📍 1345 Macon Street, Aurora, Arapahoe County, 80010
Vega Collegiate Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Aurora, Arapahoe County. The school has 553 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 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Vega Collegiate Academy enrolls 553 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Asian and 7.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 313 | 57% |
| Asian | 173 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 7.1% |
| White | 15 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
534 of the school's 553 students (97%) 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.
Vega Collegiate Academy 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.
Vega Collegiate Academy 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 553 students, Vega Collegiate Academy is close to the district average of about 634 students per school.
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