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Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy

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Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy ranks 772 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

772^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 64% of California high schools

Summary

Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy is a public charter high school in Modesto serving about 617 students in grades 6-12, which has shown notable improvement and ranks in the top half of all California high schools.

The school's greatest strength is its exceptional track record of getting students to graduation, with rates consistently near or at 100%, significantly higher than both the state average and nearby schools like Modesto High or Ceres High. This success is achieved even though the school's standardized test scores in English and math are below state averages, a contrast that highlights its effective student support and retention. Compared to other local options, Aspire Vanguard ranks solidly in the middle of the pack overall but stands out for this graduation success, especially when compared to alternative schools in the area.

Parents should note a significant performance gap between male and female students at the school, with boys performing notably higher. The school also faces a challenge with chronic student absenteeism, though this rate has been improving. It operates efficiently within the Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District, spending less per student than some neighboring districts like Ceres Unified while delivering strong graduation results.

617

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,847

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

819 Sunset Ave.
Modesto, CA 95351-3756

(209) 521-3010

District: Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.6%

Two or more races:

8.6%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 50th percentile in 2022 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (86%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 64th (2025) from a 50th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,504^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 40 pts since 2019

From top 50% (2019) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

772^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From top 28% (2019) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1022^nd of 1,543Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	2504 of 2761	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	2488 of 2783	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2234 of 2781	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	2095 of 2740	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1366 of 2715	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.5	661 of 1531	56.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	1377 of 1478	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1506 of 1521	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1094 of 1540	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	634 of 1442	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	2297 of 2533	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	2271 of 2551	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2150 of 2531	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	2256 of 2509	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	1174 of 2380	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	2220 of 2395	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	2148 of 2388	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2007 of 2374	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1908 of 2359	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1134 of 2213	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	337 of 477	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	2320 of 2542	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2312 of 2579	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	2120 of 2531	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	2055 of 2458	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1156 of 2369	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	2324 of 2534	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	2282 of 2552	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1933 of 2538	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1564 of 2527	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	1419 of 2407	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1519 of 1566	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1550 of 1552	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	6.2	1496 of 1555	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	1020 of 1602	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	772 of 2162	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	840 of 2159	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	822 of 2170	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	1053 of 2123	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	614 of 1290	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	598 of 2133	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	1111 of 1906	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1294 of 1915	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	973 of 1915	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	894 of 1858	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.8	627 of 1054	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	658 of 1900	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	804 of 1902	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	689 of 1917	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	799 of 1861	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.8	254 of 1814	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	798 of 2013	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	925 of 2026	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	929 of 2030	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	1284 of 1943	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	460 of 1126	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	295 of 1937	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	519 of 1942	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	517 of 1948	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	646 of 1963	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.1	1101 of 1916	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	517 of 1122	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	468 of 1880	75.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	582 of 1252	53.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Disabled (2022)57th percentile+33 vs school

Homeless (2025)29th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-4 vs school

White (2022)4th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

High school

Male (2025)73rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, May 13, 2023

This school is now located in Modesto. DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN HERE. There is a new principal at vanguard and she unfairly targets children and lies to parents. If you try to advocate for your children be prepared for unfair bullying. This woman is on a power trip and wants you to kiss her ring. After meeting with the director of the Central Valley I walked away feeling great only to be knocked back down later that evening. Trust me, record ALL of your dealings with the principal because she will deny saying things and twist words. Be prepared to pay for therapy for all the mental anguish this woman will cause your children. With children dealing with an all time high of emotional issues this woman should surely consider a different career path. Hoping my review saves some parents heartache later. Close Quote

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 521-3010	617	27	22.7	77.5%	35 (5.7%)	16 (2.6%)	491 (79.6%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.6%)	61.7	772^nd of 2162 public high schools	64.3%		56.8	840^th of 2159 public high schools	61.1%	68	9.1			41.9	18.3	26.5	21.9	21.8	59.7	29.3	12.0	13.8	7.3	16.4	12.0	$16,847	$1,713	$15,134
Modesto High	Public	9-12	18 H St.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1776	2,292	104	22.0	83.7%	146 (6.4%)	46 (2.0%)	1,767 (77.1%)	168 (7.3%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.4%)	150 (6.5%)	43.5	1179^th of 2162 public high schools	45.5%		35.1	1367^th of 2159 public high schools	36.7%	188		8.4	28.9		22.7				45.3	45.3				19.9	19.9	$18,957	$2,731	$16,226
Yosemite Regional Occupational Program	Public	11-12	1100 H St.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Yosemite Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(209) 238-1500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Stanislaus Alternative Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1325 H St.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Alternative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-8650	651	25	26.4	64.8%	134 (20.6%)	36 (5.5%)	433 (66.5%)	16 (2.5%)	7 (1.1%)	7 (1.1%)	15 (2.3%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0											$11,938	$906	$11,032
Ceres High	Public	9-12	2320 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1920	1,660	74	22.5	87.0%	186 (11.2%)	23 (1.4%)	1,343 (80.9%)	80 (4.8%)	6 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	59.8	828^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		47.5	1066^th of 2159 public high schools	50.6%	238			35.2		34.6				60.1	60.1				21.3	21.3	$18,554	$1,898	$16,656
Thomas Downey High	Public	9-12	1000 Coffee Rd.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1685	2,192	92	23.8	76.0%	396 (18.1%)	36 (1.6%)	1,514 (69.1%)	46 (2.1%)	7 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	185 (8.4%)	46.1	1113^th of 2162 public high schools	48.5%		38.8	1272^nd of 2159 public high schools	41.1%	159		7.4	28.8	13.3	24.2				47.9	47.9				20.5	20.5	$19,656	$2,735	$16,921
Robert Elliott Alternative Education Center	Public	9-12	1440 Sunrise Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1701	479	33	14.4	87.9%	66 (13.8%)	19 (4.0%)	346 (72.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (7.1%)	8.5	2095^th of 2162 public high schools	3.1%		11.6	1969^th of 2159 public high schools	8.8%	126			2.0		2.5				4.8	4.8				1.4	1.4	$23,165	$3,219	$19,946
Argus High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2555 Lawrence St.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1800	189	10	18.5	93.1%	13 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	167 (88.4%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7.7	2129^th of 2162 public high schools	1.5%		9.8	2085^th of 2159 public high schools	3.4%	44			1.8		3.3				1.8	1.8				0.0	0.0	$24,698	$2,544	$22,154
Central Valley High	Public	9-12	4033 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1900	2,317	99	23.4	87.4%	168 (7.3%)	18 (0.8%)	1,953 (84.3%)	148 (6.4%)	7 (0.3%)	12 (0.5%)	11 (0.5%)	58.7	857^th of 2162 public high schools	60.4%		52.2	948^th of 2159 public high schools	56.1%	91			35.3		35.2				59.6	59.6				19.9	19.9	$17,519	$1,748	$15,771
Petersen Alternative Center for Education at John B Allard	Public	6-12	3113 Mitchell Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6717	138	8	16.4	86.2%	23 (16.7%)	5 (3.6%)	105 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	12.3	1899^th of 2162 public high schools	12.2%		10.1	2066^th of 2159 public high schools	4.3%	167	0.0				0.0			4.2	11.1	6.3			0.0	5.6	2.1	$32,868	$11,890	$20,978

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy?

Students at Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy are 80% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% White, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy in?

Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District

Is Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy a good school?

Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy ranks 772^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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