Schools in Zip Code 81077

ZIP code 81077 is served by two schools in the rural community of Swink, Colorado: Swink Elementary School (grades K–5, 131 students) and Swink Junior-Senior High School (grades 6–12, 159 students), both part of the Swink School District No. 33, which ranks in the top 11% of all Colorado districts with a 4-star rating and just 290 total students districtwide.

These two schools present distinctly different academic strengths. Swink Elementary outperforms the state in both CMAS math (50% proficient vs. 37.3% statewide) and ELA (54.7% vs. 44.7%), even though over half its students (56.5%) qualify for free or reduced lunch. It also has a notably low student-teacher ratio of 9.3 to 1. Swink Junior-Senior High, meanwhile, shines in science and literacy: 11th-grade science proficiency is an exceptional 65% versus just 24.8% statewide, and SAT Reading & Writing proficiency reaches 80% (vs. 60% statewide). However, its middle-grades math is a clear weak spot — CMAS math proficiency is only 18.8% compared to the 37.3% state average — while high-school-level SAT math (45% vs. 32%) and PSAT10 math (43% vs. 39%) are actually above state norms, suggesting the math challenge is concentrated in grades 6–8.

Both schools keep chronic absenteeism well below the state rate (about 20% vs. 28.4%), and the district’s graduation rate is a strong 89.5% with a dropout rate of just 0.6%. Swink Junior-Senior High has improved its state ranking from the 65th to 78th percentile in one year, while Swink Elementary remains consistently solid, hovering between the 59th and 72nd percentiles. With small class sizes, high district rankings, and subject-specific excellence — particularly elementary math and high-school science and reading — this small district offers a well-rounded education with targeted room for growth in middle-level mathematics.