Vanguard Beethoven
Public school (charter) in Edinburg, Texas · Vanguard Academy · Grades Pre-K–12
Vanguard Beethoven serves 1,782 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 6 schools in Vanguard Academy. By enrollment it is the 7th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 17 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 104.63 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Vanguard Academy |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480019513536 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Vanguard Academy | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,782 | 6,814 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 17 | 16.7 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.8% | 87% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Vanguard Beethoven in context
Size
Vanguard Beethoven is the 2nd largest of Vanguard Academy's 4 schools; its 1,782 students are 26.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 39.3 miles away and have a median of 1,024 students, so Vanguard Beethoven is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 213 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 60, against an average of 127 per grade. This year grade 12 has 58% fewer students than kindergarten (60 against 144). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 213 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Vanguard Academy (98.5%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87% across Vanguard Academy and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Vanguard Beethoven has 104.63 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 1,782 students would have about 162 teachers, so Vanguard Beethoven has 57.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other school is Vanguard Rembrandt, 6.4 miles away in the same district. There are 0 schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.4% |
| White | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 213 |
| Kindergarten | 144 |
| Grade 1 | 132 |
| Grade 2 | 141 |
| Grade 3 | 140 |
| Grade 4 | 143 |
| Grade 5 | 148 |
| Grade 6 | 141 |
| Grade 7 | 154 |
| Grade 8 | 142 |
| Grade 9 | 80 |
| Grade 10 | 80 |
| Grade 11 | 64 |
| Grade 12 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2215 S Veterans Blvd, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)318-0211
Website: vanguardacademy.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Vanguard Beethoven. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Rembrandt | Vanguard Academy | 6.4 mi | 1,978 | 16.7 | 83.2% |
| Vanguard Mozart | Vanguard Academy | 7.9 mi | 1,236 | 16 | 90.7% |
| Vanguard Van Gogh | Vanguard Academy | 7.9 mi | 1,048 | 18 | 90.6% |
| Greyhounds Online Academy | San Benito CISD | 33.2 mi | 76 | 7.9 | 76.3% |
| Jubilee Brownsville | Jubilee Academies | 45.3 mi | 999 | 16.4 | 81.9% |
| Sst Corpus Christi | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 108.0 mi | 2,343 | 14.9 | 70.1% |
| Student Support Center | Corpus Christi ISD | 111.0 mi | 111 | 7.2 | 91% |
| Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi | Valere Public Schools | 112.7 mi | 358 | 19.6 | 93.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Vanguard Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Monet | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 198 |
| Vanguard Mozart | Other | Pre-K–12 | 1,236 |
| Vanguard Picasso | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 572 |
| Vanguard Rembrandt | Other | Pre-K–12 | 1,978 |
| Vanguard Van Gogh | Other | Pre-K–9 | 1,048 |