Middle · Colorado

The Vanguard School (Middle)

Charter

The Vanguard School (Middle), a public middle school in Colorado Springs, Colorado: grades 7–8, 243 students, 14.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 243
Teachers (FTE): 16.6
Students per teacher: 14.6
Grades: 7–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 62% of middle schools in Colorado

Median 15.7 · 281 schools compared

More students per teacher than 50% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 76% of middle schools in Colorado

Median 463 · 281 schools compared

Smaller than 82% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Colorado's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Colorado: 45%

64%proficient

−2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of middle schools in Colorado

Median 42% · 267 middle schools compared

214 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Colorado: 36%

52%proficient

+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 86% of middle schools in Colorado

Median 26% · 264 middle schools compared

215 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 7–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large city
Run by: Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an.

Location

Address: 1832 South Wahsatch, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Phone: (719)471-1999
City or town: Colorado Springs
County: El Paso County

Quality of life in Colorado Springs Schools in Colorado Springs

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School	7–8	604	15.2	67%	57%	2.0 mi
Fox Meadow Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	369	13.2	32%	13%	2.1 mi
North Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	636	16.5	52%	36%	2.6 mi
West Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	119	10.0	19%	10%	3.0 mi
Galileo Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	277	13.9	16%	6.9%	3.3 mi
Atlas Preparatory Middle SchoolCharterFree meals for all	5–8	473	17.4	33%	16%	3.5 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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