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Alumni: what's one memory from James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO·NCES 080453001902
James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon
5525 ASTROZON BLVD., COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80916 · (719) 302-9000 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
269 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
64%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
50.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
29.7%
CO avg 36.1% . -20.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 20 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 50.0% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Elementary School - Astrozon
James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon this school | 522 | 51.5% | 46.3% |
| French Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 491 | 48.5% | 38.8% |
| South Lakewood Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 393 | 54.5% | 38.0% |
| McAuliffe Elementary COLORADO SPRINGS | 448 | 45.3% | 24.0% |
| Remington Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 534 | 44.4% | 46.5% |
| Sunrise Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 506 | 49.6% | 30.3% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Elementary School - Astrozon ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #349 of 931 | #46 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #550 of 940 ▼ 300 | #78 of 126 ▼ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #361 of 946 ▼ 126 | #46 of 127 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #204 of 1,056 | #31 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #879 of 896 | #122 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #118 of 896 | #46 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #459 of 983 | #55 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #615 of 664 | #96 of 100 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
522
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 522 | 24.9 | 21.0:1 | 52% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 24.9 | 21.6:1 | 55% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 23.2 | 23.4:1 | 43% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 22 | 23.4:1 | 46% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 23.9 | 22.5:1 | 43% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 18 | 30.0:1 | 39% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 20 | 25.8:1 | 39% (200) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (537 to 522); teachers up 4% (23.9 to 24.9).
About James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon
James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon is a mid-sized elementary school for students in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. It enrolls 522 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. The school is 38% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Harrison School District Two operates 28 schools. Combined enrollment is 11,938 students.
At James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 44%. Other groups include 39% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 2% Asian. By comparison, El Paso County residents are about 19% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 21.0 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Of all students at James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon, 52% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in El Paso County average 42%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.5%.
The county, El Paso County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $90,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 245, with about 114,356 students.
James Irwin Charter High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 522, starting from 515. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.0:1) than in 2020-21 (23.4:1).
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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 Charter High School0.0 mi · 425
- James Irwin Charter Middle School0.0 mi · 434
- 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 Elementary School - AstrozonHow large is James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon?
James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon enrolls approximately 522 students in grades KG-05.
Is James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon an elementary, middle, or high school?
James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon.
What is the student diversity at James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon?
Student demographics at James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon are roughly 39% White, 44% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon in?
James Irwin Elementary School - Astrozon is part of Harrison School District Two.
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