Vanguard PicassoCharter

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Vanguard Academy: N/A

Total students

593

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 years

Vanguard Academy: 9.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Vanguard Academy: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Vanguard Picasso is an charter elementary school in Pharr, TX, in the Vanguard Academy school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 593 students. 78.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 52.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,593, which is $1,119 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

901 S Athol
Pharr, TX 78577

Office phone number

(956) 702-0134

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Vanguard Picasso are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

593

African American

1 (0.2%)

Vanguard Academy: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

580 (97.8%)

Vanguard Academy: 98.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

12 (2%)

Vanguard Academy: 1%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

97.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.0%

Two or more races

0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

78.8 %

Vanguard Academy: 74.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

94.8 %

Vanguard Academy: 91.7%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

55.8 %

Vanguard Academy: 51.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

78.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

94.8%

Limited Eng. proficiency

55.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

52.3 %

Vanguard Academy: 50.5%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

4.6 %

Vanguard Academy: 6%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

6.9 %

Vanguard Academy: 8.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

52.3%

Gifted and talented

4.6%

Special education

6.9%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Vanguard Academy: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Vanguard Academy: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Vanguard Academy: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Vanguard Academy: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

19.7 %

Vanguard Academy: 16%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

N/A

Vanguard Academy: 40%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Vanguard Academy: N/A

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Vanguard Academy: 9.1%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

19.5 %

Vanguard Academy: 15.9%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Vanguard Academy: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

Masked

Vanguard Academy: 26.1%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

N/A

Vanguard Academy: Masked

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

33.9

African American

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0.5%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

32.9 (97.1%)

Vanguard Academy: 95.8%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

1 (2.9%)

Vanguard Academy: 3.2%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

22.9 (67.6%)

Vanguard Academy: 68.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

11 (32.4%)

Vanguard Academy: 31%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

17.5

Vanguard Academy: 16.4

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 years

Vanguard Academy: 9.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$63,593

Vanguard Academy: $63,764

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$56,176

Vanguard Academy: $57,069

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$46,132

Vanguard Academy: $57,510

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$62,250

Vanguard Academy: $62,462

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$68,570

Vanguard Academy: $68,641

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$76,050

Vanguard Academy: $74,078

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

N/A

Vanguard Academy: $81,650

Statewide: $74,014

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