Enrollment
387
High
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOSES LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530522003895
Vanguard Academy
740 E Yonezawa Blvd, Moses Lake, WA 98837 · (509) 766-2660 · Grant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Washington public high schools
- C-Test 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.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
233 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 90 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 138 | 36% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 21% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 68% · 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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -13.7pp since 2022
Math
13.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 23.9% |
| 2022-23 | 42.6% | 11.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Academy this school | 387 | 60.2% | 34.2% |
| Forks High School Forks | 264 | 58.7% | N/A |
| River View High School KENNEWICK | 321 | 64.8% | N/A |
| Nooksack Valley High School Everson | 520 | 55.8% | 51.9% |
| Chelan High School Chelan | 439 | 62.4% | N/A |
| Ephrata High School EPHRATA | 886 | 60.4% | 33.8% |
Matched among Washington high 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 Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #209 of 271 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #286 of 321 ▼ 95 | #7 of 9 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #310 of 327 ▼ 37 | #8 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #236 of 570 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #304 of 311 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #167 of 316 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #118 of 386 | #6 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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 | 387 | 15.3 | 25.3:1 | 60% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 65% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 17 | 22.1:1 | 68% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vanguard Academy.
About Vanguard Academy
Vanguard Academy is a small high school serving families in Moses Lake, Washington. The school reports 387 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 32% smaller than the 573 average for high schools in Washington.
Vanguard Academy is one of the 20 schools that make up Moses Lake School District (8,430 students in total).
White students account for 51% of enrollment at Vanguard Academy. The remaining students are 43% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Vanguard Academy comes in at 55%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.3:1 at Vanguard Academy, with 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 21.6:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 60% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Grant County is 69%.
allk12 grades Vanguard Academy a C-. The grade compares the school only with Washington public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Vanguard Academy, the prediction is 39.8% and the result is 34.2%.
Across Grant County, median household income is about $73,267, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Vanguard Academy is among the 61 public schools in Grant County.
The closest public school, Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center, is about 0.2 miles from Vanguard Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Vanguard Academy ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,799
Census ACS
Median income
$73,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moses Lake School District
- Moses Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Park Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Vicki I. Groff Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Peninsula ElementaryElementary · 383 students
Other schools in Moses Lake
- Moses Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Park Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Vicki I. Groff Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Peninsula ElementaryElementary · 383 students
Other Vanguard Academy schools
One other US public school is named Vanguard Academy. Vanguard Academy is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Vanguard AcademyWEST VALLEY CITY, UT · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center0.2 mi · 53
- Moses Lake High School0.4 mi · 1,856
- Digital Learning Center0.4 mi · 359
- MLSD Open Doors Re-Engagement Program0.6 mi · 67
- Garden Heights Elementary0.6 mi · 324
- Columbia Middle School0.7 mi · 875
Frequently asked questions
About Vanguard AcademyHow many students attend Vanguard Academy?
Vanguard Academy enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Vanguard Academy serve?
Vanguard Academy serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vanguard Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vanguard Academy is approximately 25.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Vanguard Academy?
Student demographics at Vanguard Academy are roughly 51% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Vanguard Academy public or private?
Vanguard Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Moses Lake School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.