Y5-8
Grades797
Amazing Students9
Character-building Monthly Virtues1996
Year Opened
Y5-8
Grades797
Amazing Students9
Character-building Monthly Virtues1996
Year OpenedApply Today!"The teachers and staff at Vanguard Charter Academy are really welcoming to the families and students. They made my son feel good about starting a new year off at a different school, and I love that."
- Vanguard Charter Academy Parent
We offer healthy, balanced breakfast and lunch to all students. Meals are provided at no cost through the Community Eligibility Provision​ (CEP).
View Meal ProgramWe currently partner with the YMCA to offer on-site after-school care to our students. We do not currently provide before-school care.
View Care InfoBusing is not provided, so parents are expected to provide the means for children to get to and from our school.
Contact UsVanguard Charter Academy does not use uniforms. We do have a dress code designed to encourage student learning and minimize distractions.
View Dress CodeA recent Stanford study shows NHA partner-school students continue to outperform their traditional public school peers. They do so by gaining nearly three-and-a-half months of additional learning. NHA also earned the new “gap busters” designation for outstanding progress in eliminating learning disparities for minority and poverty students.Learn More About Stanford's Study
We offer a variety of sports for our students to choose from.
All students will participate in music classes.
Students in all grades will have the opportunity to learn through different forms of art.
We offer a variety of clubs for our students to choose from.
650 52nd St. SE
Kentwood, MI 49548
2.8 Miles away from Vanguard Charter Academy
616-261-1800
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711 32nd St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548
3.8 Miles away from Vanguard Charter Academy
616-246-6920
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7701 Kalamazoo Ave. SE
Byron Center, MI 49315
5.1 Miles away from Vanguard Charter Academy
616-656-4000
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