📍 12951 Mesquite Rd., Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, 92308
Vanguard Preparatory is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Apple Valley, San Bernardino County. The school has 1,135 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dawn Bowman. It is part of the Apple Valley Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
Vanguard Preparatory enrolls 1,135 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 47.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 643 | 57% |
| White | 406 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
781 of the school's 1,135 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vanguard Preparatory is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Vanguard Preparatory is one of 15 schools in Apple Valley Unified, based in Apple Valley, California. The district serves 13,639 students district-wide and employs 573 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,135 students, Vanguard Preparatory is larger than the district average of about 909 students per school.
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