Vanguard Monet
Public elementary school (charter) in Mission, Texas · Vanguard Academy · Grades Pre-K–5
Vanguard Monet serves 198 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 6 schools in Vanguard Academy. By enrollment it is the 4515th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Vanguard Academy |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480019522865 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 198 | 6,814 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 16.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.4% | 87% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% of Texas elementary 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 Monet in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Vanguard Academy, Vanguard Monet is the smallest, with 2.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1 miles away and have a median of 407 students, so Vanguard Monet is smaller 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 53 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 20, against an average of 28 per grade. This year grade 5 has 42% fewer students than kindergarten (22 against 38). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 53 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98% of enrollment, about the same share as across Vanguard Academy (98.5%).
91.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87% across Vanguard Academy and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 Monet has 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 198 students would have about 13.4 teachers, so Vanguard Monet has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Brillante Academy, 0.3 miles away in Brillante Academy. There are 33 elementary schools within 5 miles and 79 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98% |
| White | 2% |
53.5% of students are girls and 46.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 53 |
| Kindergarten | 38 |
| Grade 1 | 21 |
| Grade 2 | 20 |
| Grade 3 | 23 |
| Grade 4 | 21 |
| Grade 5 | 22 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1020 N Los Ebanos Rd, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)403-5020
Website: vanguardacademy.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Vanguard Monet. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brillante Academy | Brillante Academy | 0.3 mi | 354 | 27.8 | 83.9% |
| Marcell Elementary School | Mission CISD | 0.4 mi | 378 | 13.9 | 86.5% |
| Pearson Elementary School | Mission CISD | 0.7 mi | 307 | 13.5 | 91.2% |
| Ollie O'Grady Elementary School | Mission CISD | 0.9 mi | 457 | 16.2 | 91.7% |
| Leal Elementary School | Mission CISD | 1.1 mi | 436 | 15 | 89.2% |
| Excellence in Leadership Academy | Excellence in Leadership Academy | 1.1 mi | 183 | 11.1 | 83.1% |
| Jose De Escandon Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.3 mi | 614 | 15.7 | 86.5% |
| IDEA North Mission Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 719 | 20.6 | 92.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Vanguard Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Beethoven | Other | Pre-K–12 | 1,782 |
| 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 |