Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306006595
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard
1801 HOWARD AVENUE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80903 · (719) 302-9100 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
117 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
67%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -13.5pp since 2023
Math
27.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 37.9% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 - Howard
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Irwin Elementary School - Howard this school | 213 | 54.9% | 37.6% |
| King Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 270 | 58.5% | 42.5% |
| Charles Hay World School ENGLEWOOD | 271 | 52.8% | 36.3% |
| Cherrelyn Elementary School ENGLEWOOD | 224 | 61.2% | 27.0% |
| Pinello Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 301 | 59.5% | 29.7% |
| High Plains Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 248 | 56.5% | 33.7% |
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 - Howard ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #470 of 931 | #69 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #586 of 940 ▼ 166 | #83 of 126 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #551 of 946 ▼ 184 | #79 of 127 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #883 of 1,056 | #119 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #123 of 896 | #23 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #82 of 896 | #24 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #423 of 983 | #51 of 134 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 213 | 16.3 | 13.0:1 | 55% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 17.9 | 15.9:1 | 47% (135) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Irwin Elementary School - Howard.
About James Irwin Elementary School - Howard
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard is an elementary school with a street address in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. In all, 213 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. The school is 44% below the average for elementary schools in Colorado.
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard sits within Colorado Springs School District 11, which has 60 schools and 22,293 students.
About 45% of students at James Irwin Elementary School - Howard are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 33% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 9% multiracial. Among all residents of El Paso County, the White share is about 70%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard lists 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.0 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. About 55% of students at James Irwin Elementary School - Howard are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in El Paso County.
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.6% and a predicted 33.4%.
In the surrounding county, El Paso County, median household income comes to about $90,363, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 245, with about 114,356 students.
The closest school to James Irwin Elementary School - Howard is James Irwin Charter Academy, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 20.6% on proficiency, and James Irwin Elementary School - Howard is above that at 37.6%.
The NCES locale for James Irwin Elementary School - Howard is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. James Irwin Elementary School - Howard is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
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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
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- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
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- Jenkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 students
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- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
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- James Irwin Charter Academy0.0 mi · 299
- The Bijou School0.2 mi · 134
- Achieve Online0.2 mi · 342
- Odyssey Early College and Career Options0.2 mi · 287
- Audubon Elementary School0.7 mi · 222
- Galileo Middle School0.7 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About James Irwin Elementary School - HowardWhat is the total enrollment at James Irwin Elementary School - Howard?
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard enrolls approximately 213 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does James Irwin Elementary School - Howard serve?
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James Irwin Elementary School - Howard?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James Irwin Elementary School - Howard is approximately 13.0:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at James Irwin Elementary School - Howard?
Student demographics at James Irwin Elementary School - Howard are roughly 45% White, 33% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is James Irwin Elementary School - Howard public or private?
James Irwin Elementary School - Howard is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11.
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