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What advice would you give to incoming students at Swallows Charter Academy?
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Enrollment
677
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUEBLO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 70·NCES 080615001559
Swallows Charter Academy
278 SOUTH MCCULLOCH BOULEVARD, PUEBLO WEST, CO 81007 · (719) 547-1627 · Pueblo County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
238 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (75).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
43.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 31.7% |
% 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Swallows Charter Academy
Swallows Charter Academy's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swallows Charter Academy this school | 677 | 35.2% | 34.3% |
| Foundations Academy BRIGHTON | 763 | 36.2% | 36.1% |
| Strasburg Elementary School STRASBURG | 544 | 39.2% | 34.5% |
| Elwell Elementary School JOHNSTOWN | 618 | 28.5% | 40.0% |
| Range View Elementary SEVERANCE | 584 | 32.7% | 45.5% |
| Woodmen Hills Elementary School FALCON | 613 | 33.0% | 44.6% |
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 Swallows Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Pueblo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #515 of 931 | #9 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #638 of 940 ▼ 128 | #17 of 33 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #456 of 946 ▲ 27 | #9 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #73 of 1,056 | #1 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #892 of 896 | #32 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #277 of 896 | #5 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #641 of 983 | #32 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +56.7% | #10 of 200 | N/A |
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
677
+100 (+17%) vs 2020
+266% since 2000-01, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 677 | 26.2 | 25.8:1 | 35% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 30.2 | 22.3:1 | 37% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 30 | 21.0:1 | 31% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 27 | 21.4:1 | 27% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 19 | 22.7:1 | 24% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 19 | 21.5:1 | 27% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 263 | 14 | 18.8:1 | 27% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 185 | 10 | 18.5:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swallows Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 57% (432 to 677); teachers up 38% (19 to 26.2).
About Swallows Charter Academy
Swallows Charter Academy is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in PUEBLO WEST, Colorado. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 677 students. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students, so this school is 79% bigger than average.
Swallows Charter Academy reports to Pueblo County School District 70, which has 27 schools and 10,563 students.
A majority of students at Swallows Charter Academy, 55%, are White. The next largest groups are 35% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. The school's White share is 17 points below the 72% share among Pueblo County residents. Swallows Charter Academy has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Swallows Charter Academy's 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 25.8:1. That ratio is over the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 35%. Among public schools in Pueblo County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
Swallows Charter Academy is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Swallows Charter Academy falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 34.3% actual against 45.4% predicted.
In Pueblo County (population about 169,356), median household income is about $64,010, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 66 public schools operate in Pueblo County, serving about 32,254 students.
The next-closest public school is Swallows Charter Academy High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Swallows Charter Academy ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 34.3% against a local average of 30.9%.
NCES assigns Swallows Charter Academy the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area. Swallows Charter Academy is a public charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 577 in 2020-21 and 677 in 2024-25, a 17% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 21.4:1 in 2020-21 to 25.8:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Swallows Charter Academy can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Pueblo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,356
Census ACS
Median income
$64,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
32,254 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pueblo County School District 70
- Pueblo West High SchoolHigh · 1,540 students
- Pueblo County High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Sky View Middle SchoolMiddle · 565 students
- Prairie Winds Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Liberty Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
Other schools in PUEBLO WEST
- Pueblo West High SchoolHigh · 1,540 students
- Sky View Middle SchoolMiddle · 565 students
- Prairie Winds Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Liberty Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Sierra Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Swallows Charter Academy High School0.1 mi · 178
- Liberty Point International School0.9 mi · 417
- Liberty Point Elementary School0.9 mi · 451
- Sierra Vista Elementary School1.4 mi · 443
- Desert Sage Elementary School1.5 mi · 368
- Pueblo Classical Academy1.6 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Swallows Charter AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Swallows Charter Academy?
Swallows Charter Academy enrolls approximately 677 students in grades KG-08.
Is Swallows Charter Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Swallows Charter Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Swallows Charter Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Swallows Charter Academy is approximately 25.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Swallows Charter Academy?
At Swallows Charter Academy, the student body is approximately 55% White, 35% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Swallows Charter Academy public or private?
Swallows Charter Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Pueblo County School District 70.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.