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The Vanguard School (Elementary)

The Vanguard School (Elementary) school profile in Colorado Springs, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
42/100
true deterioration risk · high confidence
Enrollment
878
Enrollment has declined 17% over the available history.
FRL Share
28.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
748.1
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives The Vanguard School (Elementary)

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Academic Quality

61

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

60

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

8

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

34

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Colorado Springs and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 46 · Colorado 50
42 46
2 Academic average
Peer 737.1 · Colorado 737.4
748.1 737.1
3 ELA
Peer 740.4 · Colorado 741
752.7 740.4
4 Math
Peer 736.1 · Colorado 736.9
745.6 736.1
5 Science
Peer 735.4 · Colorado 734.5
745.9 735.4
6 Enrollment
Peer 400 · Colorado 394
878 400
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Colorado Springs 8.6 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
25.3 / 1k 8.6 / 1k
2 Market rent
Colorado Springs $1,691 · Colorado $1,977
$1,372 $1,691
3 Home price
Colorado Springs $444,513 · Colorado $556,199
$383,948 $444,513
4 Poverty rate
Colorado Springs 9.8% · Colorado 10.1%
19.6% 9.8%
5 Median income
Colorado Springs $91,186 · Colorado $101,131
$58,639 $91,186
6 Renter share
Colorado Springs 36.4% · Colorado 32.6%
58.3% 36.4%
Research notes

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Academic picture

The Vanguard School (Elementary) currently posts a blended academic reading around 748.1, with ELA at 752.7, Math at 745.6, and Science at 745.9. Against Colorado Springs elementary schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 61/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has declined 17% over the available history. ELA has moved down 8.9 points over the available history. Math has moved down 4.1 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 60/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

The Vanguard School (Elementary) currently serves about 878 students. FRL share sits near 28.7%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 002901 carries violent crime around 25.3 / 1k, market rent near $1,372, median income near $58,639, and home-price context near $383,948. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80905 where rent context currently sits near $1,372 and home-price context near $383,948. Crime trend context is still thin around this school.

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The quick read

The Vanguard School (Elementary) currently reads as true deterioration risk. The total TractSignal school score is 42/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.