WashingtonSchoolsVanguard Academy

Vanguard Academy

PublicRegular
Moses Lake, Washington · Moses Lake School District
Teachers25.0FTE
Ratio14.7:1students per teacher
Students368enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students368
Grade Span9–12
Student:Teacher14.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch66%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
76%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
15
40.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
387
5.2%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
21
years
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

13.8:116.4:119.0:121.5:124.1:126.7:120222023202422.1:114.7:125.8:1Vanguard AcademyUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

366371375380384389141719212326202220232024376368387172515EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment376368387
Teacher FTE172515
Pupil : Teacher ratio22.1:114.7:125.8:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience21.4 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree88%
Source: State Department of Education teacher workforce reports.

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20222024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.