Swallows Charter Academy High School

Swallows Charter Academy High School is a high school of very small scale in PUEBLO WEST, Colorado, operated by Pueblo County School District 70, hosting 178 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 72% below typical.

Within Pueblo County School District 70, which oversees 27 schools and 10,563 students, Swallows Charter Academy High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Swallows Charter Academy High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment; the rest consists of 27% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pueblo County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Swallows Charter Academy High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 47.3%; Swallows Charter Academy High School posts 30.8%, -16.5 points below that line.

In the area at large, Pueblo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,010 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Pueblo County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,254 students), of which Swallows Charter Academy High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Swallows Charter Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Swallows Charter Academy High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area. Swallows Charter Academy High School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Swallows Charter Academy High School's enrollment has increased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 160 (now 178). White enrollment moved from 67% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 26.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Swallows Charter Academy High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.