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Enrollment
690
Combined
DISTRICT 1,389 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234006611
Vanguard Classical School - East
17101 EAST OHIO DRIVE, AURORA, CO 80017 · (303) 338-4110 · Arapahoe County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
550 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 38 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (62).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
15.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up 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 | 25.4% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 12.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
690
-58 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 690 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 80% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 48 | 15.2:1 | 81% (593) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 53 | 13.7:1 | 68% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 748 | 50 | 15.0:1 | 63% (470) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 50.4 | 14.8:1 | 61% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 58 | 11.7:1 | 56% (382) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vanguard Classical School - East.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (744 to 690); teachers down 5% (50.4 to 48).
About Vanguard Classical School - East
In AURORA, Colorado, Vanguard Classical School - East is a medium-sized combined-grade school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 690 students in kindergarten through 12. Against the 523-student average for combined schools in Colorado, enrollment here is 32% higher.
Vanguard Classical School - East is among 59 schools run by Aurora Public Schools, which serves 39,464 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Vanguard Classical School - East, 44% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 39% Black, 11% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Arapahoe County overall, about 22% of residents are Hispanic. Vanguard Classical School - East has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers at Vanguard Classical School - East in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.4:1. Across combined schools in Colorado, the average ratio is about 14.3:1. The lunch program counts 80% of students at Vanguard Classical School - East as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Arapahoe County averages 50%, lower than here.
Measured against Colorado public K-12 schools, Vanguard Classical School - East receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Vanguard Classical School - East, the prediction is 18.4% and the result is 19.5%.
Arapahoe County has these Census figures: median household income is about $101,087, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Vanguard Classical School - East is among the 176 public schools in Arapahoe County.
Nearest public school: Arkansas Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Vanguard Classical School - East ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Federal counts put enrollment at 748 in 2020-21 and 690 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Vanguard Classical School - EastHow large is Vanguard Classical School - East?
Vanguard Classical School - East enrolls approximately 690 students in grades KG-12.
Is Vanguard Classical School - East an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vanguard Classical School - East is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vanguard Classical School - East?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vanguard Classical School - East is approximately 14.4:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vanguard Classical School - East?
At Vanguard Classical School - East, the student body is approximately 11% White, 44% Hispanic, 39% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Vanguard Classical School - East?
Vanguard Classical School - East is overseen by Aurora Public Schools in Arapahoe County.
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