Vroonland - Vanguard High School
Public high school in Mesquite, Texas · Mesquite ISD · Grades 9–12
Vroonland - Vanguard High School serves 1,605 students in grades 9–12 in Mesquite (Dallas County). It is one of 50 schools in Mesquite ISD. By enrollment it is the 434th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 97.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Mesquite ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483039013814 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mesquite ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,605 | 37,930 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 13.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.8% | 81.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 75% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Vroonland - Vanguard High School in context
Size
Vroonland - Vanguard High School is the 5th largest of Mesquite ISD's 6 high schools; its 1,605 students are 4.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,578; Vroonland - Vanguard High School is close to their typical size.
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 grade 10 with 425 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 352, against an average of 401 per grade. This year grade 12 has 14% fewer students than grade 9 (352 against 411). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 72.6% here and 63.9% across Mesquite ISD. Black students are next, at 14%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.2% across Mesquite ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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 97.53 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,605 students, Vroonland - Vanguard High School has 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,605 students would have about 114.6 teachers, so Vroonland - Vanguard High School has 17.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Vroonland - Vanguard High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Horn High School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 26 other high schools, 8 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 | 72.6% |
| Black | 14% |
| White | 9.8% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 411 |
| Grade 10 | 425 |
| Grade 11 | 417 |
| Grade 12 | 352 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4201 Faithom P Lucas Sr. Blvd, Mesquite, TX 75181
Phone: (972)882-0001
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Vroonland - Vanguard High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horn High School | Mesquite ISD | 1.4 mi | 2,757 | 13.7 | 73.7% |
| Seagoville High School | Dallas ISD | 3.1 mi | 1,786 | 15.7 | 91.3% |
| Mesquite High School | Mesquite ISD | 3.1 mi | 2,294 | 13.6 | 85% |
| KIPP Pleasant Grove Leadership Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.5 mi | 618 | 16.4 | 93.4% |
| Texans Can Academy - Pleasant Grove | Texans Can Academies | 4.2 mi | 529 | 26.1 | 62.8% |
| West Mesquite High School | Mesquite ISD | 4.3 mi | 1,997 | 13.8 | 84.9% |
| A+ Secondary School | A+ Academy | 4.3 mi | 790 | 17.4 | 98.2% |
| H Grady Spruce High School | Dallas ISD | 4.5 mi | 1,370 | 14.5 | 96.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.