Enrollment
243
Middle
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO·NCES 080453006402
The Vanguard School (Middle)
1832 SOUTH WAHSATCH, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80906 · (719) 471-1999 · El Paso County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Colorado public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
86 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 140 | 58% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 42% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Harrison School District Two. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 49.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like The Vanguard School (Middle)
The Vanguard School (Middle)'s state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Vanguard School (Middle) this school | 243 | 35.4% | 59.0% |
| Mandalay Middle School WESTMINSTER | 443 | 39.3% | 37.6% |
| Cresthill Middle School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 558 | 26.0% | 55.2% |
| Falcon Creek Middle School AURORA | 701 | 36.1% | 44.2% |
| Rodger Quist Middle School THORNTON | 855 | 38.6% | 27.4% |
| Merrill Middle School DENVER | 611 | 39.1% | 59.8% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where The Vanguard School (Middle) ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #26 of 241 | #5 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #34 of 244 ▼ 1 | #6 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #38 of 246 ▼ 9 | #6 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #215 of 278 | #31 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #73 of 227 | #13 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #18 of 227 | #6 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #167 of 246 | #24 of 33 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 243 | 16.6 | 14.6:1 | 35% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 19.5 | 12.3:1 | 33% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 16.5 | 13.3:1 | 23% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Vanguard School (Middle).
About The Vanguard School (Middle)
The Vanguard School (Middle) is the name of a small middle school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 243 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 47% below the 462-student average for middle schools in Colorado.
The Vanguard School (Middle) is part of a district of 28 schools: Harrison School District Two, with 11,938 students.
No group is above 50% at The Vanguard School (Middle); the largest is White, at 47%. The school is also 28% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 70%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, The Vanguard School (Middle) scores 67%.
The school lists 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The average for middle schools in Colorado, 15.9:1, is higher. A total of 86 students, or 35%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The Vanguard School (Middle) holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Colorado public middle schools.
A school in Colorado with The Vanguard School (Middle)'s free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 45.3%. The Vanguard School (Middle) scores 59.0%.
In the wider El Paso County area, the median household earns about $90,363 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The Vanguard School (Middle) shares El Paso County with 244 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, The Vanguard School (High) is less than a tenth of a mile from The Vanguard School (Middle). The five-mile area around The Vanguard School (Middle) holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 59.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
The Vanguard School (Middle) is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. The Vanguard School (Middle) is a publicly funded charter school.
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El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison School District Two
- Harrison High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- The Vanguard School (Elementary)Elementary · 949 students
- Sierra High SchoolHigh · 843 students
- Soaring Eagles Community SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Sand Creek International SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Mountain Vista Community SchoolElementary · 590 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Nearby schools
- The Vanguard School (High)0.0 mi · 303
- The Vanguard School (Elementary)0.3 mi · 949
- Stratton Meadows Elementary School0.4 mi · 290
- Eastlake High School of Colorado Springs1.5 mi · 104
- Adams Elementary School1.6 mi · 299
- Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind1.7 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About The Vanguard School (Middle)How many students attend The Vanguard School (Middle)?
The Vanguard School (Middle) enrolls approximately 243 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does The Vanguard School (Middle) serve?
The Vanguard School (Middle) serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at The Vanguard School (Middle)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at The Vanguard School (Middle) is approximately 14.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at The Vanguard School (Middle)?
Student demographics at The Vanguard School (Middle) are roughly 47% White, 28% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is The Vanguard School (Middle) in?
The Vanguard School (Middle) is part of Harrison School District Two.
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