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James Irwin Charter Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Colorado Springs, El Paso County. The school has 299 pupils enrolled. It is part of the State Charter School Institute school district. It serves grades K–5. The school employs 17.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. It operates as a public charter school.
James Irwin Charter Academy enrolls 299 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 17.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 136 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
139 of the school's 299 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
James Irwin Charter Academy is one of 43 schools in State Charter School Institute, based in DENVER, Colorado. The district serves 19,960 students district-wide and employs 1,130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 299 students, James Irwin Charter Academy is smaller than the district average of about 464 students per school.
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