Vanguard Classical School - East

Summary:

Vanguard Classical School - East is a public charter school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 725 students in grades K-12. The school is part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28, which is ranked 107 out of 116 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vanguard Classical School - East consistently underperforms the state and district averages on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in CMAS English Language Arts (23%) and Math (12.2%) were significantly lower than the state averages (44.1% and 34.2%, respectively). The school's performance on SAT and PSAT assessments for 11th and 9th/10th graders also lags behind the state and district averages. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.6 to 15.1 over the past three school years, which is lower than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools, Lotus School for Excellence, another public charter school in the same district, outperforms Vanguard Classical School - East in most academic areas, including CMAS assessments and college readiness exams. Similarly, Aurora Central Campus, a public alternative school in the same district, also outperforms Vanguard Classical School - East in several academic metrics, despite serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, Skyview Academy and Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County, both public charter schools in neighboring districts, significantly outperform Vanguard Classical School - East across the board, including in CMAS, SAT, and PSAT assessments.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 17101 East Ohio Drive
       Aurora, CO  80017-3878


(303) 338-4110

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

SchoolDigger Rank:
758th of 943 Colorado Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,744 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  725

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
40.6%
African American:
39.6%
White:
12.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.1% Help


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Compare Details Vanguard Classical School - East ranks worse than 80.4% of elementary schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details Vanguard Classical School - East ranks worse than 91.1% of middle schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.43. (See more...)
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Compare Details Vanguard Classical School - East ranks worse than 84.5% of high schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.28. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Vanguard Classical School - East freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Vanguard Classical School - East has the largest alternative school student body size in the Aurora Joint District No. 28.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Vanguard Classical School - East is $12,744, which is the lowest among 3 alternative schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Vanguard Classical School - East:

SchoolDigger ranks Vanguard Classical School - East 758th of 943 Colorado public elementary schools. (See Vanguard Classical School - East in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Vanguard Classical School - East 442nd of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See Vanguard Classical School - East in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Vanguard Classical School - East 295th of 349 Colorado public high schools. (See Vanguard Classical School - East in the ranking list.)

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Aurora Joint District No. 28:

SchoolDigger ranks Aurora Joint District No. 28 107th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Vanguard Classical School - East

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 28.10 649th 929 30.1%
2018 27.03 648th 917 29.3%
2019 25.35 711th 965 26.3%
2021 15.39 634th 710 10.7%
2022 19.72 729th 921 20.8%
2023 16.33 784th 933 16.0%
2024 18.70 758th 943 19.6%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 29.90 15th 19 21.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.08 150th 308 51.3%
2019 39.14 208th 332 37.3%
2022 52.28 80th 203 60.6%
2023 23.14 235th 265 11.3%
2024 26.19 289th 365 20.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.96 483rd 690 30.0%
2019 21.84 595th 758 21.5%
2022 20.05 485th 595 18.5%
2023 9.13 615th 642 4.2%
2024 8.59 644th 684 5.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Gifted and Talented students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 15.31 86th 91 5.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.39 553rd 693 20.2%
2019 20.13 607th 764 20.5%
2022 28.85 413th 594 30.5%
2023 20.77 518th 649 20.2%
2024 23.16 503rd 683 26.4%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.05 6th 15 60.0%
2019 48.16 9th 23 60.9%
2022 46.13 9th 18 50.0%
2023 39.55 10th 20 50.0%
2024 38.08 8th 18 55.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.67 52nd 172 69.8%
2019 31.54 192nd 270 28.9%
2022 18.55 136th 153 11.1%
2024 16.84 223rd 242 7.9%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 30.39 291st 424 31.4%
2018 21.16 323rd 418 22.7%
2019 13.01 403rd 458 12.0%
2022 19.55 357th 448 20.3%
2023 14.00 412th 480 14.2%
2024 11.43 442nd 485 8.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 25.99 230th 326 29.4%
2023 8.32 345th 363 5.0%
2024 8.30 336th 350 4.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.18 319th 343 7.0%
2023 24.76 248th 356 30.3%
2024 12.63 318th 357 10.9%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.75 21st 33 36.4%
2022 41.22 11th 20 45.0%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 17.27 150th 169 11.2%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.71 254th 388 34.5%
2019 31.25 272nd 411 33.8%
2023 19.37 280th 349 19.8%
2024 15.28 295th 349 15.5%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 13.49 217th 257 15.6%
2023 16.76 213th 254 16.1%
2024 16.55 211th 257 17.9%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 9.57 235th 256 8.2%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Vanguard Classical School - East

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 19.57 163rd 205 20.5%
2023 38.97 113th 198 42.9%
2024 19.27 165th 199 17.1%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, May 18, 2017

Open Quote This school does not make students feel comfortable. They are not empathetic and lack the materials to support many extra curricular activities. The activities include: baseball, girls basketball, track, swimming, and wrestling. They also don't have a gym. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Vanguard Classical School - East

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2015 171 141 9 201 3 3 26 0 554
2016 185 203 14 244 6 3 23 0 678
2017 192 231 18 248 1 3 28 0 721
2018 161 265 14 276 2 2 24 0 744
2019 138 271 15 254 2 2 25 0 707
2020 118 265 15 276 1 1 26 0 702
2021 128 290 17 285 2 0 26 0 748
2022 124 289 17 306 1 2 34 0 773
2023 91 287 17 294 2 2 32 0 725

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Vanguard Classical School - East

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 554 46.0 12.0 48.6
2016 678 58.0 11.6 56.3
2017 721 51.2 14.0 57.4
2018 744 50.4 14.7 61.4
2019 707 53.0 13.3 49.6
2020 702 51.3 13.6 65.2
2021 748 50.0 14.9 62.8
2022 773 51.1 15.1 51
2023 725 53.0 13.6 68.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Vanguard Classical School - East

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 554 46.0 12.0 48.6
2016 678 58.0 11.6 56.3
2017 721 51.2 14.0 57.4
2018 744 50.4 14.7 61.4
2019 707 53.0 13.3 49.6
2020 702 51.3 13.6 65.2
2021 748 50.0 14.9 62.8
2022 773 51.1 15.1 51
2023 725 53.0 13.6 68.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Vanguard Classical School - East

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $03
2020 $10,411
2021 $10,205
2022 $10,972
2023 $12,744

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Vanguard Classical School - East

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 711th of 965 Elementary schoolsRanks 784th of 933 Elementary schools
 10.4%
Ranks 403rd of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 412th of 480 Middle schools
 2.2%
Ranks 272nd of 411 High schoolsRanks 280th of 349 High schools
 14%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Vanguard Classical School - East)29.725
 4.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)22.819.8
 3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)41.339.9
 1.4%
3rd Grade Math (Vanguard Classical School - East)33.829
 4.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Aurora Joint District No. 28)23.718
 5.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Colorado)4140.4
 0.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Vanguard Classical School - East)37.822.4
 15.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)2723.3
 3.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)4843.8
 4.2%
4th Grade Math (Vanguard Classical School - East)17.618.4
 0.8%
   4th Grade Math (Aurora Joint District No. 28)1715.5
 1.5%
   4th Grade Math (Colorado)33.632.7
 0.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Vanguard Classical School - East)36.520.8
 15.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)28.524.6
 3.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)48.447.8
 0.6%
5th Grade Math (Vanguard Classical School - East)23.14.1
 19%
   5th Grade Math (Aurora Joint District No. 28)19.317
 2.3%
   5th Grade Math (Colorado)35.736.5
 0.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Vanguard Classical School - East)21.132.7
 11.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)25.323.5
 1.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)43.643.4
 0.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Vanguard Classical School - East)9.120
 10.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)25.225
 0.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
8th Grade Science (Vanguard Classical School - East)10.58.2
 2.3%
   8th Grade Science (Aurora Joint District No. 28)11.213.4
 2.2%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado)31.531.3
 0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Vanguard Classical School - East)35.117.7
 17.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)3024
 6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.942.4
 4.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Vanguard Classical School - East)28.722.8
 5.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Aurora Joint District No. 28)26.423.3
 3.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (Vanguard Classical School - East)18.512
 6.5%
   All Grades Math (Aurora Joint District No. 28)18.215.2
 3%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students707725
 2.5%
African American271287
 5.9%
American Indian22
Asian1517
 13.3%
Hispanic254294
 15.7%
Pacific Islander22
White13891
 34.1%
Two or More Races2532
 28%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.6%68.1%
 18.5%


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Vanguard Classical School - East ranks in the bottom 19.6% of Colorado alternative schools.

Students at Vanguard Classical School - East are 41% Hispanic, 40% African American, 13% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 725 students attended Vanguard Classical School - East.


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