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The Vanguard School (Elementary) (Closed 2023)

1832 South Wahsatch
Colorado Springs, CO 80906

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Serving 1,060 students in grades Kindergarten-6, The Vanguard School (Elementary) ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Colorado for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).

The percentage of students achieving was 51% (which was higher than the Colorado state average of 33%). The percentage of students achieving was 65% (which was higher than the Colorado state average of 47%).

The student-teacher ratio of 16:1 was higher than the Colorado state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment was 47% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which was lower than the Colorado state average of 51% (majority Hispanic).

School Overview

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-6
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	The Vanguard School (Elementary)
Kind	165
1	154
2	154
3	156
4	158
5	135
6	138

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Total Students

1,060 students

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Total Students Trends (1997-2025)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)
2025	1,060
2021	1,060
2020	1,011
2019	927
2018	832
2017	822
2015	797
2014	794
2013	794
2012	798
2011	746
2010	747
2009	778
2008	891
2007	766
2006	578
2005	525
2004	472
2003	504
2002	431
2001	324
2000	303
1999	319
1998	291
1997	297

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Total Classroom Teachers

66 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends (1997-2025)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)
2025	66
2021	66
2020	66
2019	66
2018	58
2017	62
2015	66
2014	70
2013	62
2012	60
2011	55
2010	34
2009	36
2008	44
2007	38
2006	25
2005	22
2004	17
2003	22
2002	25
2001	29
2000	19
1999	17
1998	14
1997	13

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State Level (CO)

(20-21)

51%

33%

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Math Proficiency Comparison (2010-2021)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso
2021	51%	33%	60%
2019	56%	35%	61%
2018	60%	35%	62%
2017	62%	33%	56%
2016	52%	33%	55%
2015	54%	31%	52%
2014	91%	57%	83%
2013	90%	57%	80%
2012	90%	56%	80%
2011	99%	82%	94%
2010	99%	81%	94%

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(20-21)

65%

47%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison (2010-2021)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso
2021	65%	47%	73%
2019	67%	47%	72%
2018	69%	44%	62%
2017	64%	42%	65%
2016	56%	40%	61%
2015	54%	40%	59%
2014	92%	69%	90%
2013	94%	70%	89%
2012	93%	70%	90%
2011	99%	89%	97%
2010	99%	89%	97%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

15:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison (1997-2025)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso
2025	16:1	15:1
2021	16:1	15:1	15:1
2020	15:1	16:1	15:1
2019	14:1	17:1	15:1
2018	14:1	17:1	15:1
2017	13:1	17:1	15:1
2015	12:1	17:1	15:1
2014	11:1	17:1	15:1
2013	13:1	17:1	15:1
2012	13:1	17:1	16:1
2011	14:1	17:1	16:1
2010	22:1	16:1	16:1
2009	22:1	16:1	16:1
2008	20:1	16:1	16:1
2007	20:1	17:1	16:1
2006	23:1	16:1	16:1
2005	24:1	17:1	19:1
2004	28:1	16:1	17:1
2003	23:1	16:1	16:1
2002	17:1	17:1	17:1
2001	11:1	17:1	17:1
2000	16:1	17:1	20:1
1999	19:1	18:1	19:1
1998	21:1	18:1	19:1
1997	23:1	18:1	20:1

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (1996-2025)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso
2025	5%	3%
2021	5%	3%	5%
2020	5%	3%	4%
2019	5%	3%	4%
2018	6%	3%	4%
2017	6%	3%	4%
2015	6%	3%	5%
2014	5%	3%	4%
2013	4%	3%	4%
2012	3%	3%	4%
2011	5%	3%	4%
2010	7%	4%	5%
2009	6%	4%	5%
2008	5%	3%	5%
2007	4%	3%	5%
2006	6%	3%	4%
2005	6%	3%	5%
2004	7%	3%	5%
2003	7%	3%	5%
2002	6%	3%	4%
2001	5%	3%	4%
2000	5%	3%	4%
1999	3%	3%	5%
1998	3%	3%	4%
1996	1%	3%	4%

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Hispanic

26%

37%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (1997-2025)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso
2025	26%	37%
2021	26%	34%	18%
2020	23%	34%	16%
2019	22%	34%	16%
2018	22%	34%	16%
2017	22%	33%	16%
2015	21%	33%	15%
2014	23%	33%	14%
2013	21%	32%	13%
2012	23%	32%	14%
2011	22%	31%	13%
2010	18%	28%	12%
2009	16%	28%	10%
2008	16%	28%	10%
2007	15%	28%	10%
2006	13%	27%	9%
2005	13%	26%	9%
2004	13%	25%	9%
2003	14%	24%	8%
2002	13%	23%	7%
2001	9%	22%	6%
2000	9%	21%	5%
1999	4%	20%	4%
1998	6%	19%	5%
1997	9%	19%	6%

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Black

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (1997-2025)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso
2025	4%	5%
2021	4%	5%	2%
2020	4%	5%	3%
2019	4%	5%	3%
2018	3%	5%	2%
2017	3%	5%	2%
2015	5%	5%	4%
2014	4%	5%	3%
2013	5%	5%	3%
2012	6%	5%	2%
2011	7%	5%	3%
2010	9%	6%	3%
2009	7%	6%	4%
2008	7%	6%	4%
2007	5%	6%	3%
2006	5%	6%	3%
2005	4%	6%	3%
2004	3%	6%	3%
2003	3%	6%	3%
2002	2%	6%	2%
2001	2%	6%	2%
2000	1%	6%	1%
1999	3%	6%	2%
1998	2%	6%	2%
1997	3%	5%	2%

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White

53%

49%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (1997-2025)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso
2025	53%	49%
2021	53%	52%	67%
2020	55%	53%	70%
2019	56%	53%	70%
2018	59%	53%	71%
2017	60%	54%	71%
2015	62%	54%	71%
2014	62%	55%	74%
2013	63%	56%	76%
2012	61%	56%	76%
2011	60%	57%	77%
2010	65%	61%	78%
2009	70%	61%	79%
2008	71%	62%	80%
2007	75%	62%	81%
2006	75%	63%	83%
2005	76%	64%	82%
2004	76%	65%	82%
2003	75%	66%	83%
2002	78%	67%	86%
2001	84%	68%	87%
2000	84%	69%	89%
1999	90%	70%	89%
1998	89%	71%	89%
1997	88%	72%	88%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

11%

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2011-2025)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso
2025	11%	5%
2021	11%	5%	8%
2020	12%	4%	7%
2019	11%	4%	7%
2018	9%	4%	7%
2017	8%	4%	7%
2015	6%	4%	5%
2014	6%	3%	5%
2013	7%	3%	4%
2012	7%	3%	3%
2011	5%	3%	2%

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All Ethnic Groups

47%

51%

0.64

0.63

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Diversity Score Comparison (1997-2025)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso
2025	0.64	0.62
2021	0.64	0.61	0.51
2020	0.63	0.60	0.49
2019	0.63	0.60	0.49
2018	0.60	0.60	0.46
2017	0.59	0.60	0.46
2015	0.57	0.60	0.44
2014	0.56	0.59	0.43
2013	0.56	0.59	0.41
2012	0.57	0.59	0.41
2011	0.59	0.58	0.40
2010	0.54	0.55	0.37
2009	0.48	0.55	0.36
2008	0.47	0.54	0.35
2007	0.41	0.54	0.34
2006	0.42	0.53	0.32
2005	0.40	0.52	0.31
2004	0.40	0.52	0.30
2003	0.42	0.51	0.30
2002	0.37	0.50	0.26
2001	0.29	0.49	0.23
2000	0.29	0.48	0.21
1999	0.19	0.47	0.20
1998	0.21	0.46	0.20
1997	0.22	0.45	0.20

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(20-21) ⚠ COVID-19 impacted

12.7%

26.8%

Eligible for

15%

39%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison (1997-2025)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso
2025	15%	39%
2021	15%	33%	11%
2020	15%	33%	10%
2019	11%	33%	10%
2018	14%	34%	11%
2017	9%	35%	11%
2015	13%	34%	10%
2014	17%	35%	11%
2013	19%	34%	11%
2012	21%	34%	12%
2011	19%	33%	10%
2010	21%	31%	10%
2009	17%	28%	8%
2008	13%	28%	6%
2007	14%	27%	6%
2006	10%	27%	6%
2005	8%	25%	5%
2004	10%	24%	5%
2003	8%	22%	4%
2002	6%	21%	3%
2001	10%	20%	3%
2000	12%	21%	4%
1999	4%	21%	3%
1998	8%	22%	2%
1997	12%	22%	4%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison (2001-2025)
Year	The Vanguard School (Elementary)	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso
2025	5%	5%
2021	5%	7%	2%
2020	8%	8%	3%
2019	6%	8%	3%
2018	7%	8%	3%
2017	6%	8%	3%
2015	5%	7%	3%
2014	6%	7%	5%
2013	6%	7%	3%
2012	5%	7%	3%
2011	11%	7%	5%
2010	9%	7%	5%
2009	9%	7%	4%
2008	9%	7%	3%
2007	7%	7%	3%
2006	7%	6%	3%
2005	7%	6%	3%
2004	4%	6%	2%
2003	4%	7%	2%
2002	8%	7%	2%
2001	10%	7%	3%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education

Frequently Asked Questions

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

51% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 33% CO state average), while 65% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 47% CO state average).

How many students attend The Vanguard School (Elementary)?

1,060 students attend The Vanguard School (Elementary).

What is the racial composition of the student body?

53% of The Vanguard School (Elementary) students are White, 26% of students are Hispanic, 11% of students are Two or more races, 5% of students are Asian, 4% of students are Black, and 1% of students are Hawaiian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of The Vanguard School (Elementary)?

The Vanguard School (Elementary) has a student ration of 16:1, which is higher than the Colorado state average of 15:1.

What grades does The Vanguard School (Elementary) offer ?

The Vanguard School (Elementary) offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-6 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is The Vanguard School (Elementary) part of?

The Vanguard School (Elementary) is part of Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of El Paso.

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