James Irwin Charter Middle School
5525 Astrozon Blvd
Colorado Springs CO, 80916, El Paso County
Phone: 719-591-2122
Ranking:
(219 out of 1,246, top 18%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Harrison School District 2
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 28 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 446 | 433 | 430 | 425 | 392 | 368 | 346 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 156 | 35.0% | 160 | 37.0% | 151 | 35.1% | 142 | 33.4% | 139 | 35.5% | 116 | 31.5% | 120 | 34.7% |
Grade 7: | 148 | 33.2% | 149 | 34.4% | 135 | 31.4% | 146 | 34.4% | 131 | 33.4% | 130 | 35.3% | 126 | 36.4% |
Grade 8: | 142 | 31.8% | 124 | 28.6% | 144 | 33.5% | 137 | 32.2% | 122 | 31.1% | 122 | 33.2% | 100 | 28.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 209 | 46.9% | 200 | 46.2% | 192 | 44.7% | 208 | 48.9% | 182 | 46.4% | 163 | 44.3% | 158 | 45.7% |
Female: | 237 | 53.1% | 233 | 53.8% | 238 | 55.3% | 217 | 51.1% | 202 | 51.5% | 197 | 53.5% | 184 | 53.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.7% |
Asian: | 27 | 6.1% | 28 | 6.5% | 18 | 4.2% | 24 | 5.6% | 28 | 7.1% | 19 | 5.2% | 15 | 4.3% |
Hispanic: | 178 | 39.9% | 188 | 43.4% | 167 | 38.8% | 139 | 32.7% | 112 | 28.6% | 99 | 26.9% | 75 | 21.7% |
Black: | 41 | 9.2% | 35 | 8.1% | 42 | 9.8% | 55 | 12.9% | 56 | 14.3% | 57 | 15.5% | 60 | 17.3% |
White: | 178 | 39.9% | 171 | 39.5% | 187 | 43.5% | 192 | 45.2% | 193 | 49.2% | 189 | 51.4% | 190 | 54.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 3.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 10 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 158 | 35.4% | 160 | 37.0% | 158 | 36.7% | 147 | 34.6% | 110 | 28.1% | 69 | 18.8% | 53 | 15.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 6.3% | 45 | 10.4% | 32 | 7.4% | 38 | 8.9% | 42 | 10.7% | 28 | 7.6% | 23 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.19 | 15.18 | 17.54 | 15.64 | 14.85 | 14.30 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 42 | 53 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 43 | 56 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 50 | 56 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 70 | 53 | 60 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 55 | 61 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 50 | 63 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 57 | 62 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 55 | 63 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 54 | 67 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 51 | 67 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 62 | 69 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 61 | 71 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 61 | 71 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 61 | 72 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 84 | 62 | 72 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 80 | 60 | 71 |
2004 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 44 | 56 |
2005 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 47 | 59 |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 46 | 59 |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 55 | 60 |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 50 | 59 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 76 | 54 | 60 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 50 | 57 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 55 | 62 |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 24 | 42 |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 32 | 46 |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 31 | 44 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 62 | 35 | 51 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 64 | 32 | 46 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 46 | 55 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 38 | 49 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 44 | 53 |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 49 | 61 |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 51 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 53 | 64 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 52 | 66 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 56 | 65 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 78 | 58 | 68 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 56 | 68 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 50 | 67 |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 38 | 52 |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 69 | 46 | 56 |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 43 | 56 |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 48 | 61 |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 49 | 58 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 73 | 51 | 61 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 48 | 58 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 58 | 47 | 59 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 49 | 24 | 41 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 51 | 28 | 44 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 59 | 29 | 45 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 32 | 46 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 30 | 47 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 66 | 36 | 50 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 83 | 40 | 51 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 43 | 51 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 56 | 64 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 77 | 54 | 64 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 79 | 55 | 66 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 47 | 63 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 54 | 67 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 52 | 64 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 82 | 61 | 68 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 74 | 52 | 67 |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 36 | 51 |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 55 | 31 | 51 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 48 | 28 | 51 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 61 | 34 | 52 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 52 | 28 | 46 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 40 | 31 | 49 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 38 | 30 | 48 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 32 | 49 |
2004 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 53 | 40 | 49 |
2005 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 54 | 41 | 52 |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 71 | 41 | 51 |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 63 | 37 | 51 |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 65 | 40 | 52 |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 68 | 42 | 52 |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 72 | 47 | 55 |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 67 | 46 | 55 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 80.5 | 59.3 | 61.3 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 85.7 | 59.9 | 62.0 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 89.5 | 67.8 | 73.1 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 86.9 | 67.4 | 72.9 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 69.9 | 48.0 | 56.1 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 75.8 | 52.6 | 57.6 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 65.8 | 48.2 | 53.1 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 65.1 | 53.9 | 55.0 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 79.7 | 61.4 | 68.2 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 79.7 | 61.5 | 67.5 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 73.1 | 52.4 | 61.8 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 82.5 | 56.5 | 61.3 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 79.1 | 46.4 | 51.5 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 67.5 | 49.1 | 51.5 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 81.4 | 57.9 | 67.1 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 78.4 | 58.8 | 66.9 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 50.8 | 37.8 | 48.9 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 52.5 | 47.7 | 51.7 |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 73.2 | 43.4 | 54.8 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 68.3 | 47.3 | 55.8 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 90.0% | 60.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | 32.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 5.0 years | 5.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 60.0% | 69.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 40.0% | 30.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $26,307.0 | $26,663.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $25,363.0 | $26,975.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $27,725.0 | $25,964.0 |
* James Irwin Charter Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.