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Vanguard Classical School - West is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Denver, Denver County. The school has 363 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Vanguard Classical School - West enrolls 363 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 20% Black or African American and 8.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 230 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 20% |
| White | 32 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 363 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vanguard Classical School - West is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Vanguard Classical School - West is one of 61 schools in Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A, based in AURORA, Colorado. The district serves 38,702 students district-wide and employs 2,360 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 363 students, Vanguard Classical School - West is smaller than the district average of about 634 students per school.
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