The top reported proficiency rate is 13% in English language arts. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Vanguard Collegiate of Indy
Vanguard Collegiate of Indy was a charter middle school in Indianapolis that served a single grade band, middle school only. The school is now closed. It shut down in the middle of the 2023-24 school year, in October 2023, because of declining enrollment. Publicly reported news accounts at the time said the school had roughly 40 students at the start of that year, well below its target, and that enrollment had fallen from a peak of about 88 students two years earlier. Families were directed to the city's unified enrollment system to find new schools. The closure eliminated a public school option in the Hawthorne neighborhood on the city's west side and forced mid-year transitions for the students who were enrolled.
Because the school is closed, the academic data that exists is from its final year of operation and reflects a small student body. On the state's ILEARN assessments, proficiency rates were very low. In math, a small share of students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, the share was somewhat higher but still low. In science, no student tested reached the proficient threshold. Social studies results for the grade tested were suppressed due to a very small number of test-takers. These results come from a school that was already in decline, with a student count that had dropped sharply, and they represent a single snapshot from a challenging period.
The school was a charter middle school, serving only middle grades. It was located on the west side of Indianapolis, in the Hawthorne neighborhood. The housing market in the surrounding zip code, as of recent data, showed home values well below the state median and rents that were also below the state median, consistent with a lower-cost urban area. The school's closure means there is no longer a public school option at this specific site.
For a parent or resident, the key fact is that Vanguard Collegiate of Indy no longer exists as an operating school. The academic data from its final year shows a student body that struggled on state assessments, but that data comes from a school that was already shrinking and about to close. The closure itself, mid-year, is the most significant event in the school's recent history. Families who might have considered this school now need to look at other options in Indianapolis, and the city's unified enrollment system is the primary channel for finding them. The school's brief existence and its closure mid-year are the central story here, not a track record of academic performance over time.
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