Total enrollment
6,814
+1,908 (+39%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in VANGUARD ACADEMY
Texas · 6,814 students · 4 cities
VANGUARD ACADEMY hosts 6 public K-12 schools inside Texas, collectively enrolling about 6,814 students (around 1136 per school).
4-year change in VANGUARD ACADEMY
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
+2 (+50%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How VANGUARD ACADEMY ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #269 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,814 | #175 of 760 | #1,387 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #292 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #687 of 758 | #6,971 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 87.1% | #67 of 750 | #852 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.8% | #541 of 557 | #6,820 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside VANGUARD ACADEMY
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Vanguard Beethoven at 52.7% proficient to Vanguard Monet at 33.8%, a gap of 18.9 points. That is the 240th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 3,283 to 5,568 students (up 70%) and from 196 to 337 full-time teachers (up 72%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD REMBRANDT | Pharr | Combined | PK-12 | 1,978 |
| VANGUARD BEETHOVEN | Edinburg | Combined | PK-12 | 1,782 |
| VANGUARD MOZART | Alamo | Combined | PK-12 | 1,236 |
| VANGUARD VAN GOGH | Pharr | Combined | PK-09 | 1,048 |
| VANGUARD PICASSO | Pharr | Elementary | PK-05 | 572 |
| VANGUARD MONET | Mission | Elementary | PK-05 | 198 |
About VANGUARD ACADEMY
Across 6 schools, VANGUARD ACADEMY teaches about 6,814 students in Texas. By footprint it is a low-population district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, VANGUARD ACADEMY consists of 2 elementary and 4 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in VANGUARD ACADEMY is about 1,136, higher than the Texas average of roughly 606.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 6,814 students, grew 39% from the 4,906 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, VANGUARD ACADEMY opened 2 schools, going from 4 to 6.
In the discussion threads here, the community for VANGUARD ACADEMY discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.