📍 2215 S Veterans Blvd, Edinburg, Hidalgo County, 78539
Vanguard Beethoven is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Edinburg, Hidalgo County. The school has 1,524 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jose Gonzalez. It is part of the Vanguard Academy school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 96.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vanguard Beethoven enrolls 1,524 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 96.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,496 | 98% |
| White | 13 | <1% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
995 of the school's 1,524 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 959 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vanguard Beethoven is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 40.
Vanguard Beethoven is one of 5 schools in VANGUARD ACADEMY, based in EDINBURG, Texas. The district serves 6,814 students district-wide and employs 392 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,524 students, Vanguard Beethoven is close to the district average of about 1,363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize