Enrollment
159
High
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWINK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080684001169
Swink Junior-Senior High School
610 COLUMBIA STREET, SWINK, CO 81077 · (719) 384-8103 · Otero County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Colorado public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
70 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 16% |
Student demographics
36%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Swink School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
26.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 46 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 up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 26.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 25.0% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Swink Junior-Senior High School
Swink Junior-Senior High School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swink Junior-Senior High School this school | 159 | 44.0% | 38.8% |
| Rye High School RYE | 250 | 41.2% | 30.3% |
| South Park High School FAIRPLAY | 121 | 44.6% | N/A |
| Limon Junior-Senior High School LIMON | 233 | 43.8% | 45.6% |
| Hayden High School HAYDEN | 119 | 38.7% | 18.9% |
| Akron High School AKRON | 110 | 44.5% | N/A |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Junior-Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Otero County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #63 of 231 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #23 of 54 ▲ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #22 of 57 ▲ 10 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #276 of 409 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #180 of 320 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
159
+15 (+10%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 159 | 10.3 | 15.4:1 | 44% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 11.6 | 11.5:1 | 39% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 134 | 13.9 | 9.7:1 | 31% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 144 | 14 | 10.3:1 | 46% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 177 | 12.8 | 13.9:1 | 51% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 12 | 14.7:1 | 41% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 14 | 12.5:1 | 36% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 21% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 162 | 11 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swink Junior-Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (177 to 159); teachers down 19% (12.8 to 10.3).
About Swink Junior-Senior High School
Swink Junior-Senior High School is a public high school run by Swink School District in SWINK, Colorado. The school counted 159 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 75% below the 627-student average for high schools in Colorado.
Swink Junior-Senior High School is part of a district of 2 schools: Swink School District, with 290 students.
More than half of enrollment at Swink Junior-Senior High School is White: 77%. Next come 20% Hispanic. The county population is about 67% White. The diversity index for Swink Junior-Senior High School is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. High schools in Colorado average 16.9:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Otero County report 71%.
Swink Junior-Senior High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 70% of Colorado public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Swink Junior-Senior High School is 40.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Otero County show that median household income comes to about $54,037, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 3,027 students.
Swink Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Swink Junior-Senior High School places 2nd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Swink Junior-Senior High School is Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 10%, from 144 to 159. Students per teacher increased from 10.3 in 2020-21 to 15.4 in 2024-25.
Swink Junior-Senior High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 131 students
Nearby schools
- Swink Elementary School0.0 mi · 131
- 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 Junior-Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Swink Junior-Senior High School?
Swink Junior-Senior High School enrolls approximately 159 students in grades 06-12.
Is Swink Junior-Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Swink Junior-Senior High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Swink Junior-Senior High School have?
Swink Junior-Senior High School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Swink Junior-Senior High School?
Student demographics at Swink Junior-Senior High School are roughly 77% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian.
Who oversees Swink Junior-Senior High School?
Swink Junior-Senior High School is overseen by Swink School District in Otero County.
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