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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080234006732
Vega Collegiate Academy
1345 MACON STREET, AURORA, CO 80010 · (720) 390-6975 · Arapahoe County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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
22.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
570 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
54%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
18.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
15.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.2% | 15.7% |
| 2023-24 | 13.4% | 11.6% |
% 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
15.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
7.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 7% 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 Vega Collegiate Academy
Vega Collegiate Academy's state test result (15.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vega Collegiate Academy this school | 583 | 97.8% | 15.6% |
| Stukey Elementary School NORTHGLENN | 348 | 87.6% | 20.4% |
| McElwain Elementary School THORNTON | 361 | 90.0% | 9.8% |
| Jackson Elementary School GREELEY | 508 | 83.3% | 20.9% |
| Malley Drive Elementary School NORTHGLENN | 435 | 77.5% | 17.8% |
| Thornton Elementary School THORNTON | 387 | 88.1% | 11.9% |
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 Vega Collegiate Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #849 of 931 | #83 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #789 of 940 ▲ 59 | #76 of 96 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #855 of 946 ▲ 33 | #81 of 96 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #128 of 1,056 | #23 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #888 of 896 | #96 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #341 of 896 | #70 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #2 of 983 | #2 of 101 |
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
583
+273 (+88%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 583 | 26 | 22.4:1 | 98% (570) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 97% (539) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 27 | 20.5:1 | 97% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 96% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 96 | 8.3 | 11.5:1 | 81% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vega Collegiate Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 507% (96 to 583); teachers up 213% (8.3 to 26).
About Vega Collegiate Academy
Vega Collegiate Academy is a high-enrollment elementary school in AURORA, Colorado, under Aurora Public Schools. Its 583 students are spread across kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students.
Vega Collegiate Academy sits within Aurora Public Schools, which has 59 schools and 39,464 students.
Hispanic students account for 63% of enrollment at Vega Collegiate Academy. Other students are 25% Asian, 5% Black, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 22% Hispanic share among all Arapahoe County residents. By the diversity index, Vega Collegiate Academy comes in at 54%.
Federal staffing data show 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at Vega Collegiate Academy and a ratio of 22.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 98% of enrollment. That rate is above the 50% average among public schools in Arapahoe County.
The allk12 Grade for Vega Collegiate Academy is C. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 7.4% for Vega Collegiate Academy. The school posts 15.6%, 8.2 points above the prediction.
According to the American Community Survey, in Arapahoe County, median household income is about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 176 public schools operate in Arapahoe County, serving about 115,502 students.
Nearest public school: Kenton Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Vega Collegiate Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Vega Collegiate Academy ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 15.6% versus an 11.0% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. Vega Collegiate Academy is one of the charter schools in Colorado.
Reported enrollment: 310 (2020-21) and 583 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.4:1.
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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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Vega Collegiate AcademyHow many students attend Vega Collegiate Academy?
Vega Collegiate Academy enrolls approximately 583 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Vega Collegiate Academy serve?
Vega Collegiate Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Vega Collegiate Academy?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at Vega Collegiate Academy.
What is the student diversity at Vega Collegiate Academy?
Student demographics at Vega Collegiate Academy are roughly 3% White, 63% Hispanic, 5% Black, 25% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Vega Collegiate Academy public or private?
Vega Collegiate Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Aurora Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.