Vanguard Van Gogh
Public school (charter) in Pharr, Texas · Vanguard Academy · Grades Pre-K–9
Vanguard Van Gogh serves 1,048 students in grades Pre-K–9 in Pharr (Hidalgo County). It is one of 6 schools in Vanguard Academy. By enrollment it is the 36th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 18 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 ÷ 58.18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–9 |
| District | Vanguard Academy |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480019514277 |
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 | 1,048 | 6,814 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 18 | 16.7 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.6% | 87% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 88% 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 Van Gogh in context
Size
Vanguard Van Gogh is the smallest of Vanguard Academy's 4 schools; its 1,048 students are 15.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 40.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,118; Vanguard Van Gogh is close to their typical size.
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 162 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 44, against an average of 95 per grade. This year grade 9 has 58% fewer students than kindergarten (44 against 106). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 162 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98% here and 98.5% across Vanguard Academy. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.6% of its students are eligible 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
With 58.18 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,048 students, Vanguard Van Gogh has 18 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 1,048 students would have about 95.3 teachers, so Vanguard Van Gogh has 37.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
Vanguard Van Gogh is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other school is Vanguard Rembrandt, 2.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 3 other schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98% |
| White | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 162 |
| Kindergarten | 106 |
| Grade 1 | 111 |
| Grade 2 | 100 |
| Grade 3 | 109 |
| Grade 4 | 89 |
| Grade 5 | 96 |
| Grade 6 | 90 |
| Grade 7 | 70 |
| Grade 8 | 71 |
| Grade 9 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1407 W Moore Rd, Pharr, TX 78577
Phone: (956)403-5000
Website: vanguardacademy.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Vanguard Van Gogh. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Rembrandt | Vanguard Academy | 2.4 mi | 1,978 | 16.7 | 83.2% |
| Vanguard Mozart | Vanguard Academy | 6.6 mi | 1,236 | 16 | 90.7% |
| Vanguard Beethoven | Vanguard Academy | 7.9 mi | 1,782 | 17 | 84.8% |
| Greyhounds Online Academy | San Benito CISD | 35.4 mi | 76 | 7.9 | 76.3% |
| Jubilee Brownsville | Jubilee Academies | 45.5 mi | 999 | 16.4 | 81.9% |
| Sst Corpus Christi | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 115.9 mi | 2,343 | 14.9 | 70.1% |
| Student Support Center | Corpus Christi ISD | 118.9 mi | 111 | 7.2 | 91% |
| Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi | Valere Public Schools | 120.7 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 Beethoven | Other | Pre-K–12 | 1,782 |
| 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 |