Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado enrolled 404 students in 2024-25 with 29.4 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 9% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
479 students in 2022-23, 452 students in 2023-24, 404 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 29.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 479 | 30.0 | 16.0 |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 32.5 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 404 | 29.4 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 Colorado middle schools
Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 130 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy enrolled 518 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 88 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 130 of the 518 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions88
- Chronically absent66.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.1% of students were Hispanic, 20.8% White, 8.7% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic60.1%
- White20.8%
- Black8.7%
- Two or more races8.7%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy scored proficient or above: 9% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 9% | 24% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Colorado Springs
27 public middle schools in Colorado Springs report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook Trail Middle School | 1,075 | 18.5 | 15.8% |
| Eagleview Middle School | 905 | 16.9 | 17.6% |
| Skyview Middle School | 862 | 16.2 | 39.9% |
| Timberview Middle School | 837 | 16.5 | 29.2% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School | 821 | 16.6 | 16.0% |
| Jenkins Middle School | 791 | 19.3 | 38.6% |
| Horizon Middle School | 773 | 16.2 | 47.1% |
| Challenger Middle School | 696 | 17.1 | 15.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy
- Atlas Preparatory Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 473 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Panorama Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 339 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy with Atlas Preparatory Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much The Colorado Springs Schools District 11 spends per student$15,835 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,835
- The largest public schools in ColoradoJack Swigert Aerospace Academy is the number 159 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#159 of 279
- Colorado schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.13.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy
How many students attend Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy?
404 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 479 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Colorado Springs, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy?
13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy a Title I school?
Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy scored proficient or above: 9% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy in?
The Colorado Springs Schools District 11, NCES district ID 0803060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080306006421 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.