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Vanguard Classical School - West

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

801 Yosemite Street, Denver, CO 80230 · (303) 691-2384

Denver’s School Grade B− better than 49% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
380
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Vanguard Classical School - West

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts17%
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 ↗

801 Yosemite Street, Denver

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten39
Grade 137
Grade 239
Grade 344
Grade 446
Grade 540
Grade 644
Grade 751
Grade 840
Enrollment over time
383’20
341’21
363’22
365’23
380’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%Black 22%Two or more races 6%White 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Vanguard Classical School - West from Denver 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; Denver’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.