James Irwin Charter High School

James Irwin Charter High School operates as a low-enrollment senior high in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, operated by Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an. Current enrollment sits at 425 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 32% below typical.

Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 11,938 students. James Irwin Charter High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, James Irwin Charter High School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% White, 12% multiracial, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, James Irwin Charter High School logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, James Irwin Charter High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (El Paso County) logs that median household earnings sit near $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, El Paso County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), of which James Irwin Charter High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: James Irwin Charter Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James Irwin Charter High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), James Irwin Charter High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.0%.

The school occupies an urban site. James Irwin Charter High School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. James Irwin Charter High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 426 (now 425). White enrollment moved from 36% to 26% across the same window.

On this page, members of the James Irwin Charter High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.