James Irwin Charter Academy

James Irwin Charter Academy operates as a tight-knit primary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, operated by State Charter School Institute. Current enrollment sits at 299 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

State Charter School Institute comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 21,411 students; James Irwin Charter Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, James Irwin Charter Academy reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 32% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting James Irwin Charter Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at James Irwin Charter Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, census data for El Paso County shows median household income runs about $90,363, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. James Irwin Charter Academy is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students).

James Irwin Elementary School - Howard is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, James Irwin Charter Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 5-year window, the student count decreased 10%: 334 students in 2018 compared to 299 in 2023. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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