Enrollment
131
Elementary
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWINK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080684001168
Swink Elementary School
610 COLUMBIA STREET, SWINK, CO 81077 · (719) 384-8103 · Otero County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest 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
9.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
74 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Swink Elementary School→Swink Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Swink School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | N/A |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Swink Elementary School
Swink Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swink Elementary School this school | 131 | 56.5% | 47.9% |
| North Fork School of Integrated Studies PAONIA | 112 | 51.8% | 58.5% |
| Sangre de Cristo Elementary School MOSCA | 110 | 56.4% | 49.8% |
| North Fork Montessori @ Crawford CRAWFORD | 120 | 58.3% | 59.4% |
| Custer County Elementary School WESTCLIFFE | 146 | 50.7% | 30.6% |
| Nucla Elementary School NATURITA | 161 | 55.9% | 32.0% |
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 Swink Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Otero County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #330 of 931 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #332 of 940 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #396 of 946 ▼ 16 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #968 of 1,056 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #408 of 983 | #6 of 6 |
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
131
-38 (-22%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 185
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 131 | 14.1 | 9.3:1 | 56% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 15.3 | 11.1:1 | 59% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 16.2 | 11.1:1 | 55% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 13 | 13.0:1 | 49% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 15.4 | 12.7:1 | 44% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 14 | 14.6:1 | 47% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 46% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 179 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 24% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 185 | 12 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swink Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (195 to 131); teachers down 9% (15.4 to 14.1).
About Swink Elementary School
Swink Elementary School is an elementary school in SWINK, Colorado, reachable at (719) 384-8103. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 131 students enrolled. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Colorado) has about 379 students.
Across its 2 schools, Swink School District enrolls 290 students. Swink Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 79% of students at Swink Elementary School are White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Among all residents of Otero County, the White share is about 67%. Swink Elementary School's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Swink Elementary School total 14.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.3:1. That is 7.2 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 56%. Among public schools in Otero County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
Swink Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Swink Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Colorado are predicted to post 32.5%, so the school is 15.4 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Federal survey data for Otero County show that the median household income is $54,037, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Otero County is home to 15 public schools and about 3,027 public school students.
The closest other public school is Swink Junior-Senior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 47.9% is above the 27.6% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Swink Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
The school enrolled 131 students in 2024-25, 38 fewer than the 169 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.3:1) than in 2020-21 (13.0:1).
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Otero County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,321
Census ACS
Median income
$54,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,027 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Swink School District
- Swink Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Swink Junior-Senior High School0.0 mi · 159
- La Junta Primary School4.3 mi · 296
- La Junta Intermediate School5.3 mi · 397
- La Junta Jr/Sr High School5.6 mi · 501
- Rocky Ford Elementary School5.7 mi · 305
- Washington Primary School5.7 mi · 152
Frequently asked questions
About Swink Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Swink Elementary School?
Swink Elementary School enrolls approximately 131 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Swink Elementary School serve?
Swink Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Swink Elementary School have?
Swink Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
How diverse is Swink Elementary School?
Swink Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Swink Elementary School?
Swink Elementary School is overseen by Swink School District in Otero County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.