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Enrollment
1,048
Combined
DISTRICT 1,511 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANGUARD ACADEMY·NCES 480019514277
Vanguard Van Gogh
1407 W MOORE RD, PHARR, TX 78577 · (956) 403-5000 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–09COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,048 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
949 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 | 162 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 49% larger than its 8th grade class (71).
Student demographics
4%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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 21.0% | 31.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 →
Schools most like Vanguard Van Gogh
Vanguard Van Gogh's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Van Gogh this school | 1,048 | 90.6% | 44.7% |
| Compass Rose Ingenuity SAN ANTONIO | 830 | 81.9% | 31.6% |
| Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School HOUSTON | 1,486 | 80.1% | 68.0% |
| Ehrhart School BEAUMONT | 559 | 87.7% | 53.5% |
| Royal Academy of Excellence SAN ANTONIO | 469 | 84.9% | 18.7% |
| New Summerfield School NEW SUMMERFIELD | 526 | 81.4% | 46.5% |
Matched among Texas K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Vanguard Van Gogh ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #96 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #139 of 218 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #109 of 218 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.5pp | #7 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,048 | #11 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #126 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.9% | #144 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #12 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,048 | 58.2 | 18.0:1 | 91% (949) |
| 2023-24 | 959 | 53.3 | 18.0:1 | 90% (865) |
| 2022-23 | 812 | 50.8 | 16.0:1 | 79% (645) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vanguard Van Gogh.
About Vanguard Van Gogh
Vanguard Van Gogh is a combined-grade school with a street address in PHARR, Texas. It educates 1,048 students in pre-K through 9. The typical figure for combined schools in Texas is about 485 students.
District-wide, VANGUARD ACADEMY has 6 schools and 6,814 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Vanguard Van Gogh, with 98% of enrollment. By the diversity index, Vanguard Van Gogh comes in at 4%.
Staffing totals 58.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. For comparison, combined schools in Texas average 11.7:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 91%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Vanguard Van Gogh, the prediction is 35.0% and the result is 44.7%.
Across Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Vanguard Van Gogh is among the 364 public schools in Hidalgo County.
The school nearest to Vanguard Van Gogh is Geraldine Palmer Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Vanguard Van Gogh ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Federal records list Vanguard Van Gogh as a charter school.
The Vanguard Van Gogh community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 MozartCombined · 1,236 students
- Vanguard PicassoElementary · 572 students
- Vanguard MonetElementary · 198 students
Other schools in PHARR
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Vanguard RembrandtCombined · 1,978 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
- Dr William Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
Nearby schools
- Geraldine Palmer Elementary School0.5 mi · 657
- Kennedy Middle School0.8 mi · 519
- Aida C Escobar Elementary School1.3 mi · 735
- Vanguard Picasso1.6 mi · 572
- Liberty Middle School1.7 mi · 742
- Psja Southwest Early College High School1.7 mi · 1,588
Frequently asked questions
About Vanguard Van GoghWhat is the total enrollment at Vanguard Van Gogh?
Vanguard Van Gogh enrolls approximately 1,048 students in grades PK-09.
What age range does Vanguard Van Gogh serve?
Vanguard Van Gogh serves students from grade PK through grade 09.
How many teachers does Vanguard Van Gogh have?
Vanguard Van Gogh employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vanguard Van Gogh?
At Vanguard Van Gogh, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Is Vanguard Van Gogh public or private?
Vanguard Van Gogh is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by VANGUARD ACADEMY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.