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James Irwin Charter Middle School

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James Irwin Charter Middle School ranks 207 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

James Irwin Charter Middle School is a public charter middle school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 419 students in grades 6-8. The school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Harrison School District No. 2, which is ranked 86 out of 115 districts in the state.

Academically, James Irwin Charter Middle School consistently outperforms both the district and the state of Colorado in proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 42.6% of students proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, compared to 36.1% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In CMAS/Math, the school had 35.1% proficiency, compared to 24% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school's strong performance is reflected in its statewide ranking of 207 out of 469 Colorado middle schools and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, which is higher than the district's overall ranking and rating.

Interestingly, The Vanguard School (Middle), another charter school within the same Harrison School District No. 2, also performs well, ranking 64 out of 469 Colorado middle schools in 2024-2025. However, other district schools like Fox Meadow Middle School and Panorama Middle School lag behind James Irwin Charter Middle School in academic proficiency. The school's success may provide valuable insights for other schools in the region looking to improve their educational outcomes.

434

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,977

Per pupil spending ?

53%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5525 Astrozon Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80916-4226

(719) 591-2122

District: Harrison School District No. 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

White:

33.2%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Colorado median (56th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg30%

Colorado avg40%

207^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Harrison School District No. 2

86^th of 115Harrison School District No. 2 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	49.1	207 of 469	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	159 of 485	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	133 of 480	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	169 of 448	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	116 of 369	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	133 of 458	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	168 of 418	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	131 of 424	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.5	217 of 400	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.0	195 of 436	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	78.5	84 of 461	81.8%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	79 of 454	82.6%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	80 of 425	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	69.5	121 of 422	71.3%	★★★★☆
2010	74.5	101 of 409	75.3%	★★★★☆
2009	71.1	101 of 377	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	73.0	84 of 362	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	70.2	95 of 360	73.6%	★★★★☆
2006	69.2	99 of 346	71.4%	★★★★☆
2005	55.2	162 of 340	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.6	150 of 336	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	178 of 347	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	150 of 350	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	139 of 363	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	158 of 326	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	104 of 254	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	115 of 352	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	144 of 315	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	82 of 218	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.6	17 of 199	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	75.4	31 of 198	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	37 of 169	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	16 of 83	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	25 of 220	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	30 of 165	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	59 of 241	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	30 of 244	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	10 of 241	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	18 of 197	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	4 of 114	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	6 of 240	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	7 of 222	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	167 of 352	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	123 of 357	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	93 of 356	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	122 of 328	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	93 of 249	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	111 of 343	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	143 of 317	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	80.8	5 of 25	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	5 of 17	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	148 of 275	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	114 of 273	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	94 of 286	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	130 of 265	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	79 of 203	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	146 of 283	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	119 of 199	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)80th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Science38%~ state avg

Math35%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 15, 2020

My daughter is in this school and I can't wait for the end of the school year, so I don’t have to deal anymore with the people at the front office. Especially one of them which is rude, unprofessional and awful. Apparently she believes that military people are so broke that we don't have enough money to pay for a yearbook and she is refusing to give to me the year book I already paid for. This person had also refused to provide me an enrollment application telling me that I have to go on their website, which is a mess too, and print it out. Everything is complicates in this middle school. She told me that I had to pay 10c per each page. we had just movered to Colorado, we had no printer so I went to the store to get this lady a package of paper. However, she continues with her bad attitude against me! this school is run by rude people. All this happened before the COVI-19. After the COVI-19 it got worse. The JIHS is on the contrary a good school. they are welcoming people they do understand the military moving around. Do no Sent your kids to the JIMS. THERE ARE NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINTS I HAVE ABOUT THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, THIS ARE JUST A FEW COMPLAINTS. Close Quote

Schools Near James Irwin Charter Middle 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 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
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
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
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
Sproul Junior High School	Public	6-8	235 Sumac Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3215	504	35	14.4	46.8%	225 (44.6%)	41 (8.1%)	171 (33.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	46 (9.1%)	50.1	200^th of 469 public middle schools	57.4%		49.1	212^th of 485 public middle schools	56.3%	12		49.1	51.3	48.9	49.8		22.8	39.0	32.1	31.1		30.2	$14,874
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
Fox Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	1450 Cheyenne Meadows Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 527-7100	369	28	13.1	81.6%	87 (23.6%)	44 (11.9%)	189 (51.2%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.3%)	19.2	376^th of 469 public middle schools	19.8%		21.1	362^nd of 485 public middle schools	25.4%	14		29.1	31.8	34.3	31.7		17.5	11.8	8.3	12.8		14.7	$17,728
Watson Junior High School	Public	6-8	136 Fontaine Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3255	470	35	13.4	51.7%	234 (49.8%)	36 (7.7%)	152 (32.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.7%)	30.4	312^th of 469 public middle schools	33.5%		26.1	338^th of 485 public middle schools	30.3%	26		39.3	34.5	33.6	35.9		27.5	19.1	20.0	22.3		26.4	$15,092
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
The Vanguard School (Middle)	Public, Charter	7-8	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	243	17	14.6	35.4%	115 (47.3%)	9 (3.7%)	69 (28.4%)	20 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.9%)	82.2	64^th of 469 public middle schools	86.4%		84.5	58^th of 485 public middle schools	88.0%	6			70.1	54.0	63.6			52.8	51.1	52.1		59.1	$6,083
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

Frequently Asked Questions about James Irwin Charter Middle School

What district is James Irwin Charter Middle School in?

Harrison School District No. 2

How many students attend James Irwin Charter Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended James Irwin Charter Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of James Irwin Charter Middle School?

Students at James Irwin Charter Middle School are 46% Hispanic, 33% White, 9% Two or more races, 9% African American, 3% Asian.

Is James Irwin Charter Middle School a good school?

James Irwin Charter Middle School ranks 207^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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