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The Vanguard School (Middle)

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The Vanguard School (Middle) ranks 103 rd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 7-8

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

The Vanguard School (Middle) is a small, high-performing middle school in Colorado Springs, CO, serving 243 students in grades 7–8 within the Harrison School District No. 2. Despite being part of a district that ranks in the bottom quarter of Colorado, Vanguard has consistently ranked in the top quarter of all Colorado middle schools, earning 4 stars from SchoolDigger in 2025–2026 with a 78th-percentile ranking statewide.

Academically, Vanguard stands far above its district peers. Its English Language Arts proficiency rate is 54.2%, compared to just 32.8% for the Harrison District and 44.7% for the state. In math, 50.2% of Vanguard students are proficient, versus 24.8% for the district and 37.3% statewide. The school's 8th-grade science program is especially strong, with 66% proficiency — nearly triple the district average and roughly 30 points above the state. By comparison, other Harrison middle schools like Atlas Preparatory Middle School, Panorama Middle School, and Fox Meadow Middle School all rank near the bottom of Colorado's middle school rankings. Vanguard also comes remarkably close to Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School, one of the region's top middle schools, trailing by only 8–15 percentage points despite serving a more economically diverse population. Chronic absenteeism at Vanguard is just 9.0%, compared to 33.1% for the district and 28.4% for the state — a strong sign of engagement and a positive school climate.

Vanguard is particularly effective with students who often face additional challenges: low-income students rank in the 89th percentile statewide, and Hispanic students in the 83rd percentile. However, there are a few trends worth watching. English Language Arts proficiency has declined steadily, from 79.3% in 2022–2023 to 54.2% in 2025–2026, and the school's gifted and talented subgroup ranking dropped sharply in the most recent year. Math and science scores, though, have remained stable and strong. Overall, Vanguard remains a clear academic leader in the Colorado Springs area — a high-performing island within a lower-performing district, and a compelling option for families seeking a small, engaged middle school environment.

243

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,629

Per pupil spending ?

35.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1832 South Wahsatch
Colorado Springs, CO 80906

(719) 471-1999

District: Harrison School District No. 2

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

Hispanic:

28.4%

Two or more races:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2023 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Colorado middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Harrison School District No. 2

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2023

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg28%

Colorado avg41%

103^rd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 16 pts since 2023

From top 6% (2023) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Harrison School District No. 2

84^th of 115Harrison School District No. 2 among Colorado districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	103 of 469	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	64 of 469	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	58 of 485	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	27 of 480	94.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	97 of 365	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	76 of 347	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	65 of 350	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	28 of 363	92.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	107 of 154	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.5	33 of 132	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	37 of 126	70.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	35 of 207	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.9	24 of 218	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	14 of 199	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	4 of 198	98.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	25 of 230	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	26 of 241	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	18 of 244	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	4 of 241	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	94 of 369	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.4	52 of 352	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	43 of 357	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.4	30 of 356	91.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	81 of 275	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.1	58 of 275	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	49 of 273	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	39 of 286	86.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)31st percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science66%+31 vs state

English Language Arts54%+9 vs state

Math50%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)					CMAS Math (2026)					CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
The Vanguard School (Middle)	Public, Charter	7-8	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	243	17	14.6	35.4%	115 (47.3%)	9 (3.7%)	69 (28.4%)	20 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.9%)	76.5	103^rd of 469 public middle schools	78.0%		82.2	64^th of 469 public middle schools	86.4%	39			56.3	51.5	54.2			42.2	60.6	50.2		66.0	$5,629
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 West Cheyenne Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 475-6120	604	40	15.2	21.5%	432 (71.5%)	10 (1.7%)	101 (16.7%)	12 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.0%)								(n/a)					68.7					57.9			$14,858
Fox Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	1450 Cheyenne Meadows Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 527-7100	369	28	13.1	81.6%	87 (23.6%)	44 (11.9%)	189 (51.2%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.3%)	19.5	372^nd of 469 public middle schools	20.7%		19.2	376^th of 469 public middle schools	19.8%	4		18.2	26.3	28.0	23.7		21.3			12.7			$20,681
North Middle School	Public	6-8	612 East Yampa Street	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2400	636	39	16.5	62.7%	328 (51.6%)	70 (11.0%)	169 (26.6%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.0%)	54.3	178^th of 469 public middle schools	62.0%		60.1	159^th of 469 public middle schools	66.1%	19		44.6	60.3	44.4	49.7		31.7	38.9	30.9	33.8		34.6	$19,849
West Middle School	Public	6-8	1920 West Pikes Peak Avenue	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3900	119	12	10.0	80.7%	45 (37.8%)	7 (5.9%)	54 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.1%)	15.4	407^th of 469 public middle schools	13.2%		13.2	421^st of 469 public middle schools	10.2%	14		22.0	22.9	18.8	21.0		15.4	27.3	8.5	16.0		8.5	$30,495
Galileo Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1600 North Union Blvd	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 328-2200	277	20	13.8	82.3%	89 (32.1%)	30 (10.8%)	133 (48.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	11.8	435^th of 469 public middle schools	7.2%		8.6	449^th of 469 public middle schools	4.3%	14				16.2	13.3				10.0	7.1		15.9	$24,241
Atlas Preparatory Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	1602 South Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 358-7196	473	27	17.3	85.8%	35 (7.4%)	29 (6.1%)	395 (83.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	20.5	362^nd of 469 public middle schools	22.8%		22.2	343^rd of 469 public middle schools	26.9%	19	19.4	17.8	33.9	23.6	24.1	15.3	21.8	17.8	24.2	20.4	20.8	12.5	$20,926
Mann Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 East Van Buren Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-2300	300	23	12.8	73.0%	129 (43.0%)	25 (8.3%)	113 (37.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.3%)	11.1	438^th of 469 public middle schools	6.6%		14.1	415^th of 469 public middle schools	11.5%	23		17.6	13.0	17.6	16.1		13.0	7.2	15.9	12.1		11.8	$22,524
Jack Swigert Middle School	Public	6-8	4220 East Pikes Peak Ave	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-6900	404	29	13.7	76.5%	84 (20.8%)	35 (8.7%)	243 (60.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.7%)	9.9	445^th of 469 public middle schools	5.1%		8.6	450^th of 469 public middle schools	4.1%	5		8.7	19.6	14.8	14.4		11.5	12.0	13.4	12.3		6.3	$21,265
Panorama Middle School	Public	6-8	2145 South Chelton	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-3220	339	29	11.8	84.7%	59 (17.4%)	56 (16.5%)	194 (57.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.1%)	13.2	426^th of 469 public middle schools	9.2%		10.9	436^th of 469 public middle schools	7.0%	10		18.7	20.2	19.4	19.4				17.5	13.8		12.7	$22,552

Frequently Asked Questions about The Vanguard School (Middle)

What district is The Vanguard School (Middle) in?

Harrison School District No. 2

Is The Vanguard School (Middle) a good school?

The Vanguard School (Middle) ranks 103^rd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend The Vanguard School (Middle)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended The Vanguard School (Middle).

What is the racial makeup of The Vanguard School (Middle)?

Students at The Vanguard School (Middle) are 47% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 4% African American.

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