Eagle County Charter Academy is a K-8 charter school located in Edwards, Colorado. It opened in the 1994 school year with grades 5-7, adding 8th grade the next year, 1-4 by 2001 and Kindergarten in 2004. It has been recognized as a John Irwin School of Excellence. In 2004-2008 it received a grade of 'Excellent' from the state, based upon the performance of its students in the Colorado Student Assessment Program.