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Swigert International School

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Swigert International School ranks 115 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Swigert International School is a high-performing public elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 653 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic achievement across all grades and subjects.

Swigert International School's performance on Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) tests is significantly higher than the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 70.4% in English Language Arts and 63.9% in Math, compared to 41.9% and 32.9% for the School District No. 1, and 44.8% and 35.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in English Language Arts, with 5th-grade proficiency rates ranging from 72.3% to 78.3% over the past three years, compared to the district's 41.2% to 42.8% and the state's 47.8% to 48%. Swigert International School also excels in science, with 5th-grade proficiency rates of 52.6% to 64.4%, compared to the district's 26.2% to 34% and the state's 33.9% to 39%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Willow Elementary School, Swigert International School significantly outperforms them on academic measures, with much higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The performance gap is even more pronounced when comparing Swigert to schools with higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students, such as Stedman Elementary, Smith Elementary, and Hallett Academy.

673

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,209

Per pupil spending ?

20.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3480 Syracuse Street
Denver, CO 80238

(720) 424-4800

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (66% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in School District No. 1

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

115^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 99Elementary Schools in the School District No. 1

76^th of 115School District No. 1 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	86.2	115 of 950	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	60 of 943	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	61 of 933	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	47 of 921	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	49 of 710	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	40 of 965	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	22 of 917	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	96.8	16 of 929	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	92.6	46 of 914	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	30 of 938	96.8%	★★★★★
2014	87.8	83 of 962	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	136 of 694	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	117 of 684	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	53 of 642	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	48 of 595	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	47 of 351	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	46 of 758	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	13 of 690	98.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	5 of 119	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	56.7	50 of 91	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.4	1 of 110	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	56.5	50 of 84	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	36 of 337	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	66 of 700	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	32 of 683	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	73 of 649	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	53 of 594	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	41 of 352	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.4	40 of 764	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	28 of 693	96.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	43 of 551	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.3	47 of 539	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	38 of 525	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	36 of 454	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	29 of 288	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	29 of 596	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	12 of 337	96.4%	★★★★★

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+26 vs state

Math64%+28 vs state

Science56%+17 vs state

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Schools Near Swigert International School

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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 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	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
Swigert International School	Public	PK, KG-5	3480 Syracuse Street	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4800	673	40	16.7	20.5%	381 (56.6%)	63 (9.4%)	118 (17.5%)	42 (6.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.8%)	86.2	115^th of 950 public elementary schools	87.9%		91.5	60^th of 943 public elementary schools	93.6%	55	61.2	74.3	75.5				70.4	50.5	70.1	71.4				63.9	56.1		$16,209
Westerly Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8800 East 28th Avenue	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3160	647	42	15.5	20.1%	401 (62.0%)	52 (8.0%)	102 (15.8%)	25 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.9%)	96	17^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.6	24^th of 943 public elementary schools	97.5%	7	84.0	79.0	81.9				81.6	88.0	63.4	73.4				74.9	84.0		$16,991
Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3590 Jasmine Street	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4000	457	29	15.6	88.8%	30 (6.6%)	117 (25.6%)	280 (61.3%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	12.9	839^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.7%		22.2	708^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.9%	131	10.3	15.1	35.3				21.0	23.2	7.4	11.8				14.3	17.0		$19,457
Hallett Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2950 Jasmine Street	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6070	250	22	11.4	81.6%	23 (9.2%)	156 (62.4%)	50 (20.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)	10.6	878^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.6%		17.5	770^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.3%	108	15.2	22.2	14.3				17.0		14.8					9.1	14.3		$24,824
Ashley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1914 Syracuse Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9748	387	23	16.4	86.0%	14 (3.6%)	49 (12.7%)	306 (79.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	6.1	938^th of 950 public elementary schools	1.3%		15.8	795^th of 943 public elementary schools	15.7%	143			15.6				10.3	11.1						6.3	6.7		$18,291
Odyssey School of Denver	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 East 21st Avenue	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 316-3944	318	24	13.0	23.3%	187 (58.8%)	28 (8.8%)	64 (20.1%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.4%)	78.7	195^th of 950 public elementary schools	79.5%		71	248^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.7%	53	69.7	64.7	67.6		61.9		62.4	66.7	52.9	48.6		42.9		47.1	41.9		$12,435
William (Bill) Roberts Ece-8 School	Public	K-8	2100 Akron Way	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-2640	872	47	18.7	13.1%	563 (64.6%)	63 (7.2%)	126 (14.4%)	30 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.1%)	95.4	24^th of 950 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.2	14^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.5%	10	64.1	74.0	82.3	81.3	90.9	77.1	78.2	77.7	79.6	85.3	74.5	90.5	85.3	81.9	72.6	59.6	$14,748
Willow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8499 E Stoll Place	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-2100	596	36	16.5	29.0%	276 (46.3%)	54 (9.1%)	157 (26.3%)	41 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (10.7%)	83.3	135^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.8%		74.1	220^th of 943 public elementary schools	76.7%	85	59.3	67.4	69.6				65.4	51.2	75.3	55.1				61.0	59.7		$16,324
Stedman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2940 Dexter Street	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3800	447	23	19.0	41.2%	160 (35.8%)	124 (27.7%)	125 (28.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	56.4	394^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.5%		57.9	382^nd of 943 public elementary schools	59.5%	12	58.9	40.9	51.1				49.7	39.1	42.4	34.0				39.0	50.0		$17,018
Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10455 East 25th Avenue	Aurora	80010	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 863-8922	701	46	15.2	89.4%	35 (5.0%)	85 (12.1%)	530 (75.6%)	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	31 (4.4%)	24.3	673^rd of 950 public elementary schools	29.2%		19.9	742^nd of 943 public elementary schools	21.3%	69	22.5	23.4	29.7				25.2	23.3	27.6	28.1				26.4	33.7		$17,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Swigert International School

What schools do graduates of Swigert International School attend?

Students who attend Swigert International School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Denver Green School Northfield
Middle : DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School
Middle : DSST: Montview Middle School
Middle : McAuliffe International School
High : Northfield High School

Is Swigert International School a good school?

Swigert International School ranks 115^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Swigert International School in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Swigert International School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Swigert International School.

What is the racial makeup of Swigert International School?

Students at Swigert International School are 57% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American, 6% Asian.

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