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Swallows Charter Academy

Q: Is Swallows Charter Academy a good school?

Swallows Charter Academy ranks 400 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Swallows Charter Academy is a K-8 school in Pueblo West, Colorado, serving 677 students as part of Pueblo County School District 70. The school currently ranks in the 58th percentile statewide, earning a 3-star rating — a significant improvement from last year's 44th-percentile ranking and its best statewide showing since 2017-2018. With 35.2% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school serves a community with notably lower poverty rates than most nearby schools.

Academically, Swallows' biggest strength is English Language Arts, with 53.5% of students scoring proficient on the CMAS — well above the district's 43.4% and the state's 44.7%. ELA proficiency jumped about 10 points in a single year, with particularly strong cohorts in 4th, 5th, and 7th grades. The school also posts exceptional 5th-grade science results at 50% proficiency, far outpacing nearby Cedar Ridge Elementary School (38.9%) and Prairie Winds Elementary School (37.9%). Math remains the relative weak spot at 35% proficiency, though it improved sharply from 24% the previous year. Middle-school math is the main area to watch, especially 6th grade, where only 21.9% of students are proficient.

One of the school's standout features is attendance: just 15.4% of students are chronically absent, compared with 31.6% districtwide and rates ranging from 26% to 47% at nearby schools like Cedar Ridge Elementary School and Liberty Point Elementary School. This strong attendance culture likely supports the school's recent academic gains. Swallows also shows exceptional effectiveness for low-income students, who rank in the top quartile statewide. However, the student-to-teacher ratio of 25.8 is dramatically higher than neighboring schools, which typically range from 13 to 18 students per teacher — a potential concern for sustaining these improvements. Overall, Swallows Charter Academy is a solid mid-to-upper-tier choice in the Pueblo area, offering strong reading and science instruction, excellent attendance, and a clear upward trajectory.

677

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,764

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: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Colorado median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

400^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

184^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Pueblo County School District 70

42^nd of 114Pueblo 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
2026	55.1	400 of 946	57.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	41.8	384 of 695	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	62.4	93 of 322	71.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	52.4	315 of 697	54.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	31.8	397 of 547	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	52.9	184 of 476	61.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	41.7	186 of 368	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	64.3	60 of 231	74.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	53.1	148 of 372	60.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	31.2	187 of 278	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)71st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)57th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%+9 vs state

Science42%+6 vs state

Math35%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	55.1	400^th of 946 public elementary schools	57.7%		39.3	533^rd of 950 public elementary schools	43.9%	133	41.1	61.1	63.5	41.1	63.9	50.0	53.5	41.1	44.4	31.1	21.9	34.7	37.1	35.0	50.0	32.9	$8,764
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%)	31.6	603^rd of 946 public elementary schools	36.3%		22.5	701^st of 950 public elementary schools	26.2%	98	29.6	44.3	41.9				39.0	44.4	16.4	24.2				27.7	22.6		$12,447
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%)	49.2	439^th of 946 public elementary schools	53.6%		53.7	416^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.2%	23	44.9	57.7	43.7				48.3	36.7	46.2	28.2				36.0	38.0		$11,014
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%)	29.9	624^th of 946 public elementary schools	34.0%		28.8	626^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.1%	2	34.7	32.8	36.8				34.8	44.9	31.0	19.3				31.1	19.3		$12,293
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%)	37.5	549^th of 946 public elementary schools	42.0%		37.9	546^th of 950 public elementary schools	42.5%	3	29.8	47.1	44.8				41.2	22.8	30.0	31.8				28.5	37.9		$12,025
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%)	69.2	273^rd of 946 public elementary schools	71.1%		62.8	335^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.7%	62	48.1	65.8	56.9				56.6	54.3	50.7	51.4				52.2	38.9		$11,412
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%)	36.9	556^th of 946 public elementary schools	41.2%		39.3	531^st of 950 public elementary schools	44.1%	25	36.4	21.0	45.7	49.1	45.5	46.0	40.3	30.9	24.2	28.6	47.2	30.9	34.7	32.3	24.3	42.0	$15,182
Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 West 31st Street	Pueblo	81003	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%)	14.6	821^st of 946 public elementary schools	13.2%		21.8	712^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.1%	109	21.6	23.1	26.2				23.4	23.5	21.6	12.2				19.6	715.0		$15,623
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%)	22.8	700^th of 946 public elementary schools	26.0%		29.1	619^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.8%	81	14.3	20.6	45.5				24.6	19.0	20.6	36.4				24.0	34.1		$16,973
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%)	39.2	522^nd of 946 public elementary schools	44.8%		31.2	602^nd of 950 public elementary schools	36.6%	80	30.0	42.9	53.7				40.5	30.0	26.8	30.9				29.3	45.5		$13,812

Frequently Asked Questions about Swallows Charter Academy

Is Swallows Charter Academy a good school?

Swallows Charter Academy ranks 400^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

What district is Swallows Charter Academy in?

Pueblo County School District 70

How many students attend Swallows Charter Academy?

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

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