Air Academy High School

Summary:

Air Academy High School is a public high school located in Usaf Academy, Colorado, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,329 students. The school is part of the Academy School District No. 20, which is ranked 8th out of 116 districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Air Academy High School consistently ranks among the top 50 high schools in Colorado, with a statewide ranking between 28 and 52 over the past 8 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is impressive, with students outperforming the state and district averages in subjects like SAT Reading and Writing, SAT Mathematics, PSAT9 Reading and Writing, and PSAT10 Reading and Writing. Air Academy High School's performance is particularly strong in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students (ranked 11th-16th in the state) and Gifted and Talented students (ranked 2nd-9th in the state). Additionally, the school has a more racially diverse student population compared to some nearby schools, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (15.88%) and multi-racial (6.55%) students. Air Academy High School also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 6.59% to 14.53% over the past three years, which is lower than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools within the Academy School District No. 20, Air Academy High School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students consistently outperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests. Other high-performing schools in the district, such as Pine Creek High School and The Classical Academy High School, also demonstrate strong academic results, suggesting a culture of academic excellence within the district. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio at Air Academy High School is lower than the nearby schools, indicating a more personalized learning environment that may contribute to the school's academic success.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 551 North Frontage Road West
       Usaf Academy, CO  80840


(719) 234-2400

District: Academy School District No. 20

SchoolDigger Rank:
43rd of 349 Colorado High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,350 Help


Feeder schools for Air Academy High School:

Elementary:    Douglass Valley Elementary School
    Foothills Elementary School
    Rockrimmon Elementary School
    Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School
Middle:    Eagleview Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  1,329

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.6%
Hispanic:
15.9%
Two or more races:
6.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  9.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Air Academy High School ranks better than 87.7% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks 4th among 8 ranked high schools in the Academy School District No. 20. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.05. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Air Academy High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Air Academy High School has the largest high school student body size in the Academy School District No. 20.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Air Academy High School is $13,350, which is the 4th highest among 8 high schools in the Academy School District No. 20.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Air Academy High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Air Academy High School 43rd of 349 Colorado public high schools. (See Air Academy High School in the ranking list.)

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Academy School District No. 20:

SchoolDigger ranks Academy School District No. 20 8th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Air Academy High School

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Rank History for all students at Air Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 86.62 33rd 279 88.2%
2005 89.51 18th 280 93.6%
2006 89.94 15th 286 94.8%
2007 89.69 20th 298 93.3%
2008 94.08 7th 301 97.7%
2009 90.23 20th 310 93.5%
2010 89.04 25th 327 92.4%
2011 84.31 39th 337 88.4%
2012 81.11 50th 334 85.0%
2013 88.86 23rd 349 93.4%
2014 89.07 29th 369 92.1%
2015 69.45 46th 292 84.2%
2016 59.77 54th 255 78.8%
2017 70.52 28th 256 89.1%
2018 86.50 40th 388 89.7%
2019 86.32 45th 411 89.1%
2021 74.03 50th 210 76.2%
2022 74.07 52nd 221 76.5%
2023 84.58 47th 349 86.5%
2024 86.05 43rd 349 87.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Air Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.53 24th 48 50.0%
2022 57.18 24th 56 57.1%
2023 60.12 26th 62 58.1%
2024 70.55 18th 61 70.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Air Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.67 11th 60 81.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Air Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 82.61 24th 188 87.2%
2022 75.26 38th 203 81.3%
2023 77.46 38th 200 81.0%
2024 84.77 21st 211 90.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Air Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 81.35 41st 239 82.8%
2022 81.42 46th 257 82.1%
2023 80.69 43rd 254 83.1%
2024 81.21 39th 257 84.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Air Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 62.22 20th 74 73.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Air Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 77.35 4th 118 96.6%
2022 78.87 2nd 108 98.1%
2023 78.85 3rd 135 97.8%
2024 77.08 9th 140 93.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Air Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.37 46th 240 80.8%
2022 82.86 41st 253 83.8%
2023 84.07 39th 252 84.5%
2024 86.75 28th 256 89.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Air Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.12 30th 41 26.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Air Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 87.96 18th 181 90.1%
2022 92.96 15th 205 92.7%
2023 92.27 16th 198 91.9%
2024 92.63 11th 199 94.5%
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Rank History for White students at Air Academy High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 72.84 61st 225 72.9%
2022 72.69 65th 228 71.5%
2023 71.92 69th 234 70.5%
2024 73.36 58th 229 74.7%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Open Quote Air Academy has a lot of opportunities and great teachers. However, because of the massive amount of students it can sometimes be hard to get into certain select sports or activities. Everyone is really nice and the school participates in Rachael's Challenge, an outreach program encouraging students to reach out to one another and break stereotypes. The only big problems is drugs. More than 20 kids kicked out in the 2010-2011 school year for black tar heroine- so much for a safer school on the Air Force base. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Air Academy High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1153 39 26 23 5 n/a n/a 0 1246
1989 1097 31 27 32 7 n/a n/a 0 1194
1990 1099 34 34 37 4 n/a n/a 0 1208
1991 1130 36 33 32 6 n/a n/a 0 1237
1992 1148 42 38 32 10 n/a n/a 0 1270
1993 1180 42 35 30 9 n/a n/a 0 1296
1994 1232 46 42 38 8 n/a n/a 0 1366
1995 1203 44 34 48 15 n/a n/a 0 1344
1996 1203 44 34 48 15 n/a n/a 0 1344
1997 1247 43 39 52 18 n/a n/a 0 1399
1998 1277 41 46 50 14 n/a n/a 0 1428
1999 1247 30 41 43 9 n/a n/a 0 1370
2000 1298 42 50 57 10 n/a n/a 0 1457
2001 1274 43 48 62 10 n/a n/a 0 1437
2002 1348 58 43 71 9 n/a n/a 0 1529
2003 1348 58 43 71 9 n/a n/a 0 1529
2004 1288 51 55 65 14 n/a n/a 0 1473
2005 1317 53 65 91 10 n/a n/a 0 1536
2006 1302 45 64 69 6 n/a n/a 0 1486
2007 1279 43 75 71 8 n/a n/a 0 1476
2008 1233 43 72 73 7 n/a n/a 0 1428
2009 1178 43 68 81 10 n/a n/a 0 1380
2010 1101 44 66 88 10 n/a n/a 0 1309
2011 1090 30 31 135 6 7 60 0 1359
2012 1077 44 38 141 6 11 71 0 1388
2013 1061 58 31 145 7 12 69 0 1383
2014 1078 49 33 166 7 8 78 0 1419
2015 1002 49 27 167 12 5 73 0 1335
2016 1021 44 29 183 9 5 79 0 1370
2017 999 39 39 165 6 6 87 0 1341
2018 995 43 37 176 9 3 99 0 1362
2019 990 47 47 186 4 4 92 0 1370
2020 1005 46 56 190 4 1 101 0 1403
2021 988 50 46 197 6 1 95 0 1383
2022 972 37 45 197 6 2 92 0 1351
2023 951 32 42 211 4 2 87 0 1329

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Air Academy High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1246 64.5 19.3 n/a
1989 1194 64.7 18.4 0.4
1990 1208 63.8 18.9 1
1991 1237 66.1 18.7 1.3
1992 1270 67.8 18.7 1.9
1993 1296 70.2 18.5 1.8
1994 1366 71.6 19.1 2.5
1995 1344 75.5 17.8 1.3
1996 1344 75.5 17.8 1.3
1997 1399 78.0 17.9 0.6
1998 1428 79.2 18.0 1.1
1999 1370 79.9 17.1 1
2000 1457 79.1 18.4 1.9
2001 1437 82.3 17.5 1.5
2002 1529 84.9 18.0 3
2003 1529 84.9 18.0 3
2004 1473 83.5 17.6 2.1
2005 1536 81.4 18.9 2.3
2006 1486 83.5 17.8 2.3
2007 1476 81.3 18.2 3.8
2008 1428 81.6 17.5 4
2009 1380 76.5 18.0 4.7
2010 1309 72.5 18.0 5.2
2011 1359 73.2 18.5 7.8
2012 1388 73.3 18.9 8.8
2013 1383 73.2 18.8 10.3
2014 1419 72.8 19.4 11.8
2015 1335 76.0 17.5 14
2016 1370 72.0 19.0 14.4
2017 1341 73.1 18.3 13
2018 1362 75.3 18.0 12.4
2019 1370 77.3 17.7 14.4
2020 1403 80.3 17.4 10.7
2021 1383 79.9 17.3 14.5
2022 1351 79.3 17.0 6.6
2023 1329 84.5 15.7 9.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Air Academy High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1246 64.5 19.3 n/a
1989 1194 64.7 18.4 0.4
1990 1208 63.8 18.9 1
1991 1237 66.1 18.7 1.3
1992 1270 67.8 18.7 1.9
1993 1296 70.2 18.5 1.8
1994 1366 71.6 19.1 2.5
1995 1344 75.5 17.8 1.3
1996 1344 75.5 17.8 1.3
1997 1399 78.0 17.9 0.6
1998 1428 79.2 18.0 1.1
1999 1370 79.9 17.1 1
2000 1457 79.1 18.4 1.9
2001 1437 82.3 17.5 1.5
2002 1529 84.9 18.0 3
2003 1529 84.9 18.0 3
2004 1473 83.5 17.6 2.1
2005 1536 81.4 18.9 2.3
2006 1486 83.5 17.8 2.3
2007 1476 81.3 18.2 3.8
2008 1428 81.6 17.5 4
2009 1380 76.5 18.0 4.7
2010 1309 72.5 18.0 5.2
2011 1359 73.2 18.5 7.8
2012 1388 73.3 18.9 8.8
2013 1383 73.2 18.8 10.3
2014 1419 72.8 19.4 11.8
2015 1335 76.0 17.5 14
2016 1370 72.0 19.0 14.4
2017 1341 73.1 18.3 13
2018 1362 75.3 18.0 12.4
2019 1370 77.3 17.7 14.4
2020 1403 80.3 17.4 10.7
2021 1383 79.9 17.3 14.5
2022 1351 79.3 17.0 6.6
2023 1329 84.5 15.7 9.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Air Academy High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,921
2020 $11,142
2021 $11,265
2022 $12,539
2023 $13,350

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Air Academy High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 45th of 411 High schoolsRanks 47th of 349 High schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13701329
 3%
African American4732
 31.9%
American Indian44
Asian4742
 10.6%
Hispanic186211
 13.4%
Pacific Islander42
 50%
White990951
 3.9%
Two or More Races9287
 5.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14.4%9.3%
 5.1%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 1,329 students attended Air Academy High School.

Air Academy High School ranks 43rd of 349 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Air Academy High School are 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.


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