Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234006322
Vanguard Classical School - West
801 YOSEMITE STREET, DENVER, CO 80230 · (303) 691-2384 · Denver County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Colorado public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
317 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (40).
Student demographics
52%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
19.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
9.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.8% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 8.4% |
% 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 →
Schools most like Vanguard Classical School - West
Vanguard Classical School - West's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Classical School - West this school | 380 | 83.4% | 17.4% |
| Cheltenham Elementary School DENVER | 373 | 85.3% | 11.4% |
| Oakland Elementary DENVER | 352 | 85.5% | 16.1% |
| Smith Elementary School DENVER | 457 | 88.8% | 19.9% |
| Lansing Elementary Community School AURORA | 366 | 85.8% | 10.3% |
| Carmel Community School COLORADO SPRINGS | 490 | 87.6% | 17.5% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Vanguard Classical School - West ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #814 of 931 | #74 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #887 of 940 ▲ 12 | #95 of 108 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #828 of 946 ▼ 49 | #76 of 109 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #480 of 1,056 | #58 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #128 of 896 | #17 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #376 of 896 | #54 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #122 of 983 | #48 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #185 of 664 | #18 of 63 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
380
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 508
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 380 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 83% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 88% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 27.5 | 13.2:1 | 80% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 80% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 80% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 68% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 56% (282) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vanguard Classical School - West.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (509 to 380); teachers unchanged (29 to 29).
About Vanguard Classical School - West
Vanguard Classical School - West is an elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, according to federal school records. There are 380 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8.
The 59 schools in Aurora Public Schools enroll 39,464 students altogether, Vanguard Classical School - West among them.
At Vanguard Classical School - West, 65% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 22% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% White. Census figures show Denver County is about 28% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Vanguard Classical School - West scores 52%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. The school has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 3.5 students per teacher. In all, 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Denver County is 20 points.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Vanguard Classical School - West outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Vanguard Classical School - West's lunch-eligibility share in Colorado is predicted to score 16.1%. Vanguard Classical School - West scores 17.4%, 1.3 points above that line.
In the wider Denver County area, median household income comes to about $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Denver County counts 206 public schools with about 91,233 students.
Among nearby public schools, New America School - Aurora is closest at about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 17.4% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. Federal records list Vanguard Classical School - West as a charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 383 to 380, a small change.
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Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Vanguard Classical School - WestHow large is Vanguard Classical School - West?
Vanguard Classical School - West enrolls approximately 380 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Vanguard Classical School - West serve?
Vanguard Classical School - West serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Vanguard Classical School - West?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Vanguard Classical School - West.
What is the student diversity at Vanguard Classical School - West?
Student demographics at Vanguard Classical School - West are roughly 5% White, 65% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Vanguard Classical School - West in?
Vanguard Classical School - West is part of Aurora Public Schools.
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