Vanguard Van Gogh
Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 9 · Pharr, Texas
Vanguard Van Gogh in Pharr, Texas enrolled 1,048 students in 2024-25 with 58.2 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Texas median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 52% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 29% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%
812 students in 2022-23, 959 students in 2023-24, 1,048 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.8 to 58.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 812 | 50.8 | 16.0 |
| 2023-24 | 959 | 53.3 | 18.0 |
| 2024-25 | 1,048 | 58.2 | 18.0 |
18.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Texas schools of this kind
Among the 440 Texas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 650 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vanguard Van Gogh enrolled 585 students and had 0.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.9, one per 650 of the 585 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent13.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
98.0% of students were Hispanic, 1.8% White, 0.1% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic98.0%
- White1.8%
- Asian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Vanguard Van Gogh scored proficient or above: 50-57% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 50‑57% | 58% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 52% | 42% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Schools of this kind in Pharr
3 public schools of this kind in Pharr report 2024-25 enrollment; Vanguard Van Gogh is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Rembrandt | 1,978 | 16.7 | 82.4% |
| Vanguard Van Gogh | 1,048 | 18.0 | 90.5% |
| Psja Early Start | 527 | 19.6 | 95.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Vanguard Van Gogh
- Vanguard RembrandtThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.4 miles away: 1,978 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Psja Early StartThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.7 miles away: 527 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Vanguard Van Gogh with Vanguard RembrandtStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Vanguard Academy spends per student$14,937 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,937
- The largest public schools in TexasVanguard Van Gogh is the number 37 by size of 501 Texas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#37 of 501
- Texas schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.18.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Vanguard Van Gogh
How many students attend Vanguard Van Gogh?
1,048 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 812 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Pharr, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Vanguard Van Gogh?
18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Vanguard Van Gogh a Title I school?
Vanguard Van Gogh ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Vanguard Van Gogh do on state tests?
The students tested at Vanguard Van Gogh scored proficient or above: 50-57% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Vanguard Van Gogh in?
Vanguard Academy, NCES district ID 4800195. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480019514277 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.