James Irwin Charter Middle School, along with 9 other schools in the area, have been shown to reduce the difference between test scores for poor and minority students compared with other students.

In a competition Saturday, February 9th at Coronado High School, the Knowledge Bowl team placed 1st for the day competition with a school record of 74 points. The high score also launched them passed Lewis Palmer High School for 3rd place in the 2007-2008 Front Range Knowledge Bowl League.