Vanguard Academy Other School
1200 East Kelly
Pharr TX, 78577, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-283-1700
Ranking: | High School: (90 out of 1,337, top 7%) Elementary/Middle School: (1,306 out of 6,018, top 22%)* |
Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 71 | 68 | 73 | 68 | 48 | 36 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,182 | 1,170 | 1,295 | 1,062 | 860 | 673 | 423 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 75 | 6.3% | 106 | 9.1% | 123 | 9.5% | 66 | 6.2% | 100 | 11.6% | 67 | 10.0% | 26 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten: | 87 | 7.4% | 83 | 7.1% | 150 | 11.6% | 133 | 12.5% | 108 | 12.6% | 75 | 11.1% | 40 | 9.5% |
Grade 1: | 86 | 7.3% | 84 | 7.2% | 152 | 11.7% | 138 | 13.0% | 95 | 11.0% | 78 | 11.6% | 64 | 15.1% |
Grade 2: | 82 | 6.9% | 85 | 7.3% | 153 | 11.8% | 124 | 11.7% | 95 | 11.0% | 83 | 12.3% | 58 | 13.7% |
Grade 3: | 86 | 7.3% | 87 | 7.4% | 132 | 10.2% | 106 | 10.0% | 105 | 12.2% | 81 | 12.0% | 41 | 9.7% |
Grade 4: | 102 | 8.6% | 106 | 9.1% | 110 | 8.5% | 108 | 10.2% | 79 | 9.2% | 68 | 10.1% | 43 | 10.2% |
Grade 5: | 125 | 10.6% | 141 | 12.1% | 109 | 8.4% | 110 | 10.4% | 85 | 9.9% | 63 | 9.4% | 41 | 9.7% |
Grade 6: | 132 | 11.2% | 127 | 10.9% | 108 | 8.3% | 108 | 10.2% | 78 | 9.1% | 65 | 9.7% | 41 | 9.7% |
Grade 7: | 125 | 10.6% | 108 | 9.2% | 101 | 7.8% | 70 | 6.6% | 55 | 6.4% | 41 | 6.1% | 51 | 12.1% |
Grade 8: | 100 | 8.5% | 102 | 8.7% | 71 | 5.5% | 58 | 5.5% | 40 | 4.7% | 44 | 6.5% | 18 | 4.3% |
Grade 9: | 74 | 6.3% | 62 | 5.3% | 49 | 3.8% | 23 | 2.2% | 20 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.2% | NA | NA |
Grade 10: | 51 | 4.3% | 42 | 3.6% | 22 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 11: | 37 | 3.1% | 21 | 1.8% | 15 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 12: | 20 | 1.7% | 16 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 557 | 47.1% | 537 | 45.9% | 608 | 46.9% | 484 | 45.6% | 391 | 45.5% | 301 | 44.7% | 188 | 44.4% |
Female: | 625 | 52.9% | 633 | 54.1% | 687 | 53.1% | 578 | 54.4% | 461 | 53.6% | 364 | 54.1% | 231 | 54.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 1,137 | 96.2% | 1,118 | 95.6% | 1,238 | 95.6% | 1,025 | 96.5% | 829 | 96.4% | 649 | 96.4% | 406 | 96.0% |
Black: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 41 | 3.5% | 47 | 4.0% | 50 | 3.9% | 31 | 2.9% | 27 | 3.1% | 22 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 828 | 70.1% | 813 | 69.5% | 888 | 68.6% | 730 | 68.7% | 540 | 62.8% | 412 | 61.2% | 227 | 53.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 145 | 12.3% | 154 | 13.2% | 198 | 15.3% | 150 | 14.1% | 151 | 17.6% | 121 | 18.0% | 104 | 24.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.65 | 17.26 | 17.81 | 15.62 | 17.92 | 18.70 | 18.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 66% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 74% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 63% |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 78% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 85% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 52% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 86% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 75% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 90.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 6.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 55.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 45.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,042.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,560.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,298.0 |
* Vanguard Academy Other School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.