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Enrollment
434
Middle
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO·NCES 080453001964
James Irwin Charter Middle School
5525 ASTROZON BLVD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80916 · (719) 591-2122 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Colorado public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
230 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 153 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 32% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
42.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
35.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 41.0% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 James Irwin Charter Middle School
James Irwin Charter Middle School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Irwin Charter Middle School this school | 434 | 53.0% | 40.8% |
| Sproul Junior High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 504 | 46.8% | 37.7% |
| Horizon Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 773 | 54.1% | 33.6% |
| Creighton Middle School LAKEWOOD | 741 | 54.3% | 32.1% |
| Janitell Junior High School FOUNTAIN | 658 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| Watson Junior High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 470 | 51.7% | 27.1% |
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 James Irwin Charter Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #85 of 241 | #14 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #87 of 244 ▼ 27 | #15 of 33 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #117 of 246 ▼ 15 | #19 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #152 of 278 | #24 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #53 of 227 | #10 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #21 of 227 | #8 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #113 of 246 | #14 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #163 of 169 | #27 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
434
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 434 | 31.1 | 13.9:1 | 53% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 30.6 | 13.7:1 | 57% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 29.2 | 15.5:1 | 41% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 39% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 24.9 | 17.9:1 | 48% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 43% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 44% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Irwin Charter Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (446 to 434); teachers up 25% (24.9 to 31.1).
About James Irwin Charter Middle School
James Irwin Charter Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, (ZIP code 80916). The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 434 students.
The Harrison School District Two system has 28 schools and 11,938 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at James Irwin Charter Middle School is Hispanic, with 46% of students. The remaining shares are 33% White, 9% multiracial, 9% Black, and 3% Asian. El Paso County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at James Irwin Charter Middle School is 13.9:1, based on 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Colorado, 15.9:1, is higher. James Irwin Charter Middle School counts 53% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in El Paso County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Colorado public middle schools, James Irwin Charter Middle School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For James Irwin Charter Middle School, the prediction is 34.6% and the result is 40.8%.
In El Paso County, home to about 742,999 people, the median household earns about $90,363 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in El Paso County number 245, with about 114,356 students.
James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon sits less than a tenth of a mile from James Irwin Charter Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 40.8% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. As a charter school, James Irwin Charter Middle School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
In 2020-21, James Irwin Charter Middle School enrolled 456 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 434. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.9:1 to 13.9:1.
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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 Harrison School District Two
- Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- The Vanguard School (Elementary)Elementary · 949 students
- Sierra High SchoolHigh · 843 students
- Soaring Eagles Community SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Sand Creek International SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Mountain Vista Community SchoolElementary · 590 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
- James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon0.0 mi · 522
- James Irwin Charter High School0.0 mi · 425
- Bricker Elementary School0.5 mi · 269
- Panorama Middle School0.8 mi · 339
- Soaring Eagles Community School1.0 mi · 764
- Giberson Elementary School1.2 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About James Irwin Charter Middle SchoolHow many students attend James Irwin Charter Middle School?
James Irwin Charter Middle School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does James Irwin Charter Middle School serve?
James Irwin Charter Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at James Irwin Charter Middle School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at James Irwin Charter Middle School.
What is the student diversity at James Irwin Charter Middle School?
Student demographics at James Irwin Charter Middle School are roughly 33% White, 46% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is James Irwin Charter Middle School in?
James Irwin Charter Middle School is part of Harrison School District Two.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.