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James Irwin Charter High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
5525 Astrozon Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80916
Phone
(719) 576-8055
District
Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an
County
EL PASO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
412
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.2% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

James Irwin Charter High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
44%
61%
50%
45%
38%
53%
44%
61%
50%
45%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
57%
43%
73%
50%
41%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 139 33.7%
Grade 10 109 26.5%
Grade 11 89 21.6%
Grade 12 75 18.2%
Total 412 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.7% 25.6% 53.6%
Black 7.9% 12.9% 4.9%
Hispanic 57.3% 57.8% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 2.4% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.6% 1.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.9% 72.5% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 38.8% 66.3% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.0% 6.2% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 76,640 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,063.6 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.6% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 47.4% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 16.3% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 9.3% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 29,051 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 12.4% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.3% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.5% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.0% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.4% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 23.2% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.3% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 9.2% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,648 $79,932,000 34.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $803 $9,651,000 4.2%
Staff $796 $9,571,000 4.2%
General Administration $251 $3,023,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,038 $12,486,000 5.5%
Operation $1,417 $17,040,000 7.4%
Transportation $297 $3,577,000 1.6%
Other $1,353 $16,271,000 7.1%
Total Support $5,956 $71,619,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,422 $77,218,000 33.8%
Total Expenditures $19,026 $228,769,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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