigert Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jack Swigert Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Jack Swigert Middle School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Jack Swigert Middle School.
How diverse is Jack Swigert Middle School?
Jack Swigert Middle School reports a student body of 21% White, 60% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Jack Swigert Middle School?
Jack Swigert Middle School is overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.