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Vanguard Preparatory

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
3,268 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
1,174 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
70%
Teachers
47 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic59.4%
White31.9%
Asian0.1%
Black3.3%
Other5.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Vanguard Preparatory
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard9.3%
Met Standard21.6%
Below Standard69.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Vanguard Preparatory and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points above the Apple Valley Unified district average of 7.0%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.8 points higher (vs 5.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 0.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
9.3%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
30.9%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+0.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
18.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
6.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
3,268
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd11911.8%19.3%25.2%43.7%31.1%
4th12713.4%18.9%22.8%44.9%32.3%
5th13212.9%27.3%21.2%38.6%40.1%
6th1267.1%23.8%29.4%39.7%30.9%
7th1578.9%31.9%28.7%30.6%40.8%
8th1569.6%39.1%30.1%21.1%48.7%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
3rd1198.4%23.5%29.4%38.7%31.9%
4th12710.2%14.2%37.0%38.6%24.4%
5th1327.6%15.9%26.5%50.0%23.5%
6th1267.1%13.5%37.3%42.1%20.6%
7th1575.7%10.8%28.7%54.8%16.6%
8th1569.0%19.9%32.0%39.1%28.9%