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Does VANGUARD MOZART have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,236
Combined
DISTRICT 1,511 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANGUARD ACADEMY·NCES 480019513037
Vanguard Mozart
155 E BUSINESS 83, ALAMO, TX 78516 · (956) 223-2030 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,236 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Texas public K-12 schools
- BTest 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.
- C-Three-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
16.0:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
1,121 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 | 127 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 88 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (89).
Student demographics
2%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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 33.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 21.0% | 32.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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
1,236
+155 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,236 | 77.4 | 16.0:1 | 91% (1,121) |
| 2023-24 | 1,209 | 76.3 | 15.9:1 | 94% (1,139) |
| 2022-23 | 1,178 | 79.5 | 14.8:1 | 84% (989) |
| 2020-21 | 1,081 | 64 | 16.9:1 | 83% (899) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 46 | 14.8:1 | 88% (600) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 88% (485) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vanguard Mozart.
Since 2017-18: students up 81% (681 to 1,236); teachers up 68% (46 to 77.4).
About Vanguard Mozart
ALAMO, Texas, is home to Vanguard Mozart, a large school serving multiple grade levels. Its enrollment is 1,236 students, spread over pre-K through 12. On average, combined schools in Texas enroll around 485, and this school is 155% bigger than that mark.
Vanguard Mozart belongs to VANGUARD ACADEMY, a district of 6 schools and 6,814 students.
The share of students at Vanguard Mozart who are Hispanic is 99%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 2%.
There are about 16.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Vanguard Mozart, which has 77.4. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 11.7:1 for combined schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 91%.
On the allk12 Grade, Vanguard Mozart lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Texas public K-12 schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.0%.
Looking at the county, Hidalgo County, the median household earns about $54,338 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Vanguard Mozart, Hidalgo County has 364 public schools.
Capt D Salinas II Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Vanguard Mozart, there are at least 8 other public schools. Vanguard Mozart is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Vanguard Mozart as a charter school.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% increase, from 1,081 to 1,236.
This page is set up for the Vanguard Mozart community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 BeethovenCombined · 1,782 students
- Vanguard Van GoghCombined · 1,048 students
- Vanguard PicassoElementary · 572 students
- Vanguard MonetElementary · 198 students
Other schools in ALAMO
- Psja Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Audie Murphy Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- IDEA College Preparatory AlamoHigh · 737 students
- Augusto Guerra Elementary SchoolElementary · 731 students
- John McKeever Elementary SchoolElementary · 699 students
- IDEA Academy AlamoElementary · 698 students
Nearby schools
- Capt D Salinas II Elementary School0.4 mi · 457
- Psja Memorial Early College High School1.5 mi · 1,997
- IDEA Academy Alamo1.6 mi · 698
- IDEA College Preparatory Alamo1.6 mi · 737
- Dora M Sauceda Middle School1.6 mi · 553
- Zeferino Farias Elementary School1.7 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Vanguard MozartHow many students attend Vanguard Mozart?
Vanguard Mozart enrolls approximately 1,236 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Vanguard Mozart serve?
Vanguard Mozart serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Vanguard Mozart?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Vanguard Mozart.
What is the student diversity at Vanguard Mozart?
Student demographics at Vanguard Mozart are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is Vanguard Mozart in?
Vanguard Mozart is part of VANGUARD ACADEMY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.