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VANGUARD MOZART
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About VANGUARD MOZART
Set in ALAMO, Texas, VANGUARD MOZART is a roomy multi-level school, run under VANGUARD ACADEMY. It hosts 1,236 students across grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 155% larger than typical.
VANGUARD ACADEMY runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 6,814 students. VANGUARD MOZART is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, VANGUARD MOZART reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).
In terms of school funding signals, VANGUARD MOZART lists 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 91% of students at VANGUARD MOZART qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, VANGUARD MOZART sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.0%; this one delivers 47.8%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hidalgo County indicate median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), VANGUARD MOZART is one campus in the mix.
CAPT D SALINAS II EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VANGUARD MOZART ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.3%.
VANGUARD MOZART operates from an outer-ring location. VANGUARD MOZART operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.
Looking at the recent track record. VANGUARD MOZART's enrollment has grew 81% since 2018, when it stood at 681 (now 1,236). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.
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Hidalgo County at a glance
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