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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at VANGUARD BEETHOVEN?
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Enrollment
1,782
Combined
DISTRICT 1,511 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANGUARD ACADEMY·NCES 480019513536
Vanguard Beethoven
2215 S VETERANS BLVD, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 318-0211 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,782 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Texas public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
1,512 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 213 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 144 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 148 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 141 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 154 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 142 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 80 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 80 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (144) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (142).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 32.0% | 18.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% | 28.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,782
+537 (+43%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,782 | 104.6 | 17.0:1 | 85% (1,512) |
| 2023-24 | 1,714 | 106.2 | 16.1:1 | 90% (1,538) |
| 2022-23 | 1,524 | 96.3 | 15.8:1 | 65% (995) |
| 2020-21 | 1,245 | 70 | 17.8:1 | 65% (804) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 34 | 18.5:1 | 79% (498) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vanguard Beethoven.
Since 2017-18: students up 183% (629 to 1,782); teachers up 208% (34 to 104.6).
About Vanguard Beethoven
Vanguard Beethoven is a public large combined-grade school in EDINBURG, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 12, and enrollment is 1,782 students. An average school in this group (combined schools in Texas) has about 485 students.
VANGUARD ACADEMY (6 schools, 6,814 students) runs Vanguard Beethoven.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Vanguard Beethoven, with 98% of enrollment. The chance that two students picked at random at Vanguard Beethoven belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 3%.
Its teaching staff equals 104.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.0:1. That ratio is over the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. Around 85% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County.
The allk12 Grade for Vanguard Beethoven is A-. Compared with Texas public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Vanguard Beethoven posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas are predicted to post 37.5%, so the school is 15.3 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Vanguard Beethoven is located in Hidalgo County, where median household income is about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Vanguard Beethoven is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, which together enroll about 212,859 students.
Nearest public school: Edinburg Collegiate High School, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Vanguard Beethoven holds at least 8 other public schools. Vanguard Beethoven's average proficiency of 52.7% compares with 53.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
For locale, NCES codes Vanguard Beethoven as City: Mid-size. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Vanguard Beethoven had 1,245 students in 2020-21 and 1,782 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VANGUARD ACADEMY
- Vanguard RembrandtCombined · 1,978 students
- Vanguard MozartCombined · 1,236 students
- Vanguard Van GoghCombined · 1,048 students
- Vanguard PicassoElementary · 572 students
- Vanguard MonetElementary · 198 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
Nearby schools
- Edinburg Collegiate High School0.4 mi · 466
- Robert R Vela High School0.5 mi · 2,101
- Francisco Barrientes Middle School0.5 mi · 1,064
- JJAEP-Southwest Key Program0.6 mi · 1
- Travis Elementary School0.7 mi · 337
- Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School0.7 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Vanguard BeethovenWhat is the total enrollment at Vanguard Beethoven?
Vanguard Beethoven enrolls approximately 1,782 students in grades PK-12.
Is Vanguard Beethoven an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vanguard Beethoven is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vanguard Beethoven?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vanguard Beethoven is approximately 17.0:1 (105 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Vanguard Beethoven?
Vanguard Beethoven reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Vanguard Beethoven in?
Vanguard Beethoven is part of VANGUARD ACADEMY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.