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Jack Swigert Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

450^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy is a public middle school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 452 students in grades 6-8. Despite its focus on aerospace, the school's academic performance raises significant concerns, as it consistently lags behind district and state averages on standardized tests.

The data shows that only 14.2% of Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy students were proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 38.9% for the Colorado Springs School District No. 11 and 44.8% for the state. In Math, the school's proficiency rate was just 8.4%, far below the district's 31.1% and the state's 35.9%. The school also struggles with high dropout rates, ranging from 1.9% to 3.7% over the past few years, and alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 55.9% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the data indicates that Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy performs significantly worse than nearby middle schools, such as North Middle School, Mann Middle School, and Galileo School of Math and Science, all of which are part of the same district. These schools generally have higher academic proficiency rates, lower dropout rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite its aerospace focus, the school's overall academic performance remains a concern, with no clear signs of improvement in recent years.

404

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,057

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4220 East Pikes Peak Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80916-6728

(719) 328-6900

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Students who attend Jack Swigert Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mitchell High School

Feeder schools for Jack Swigert Middle School:

Elementary:	Henry Elementary School
	McAuliffe Elementary
	Monroe Elementary School
	Roosevelt Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.1%

White:

20.8%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (11% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (64% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg35%

Colorado avg40%

450^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Middle Schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11

77^th of 115Colorado Springs School District No. 11 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	450 of 469	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	441 of 485	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	441 of 480	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	426 of 448	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	355 of 369	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	395 of 458	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	406 of 418	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	390 of 424	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	351 of 400	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.4	383 of 436	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	420 of 461	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	424 of 454	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.0	404 of 425	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.3	395 of 422	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.4	382 of 409	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	340 of 347	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	338 of 350	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	349 of 363	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	313 of 326	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	253 of 254	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	301 of 352	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	306 of 315	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	214 of 218	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	177 of 199	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	181 of 198	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	162 of 169	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	83 of 83	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	172 of 220	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	160 of 165	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	236 of 241	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	223 of 244	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	216 of 241	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	182 of 197	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	195 of 240	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	214 of 222	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	346 of 352	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	333 of 357	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	333 of 356	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	314 of 328	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	245 of 249	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	315 of 343	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	317 of 317	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	267 of 275	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	254 of 273	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	265 of 265	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	260 of 283	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	197 of 199	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

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Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-31 vs state

Science12%-25 vs state

Math8%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)					CMAS Math (2025)					CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Jack Swigert Middle School	Public	6-8	4220 East Pikes Peak Ave	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-6900	404	29	13.7	76.5%	84 (20.8%)	35 (8.7%)	243 (60.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.7%)	8.6	450^th of 469 public middle schools	4.1%		11.6	441^st of 485 public middle schools	9.1%	9		15.7	13.4	13.8	14.2		8.3	8.0	9.0	8.4		11.9	$19,057
Atlas Preparatory Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	1602 South Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 358-7196	473	27	17.3	85.8%	35 (7.4%)	29 (6.1%)	395 (83.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	22.2	343^rd of 469 public middle schools	26.9%		28.7	319^th of 485 public middle schools	34.2%	24	38.0	22.2	40.2	31.9	32.6	18.2	10.2	18.0	19.5	16.4	31.2	20.5	$18,569
Panorama Middle School	Public	6-8	2145 South Chelton	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-3220	339	29	11.8	84.7%	59 (17.4%)	56 (16.5%)	194 (57.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	10.9	436^th of 469 public middle schools	7.0%		14	415^th of 485 public middle schools	14.4%	21		16.1			19.4			9.7		6.0		12.7	$21,535
Galileo Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1600 North Union Blvd	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 328-2200	277	20	13.8	82.3%	89 (32.1%)	30 (10.8%)	133 (48.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	8.6	449^th of 469 public middle schools	4.3%		9.3	456^th of 485 public middle schools	6.0%	7		11.1	25.6	11.7	15.9		5.4	7.7	8.0	6.9		10.8	$21,290
James Irwin Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	5525 Astrozon Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 591-2122	434	31	13.9	53.0%	144 (33.2%)	37 (8.5%)	201 (46.3%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (8.8%)	49.1	207^th of 469 public middle schools	55.9%		59.7	159^th of 485 public middle schools	67.2%	48		36.6	45.8	45.9	42.6		25.5	32.8	47.4	35.1		37.6	$8,977
Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	1750 Piros Drive	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5210	773	48	16.2	54.1%	308 (39.8%)	51 (6.6%)	271 (35.1%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (15.0%)	43.1	228^th of 469 public middle schools	51.4%		38.9	259^th of 485 public middle schools	46.6%	31		36.0	43.2	45.9	41.5		24.1	27.8	33.8	28.4		39.4	$54,226
Sabin Middle School	Public	6-8	3605 North Carefree Circle	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-7000	540	39	13.7	65.9%	237 (43.9%)	31 (5.7%)	221 (40.9%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.8%)	33.1	290^th of 469 public middle schools	38.2%		29.3	314^th of 485 public middle schools	35.3%	24		29.1	47.2	35.8	37.7		20.6	28.6	22.4	24.1		25.0	$20,024
North Middle School	Public	6-8	612 East Yampa Street	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2400	636	39	16.5	62.7%	328 (51.6%)	70 (11.0%)	169 (26.6%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.0%)	60.1	159^th of 469 public middle schools	66.1%		55.6	182^nd of 485 public middle schools	62.5%	23		52.7	55.0	46.9	51.8		37.6	34.3	37.7	36.4		45.9	$18,819
Mann Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 East Van Buren Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-2300	300	23	12.8	73.0%	129 (43.0%)	25 (8.3%)	113 (37.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.3%)	14.1	415^th of 469 public middle schools	11.5%		15.3	406^th of 485 public middle schools	16.3%	9		9.2	19.7	29.2	20.2		13.2	9.1	13.5	12.2		17.9	$21,287
Orton Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	3115 Larkspur Dr	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 313-9903	114	7	15.3	45.6%	72 (63.2%)	3 (2.6%)	21 (18.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	15 (13.2%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Swigert Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Jack Swigert Middle School?

Students at Jack Swigert Middle School are 60% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Jack Swigert Middle School in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

What high school do graduates of Jack Swigert Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jack Swigert Middle School usually go on to attend Mitchell High School

Is Jack Swigert Middle School a good school?

Jack Swigert Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Colorado middle schools.

How many students attend Jack Swigert Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Jack Swigert Middle School.

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