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Swallows Charter Academy

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Swallows Charter Academy ranks 533 rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

533^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Swallows Charter Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school located in Pueblo West, Colorado, serving 675 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Pueblo County School District 70, which is ranked 56 out of 115 districts in the state.

Swallows Charter Academy has consistently ranked in the middle range of Colorado elementary schools, typically between the 450th to 550th position out of around 950 schools. The school's performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests is mixed, with students performing slightly below the district and state averages in English Language Arts, significantly below in Math, and below in Science as well. The school has a higher percentage of Hispanic students and low-socioeconomic status students compared to the state average, which may contribute to its academic performance.

Interestingly, the nearby Cedar Ridge Elementary, Desert Sage Elementary, and Sierra Vista Elementary schools generally perform better than Swallows Charter Academy on CMAS tests, especially in Math and Science. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and lower percentages of free/reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting a more advantaged student population. Addressing attendance and strengthening Math and Science instruction could be areas of focus for Swallows Charter Academy to improve its academic outcomes.

677

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,743

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

278 South McCulloch Boulevard
Pueblo West, CO 81007-2844

(719) 547-1627

District: Pueblo County School District 70

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.2%

Hispanic:

35.3%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg35%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

533^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

301^st of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Pueblo County School District 70

56^th of 115Pueblo County School District 70 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	533 of 950	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	458 of 943	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	468 of 933	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	470 of 921	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	457 of 710	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	458 of 965	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	294 of 917	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.7	280 of 929	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.2	395 of 914	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.7	222 of 938	76.3%	★★★★☆
2014	81.7	151 of 962	84.3%	★★★★☆
2013	74.2	236 of 954	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.3	217 of 935	76.8%	★★★★☆
2011	48.1	530 of 935	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.6	410 of 925	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.4	309 of 872	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.3	157 of 849	81.5%	★★★★☆
2007	81.7	119 of 852	86.0%	★★★★☆
2006	83.9	98 of 829	88.2%	★★★★☆
2005	92.5	16 of 823	98.1%	★★★★★
2004	90.2	40 of 808	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	408 of 694	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	340 of 684	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	346 of 642	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	340 of 595	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	297 of 351	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	423 of 758	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	274 of 690	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	131 of 247	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.5	54 of 242	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	41 of 197	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	49 of 153	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	11 of 30	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	41 of 337	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.9	163 of 365	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	58 of 265	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.2	74 of 203	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	434 of 700	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	419 of 683	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	357 of 649	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	366 of 594	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	273 of 352	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	341 of 764	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	267 of 693	61.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	448 of 551	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	395 of 539	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	402 of 525	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	364 of 454	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	270 of 288	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	457 of 596	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	301 of 469	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	293 of 485	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	295 of 480	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	280 of 448	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	267 of 369	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	186 of 458	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	109 of 418	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	55.3	155 of 424	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.3	237 of 400	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.5	292 of 436	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.1	177 of 461	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.7	240 of 454	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.2	215 of 425	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.0	225 of 422	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.2	210 of 409	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.0	123 of 377	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.3	103 of 362	71.5%	★★★★☆
2007	81.5	56 of 360	84.4%	★★★★☆
2006	78.5	61 of 346	82.4%	★★★★☆
2005	93.0	12 of 340	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	85.3	36 of 336	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	207 of 347	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.4	271 of 350	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	244 of 363	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	159 of 352	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	104 of 315	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	50.9	85 of 199	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	135 of 244	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.9	48 of 241	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	216 of 352	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	185 of 357	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	165 of 356	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	189 of 328	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	124 of 343	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	82 of 317	74.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	224 of 275	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	225 of 273	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	228 of 286	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	224 of 265	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	201 of 283	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-25 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)57th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)45th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Science30%-8 vs state

Math24%-12 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 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
Swallows Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	278 South McCulloch Boulevard	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 547-1627	677	26	25.8	35.2%	374 (55.2%)	2 (0.3%)	239 (35.3%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (8.0%)	39.3	533^rd of 950 public elementary schools	43.9%		49.1	458^th of 943 public elementary schools	51.4%	75	37.0	62.2	43.1	40.0	50.0	30.6	43.8	26.0	47.3	20.8	6.7	26.4	16.7	24.0	29.2	30.6	$7,743
Liberty Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	386 East Hahns Peak Avenue	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 547-2191	451	29	15.5	65.2%	183 (40.6%)	11 (2.4%)	218 (48.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	22.5	701^st of 950 public elementary schools	26.2%		33.6	574^th of 943 public elementary schools	39.1%	127	32.3	22.1	33.3				28.8	33.9	8.8	18.5				20.1	29.6		$11,651
Sierra Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 South Spaulding	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 547-2878	443	25	17.5	48.3%	208 (47.0%)	4 (0.9%)	202 (45.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	53.7	416^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.2%		50.9	439^th of 943 public elementary schools	53.4%	23	58.0	44.4	55.3				52.2	34.0	22.2	45.9				34.8	42.9		$11,392
Desert Sage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	935 South Palomar Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 647-8878	368	23	15.8	60.1%	157 (42.7%)	11 (3.0%)	177 (48.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	28.8	626^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.1%		30.1	614^th of 943 public elementary schools	34.9%	12	37.9	35.2	32.9				35.3	32.3	36.4	18.6				28.4	15.7		$12,119
Prairie Winds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	597 E Earl Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 647-9732	477	29	16.6	51.6%	248 (52.0%)	8 (1.7%)	175 (36.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.6%)	37.9	546^th of 950 public elementary schools	42.5%		30.1	613^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.0%	67	44.8	30.4	42.7				39.3	34.3	23.2	38.2				32.1	31.6		$11,665
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1266 West Oro Grande Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 547-8268	458	25	18.3	39.5%	271 (59.2%)	1 (0.2%)	150 (32.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.6%)	62.8	335^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.7%		60.5	362^nd of 943 public elementary schools	61.6%	27	58.5	40.5	56.0				51.4	50.8	43.2	46.7				46.7	44.0		$11,270
Goodnight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	624 Windy Way	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7545	534	33	16.1	65.2%	165 (30.9%)	13 (2.4%)	330 (61.8%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	39.3	531^st of 950 public elementary schools	44.1%		44.9	486^th of 943 public elementary schools	48.5%	45	32.3	21.5	46.4	46.9	56.0	44.0	40.1	33.9	16.4	40.7	45.8	37.5	31.3	33.6	37.5	28.0	$13,819
Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 West 31st Street	Pueblo	81008	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7585	374	22	17.0	77.5%	109 (29.1%)	18 (4.8%)	235 (62.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	21.8	712^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.1%		13.7	825^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.5%	113	33.3	20.4	12.2				21.9	35.4						16.4			$13,582
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1629 West 21st	Pueblo	81003	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 549-7570	326	20	16.7	85.0%	72 (22.1%)	9 (2.8%)	234 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	29.1	619^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.8%		18.4	763^rd of 943 public elementary schools	19.1%	144	21.3	40.0	39.4				31.8	25.0	34.4	36.4				31.0	18.2		$16,717
Sunset Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 University Circle	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7610	425	24	17.5	75.8%	138 (32.5%)	8 (1.9%)	261 (61.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	31.2	602^nd of 950 public elementary schools	36.6%		26.2	658^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.2%	56	31.7	42.1	35.1				36.2	32.8	29.3	19.3				27.3	28.1		$13,586

Frequently Asked Questions about Swallows Charter Academy

How many students attend Swallows Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 677 students attended Swallows Charter Academy.

Is Swallows Charter Academy a good school?

Swallows Charter Academy ranks 533^rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Swallows Charter Academy in?

Pueblo County School District 70

What is the racial makeup of Swallows Charter Academy?

Students at Swallows Charter Academy are 55% White, 35% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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