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Enrollment
673
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006518
Swigert International School
3480 SYRACUSE STREET, DENVER, CO 80238 · (720) 424-4800 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Colorado public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
138 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
63%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
63.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 | 70.4% | 63.9% |
| 2023-24 | 72.4% | 69.8% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Swigert International School
Swigert International School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swigert International School this school | 673 | 20.5% | 67.3% |
| Legacy Peak Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 652 | 23.5% | 41.0% |
| Westerly Creek Elementary DENVER | 647 | 20.1% | 77.3% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary School AURORA | 617 | 21.4% | 51.1% |
| Coyote Hills Elementary School AURORA | 478 | 23.4% | 50.7% |
| Inspire Elementary DENVER | 645 | 25.4% | 58.3% |
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 Swigert International School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #77 of 931 | #14 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #107 of 940 ▼ 61 | #15 of 108 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #78 of 946 ▼ 20 | #13 of 109 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #76 of 1,056 | #11 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #639 of 896 | #77 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #155 of 896 | #24 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.5% | #822 of 983 | #103 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #94 of 200 | #18 of 45 |
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
673
+105 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 673 | 40.3 | 16.7:1 | 21% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 39.9 | 16.4:1 | 19% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 33.3 | 17.1:1 | 16% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 12% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 32.1 | 18.9:1 | 6% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 37 | 18.4:1 | 6% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swigert International School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (607 to 673); teachers up 25% (32.1 to 40.3).
About Swigert International School
Swigert International School is a large elementary school with its address in DENVER, Colorado. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 673 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379, so this school runs 78% larger than that.
Swigert International School is among 198 schools run by Denver Public Schools, which serves 90,471 students.
White students are the majority at Swigert International School, with 57% of enrollment. It is also 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, and 6% Asian. That is close to the 59% White share among all Denver County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.7:1. That is close to the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Swigert International School reports 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 63% average for public schools in Denver County.
The allk12 Grade for Swigert International School is A. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 93% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 54.3% at Swigert International School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.3%.
Within Denver County, the median household income is $94,718, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Swigert International School, Denver County has 205 other public schools.
Westerly Creek Elementary is located about 0.9 miles from Swigert International School. The five-mile area around Swigert International School holds at least 8 other public schools. Swigert International School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Over 4 years, Swigert International School's enrollment climbed 18%, to 673.
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Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
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- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Westerly Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 647
- Smith Elementary School1.1 mi · 457
- Hallett Academy1.1 mi · 250
- Denver School of the Arts1.2 mi · 1,044
- DSST: Montview High School1.2 mi · 562
- DSST: Montview Middle School1.2 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About Swigert International SchoolHow large is Swigert International School?
Swigert International School enrolls approximately 673 students in grades PK-05.
Is Swigert International School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Swigert International School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Swigert International School have?
Swigert International School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Swigert International School?
Student demographics at Swigert International School are roughly 57% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Swigert International School in?
Swigert International School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.