Elementary · Regular · Grades K to 8

Vanguard Classical School - West, Denver, CO

Charter schoolCEP schoolVanguard Classical School - West is a public elementary school in Denver, part of Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A. It enrolled 380 students in 2024-25, with 13.1 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 380
Teachers (FTE): 29.0
Students per teacher: 13.1
Grades: K to 8

This school's ratio is 3.5 lower than the district figure of 16.6. The Colorado average across schools is 16.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school13.1

District16.6

Colorado16.7

United States15.3

School details

Address: 801 Yosemite Street, Denver, CO 80230
Phone: (303)691-2384
District: Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A
County: Arapahoe County
Level: Elementary
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: Yes
Virtual: No
Locale: City: Large
NCES school ID: 080234006322

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free lunch: 292
Reduced-price lunch: 25
Free or reduced-price lunch: 31783.4% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A

Edna and John W. Mosley P-8 994 students
Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory 960 students
Del Mar Academy 950 students
Harmony Ridge P-8 894 students
Murphy Creek K-8 School 855 students
Global Village Academy Aurora 802 students
Aurora Frontier K-8 761 students
Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher 701 students
Virginia Court Elementary School 657 students
Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning 601 students
Kenton Elementary School 583 students
Vega Collegiate Academy 583 students

Elementary schools elsewhere in Denver

Denver Language School School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
McGlone Academy School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
Place Bridge Academy School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
Omar D Blair Charter School School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
Slavens K-8 School School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
Park Hill School School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
Green Valley Elementary School School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
McMeen Elementary School School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
Swigert International School School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
Westerly Creek Elementary School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.