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Vega Collegiate Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

1345 Macon Street, Aurora, CO 80010 · (720) 390-6975

Aurora’s School Grade B better than 59% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
583
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Vega Collegiate Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 40 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 88.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 47%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1345 Macon Street, Aurora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten60
Grade 169
Grade 254
Grade 365
Grade 463
Grade 565
Grade 670
Grade 768
Grade 869
Enrollment over time
310’20
506’21
553’22
557’23
583’24

Up 88.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%Asian 25%Black 5%White 3%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Vega Collegiate Academy from Aurora families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Aurora’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.