The Vanguard School (Colorado)
The Vanguard School is a public charter school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It is chartered with the Cheyenne Mountain School District 12. The Vanguard School was established in 2006 as a high school extension to the Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy and operated the first 9th grade class during the 2006-07 school year. The school added a grade each year until 2009, and they graduated their first senior class in May 2010.
The Vanguard School | |
---|---|
Address | |
The Vanguard School Location of school in Colorado | |
1605 South Corona Avenue , 80905 United States | |
Coordinates | 38°48′40″N 104°48′56″W |
Information | |
Former name | Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy |
Type | Public charter school |
Established | 1995 |
School district | Cheyenne Mountain 12 |
CEEB code | 060249 |
NCES School ID | 080294006370[1] 080294006402[2] 080294001326[3] |
Executive Director | Colin Mullaney[4] |
Teaching staff | 117.05 (on an FTE basis)[1][2][3] |
Grades | K–12 |
Enrollment | 1,419 (2018–2019[1][2][3]) |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.12[1][2][3] |
Color(s) | Navy and old gold |
Athletics conference | CHSAA |
Mascot | Courser |
USNWR ranking | 176th[5] |
Website | www |
The K-12 charter school occupies two campuses near downtown Colorado Springs. One campus, called the Wahsatch campus, is the site of the original Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy, and today it serves grades K-3. The other, the 21-acre Corona campus, is where students in grades 4-12 attend. It also has a grass field on the north end and an AstroTurf field to the east.
In September 2014, Newsweek ranked The Vanguard School as the sixteenth best school in the United States.[6]
In November 2013, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Vanguard School third out of 458 high schools in the state of Colorado and 141st out of 21,000 high schools in the United States in its "Best High Schools" feature.[7] According to the Colorado Growth Model, the Vanguard School is number one in the state and ranks in the Higher Achievement and Higher Growth areas in all subjects.[8]
In May 2019, the school was once again ranked third among high school in Colorado and first in Colorado Springs.[9]
Enrollment
Students are selected by lottery and attend from fifteen school districts in and around Colorado Springs. The maximum number of students that the high school will support is 400. Priority is given to the children of staff, followed by siblings of District 12 students, other District 12 students, siblings of students in other districts, and all else. Priority for students with siblings is present so that families may be kept together. The Vanguard school does not admit new students for grade 12.[10]
Faculty
The teacher-to-student ratio at the Vanguard School is approximately 1 to 10.
References
- "Search for Public Schools - THE VANGUARD SCHOOL (HIGH) (080294006370)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Search for Public Schools - THE VANGUARD SCHOOL (MIDDLE) (080294006402)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Search for Public Schools - THE VANGUARD SCHOOL (ELEMENTARY) (080294001326)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Welcome & History - The Vanguard School". The Vanguard School. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "The Vanguard School in Colorado Springs, CO - US News Best High Schools". US News and World Report. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- "America's Top Schools 2014". 13 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- "Best High Schools".
- https://edx.cde.state.co.us/growth_model/public/index.htm#/year-2010/district-8001/schools/focus-9057H
- U.S. News. "The Vanguard School", USNews, United States, May 2019. Retrieved on 30 May 2019.
- "Enrollment Procedures 2019–2020" (PDF). The Vanguard School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
External links
- The Vanguard School at Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy
- City-Data. (n.d.). The Vanguard School in Colorado Springs, CO., Retrieved September 15, 2009, from www.city-data.com
- Local Teens Place 5th in National Science Contest Lane, J. (2008, May 27). Retrieved September 14, 2009, from yourhub.com
- http://www.gazette.com/articles/school-102768-vanguard-mountain.html
- http://www.gazette.com/articles/school-32947-high-students.html
- http://www.gazette.com/articles/school-18589-students-charter.html