Vega Collegiate Academy

Vega Collegiate Academy is a primary school of sizable scale in AURORA, Colorado, operated by Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, teacheing 583 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 54% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A comprises 59 schools with combined enrollment of 39,464 students; Vega Collegiate Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, Vega Collegiate Academy records that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 25% Asian, 5% Black, 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.4:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at Vega Collegiate Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Arapahoe County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Vega Collegiate Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 7.4%, the actual is 15.6%, a residual of +8.2 points.

In the broader community, census data for Arapahoe County shows median household income runs about $101,087, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vega Collegiate Academy is one of 176 public schools in Arapahoe County (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students).

The closest other public school is Kenton Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Vega Collegiate Academy ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 11.0%.

The school occupies a downtown site. Vega Collegiate Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 507%: 96 students in 2018 compared to 583 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment grew from 17% to 25% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Vega Collegiate Academy community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.