Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Vanguard Academy: A

Total students

486

Avg. teacher experience

10.6 years

Vanguard Academy: 9.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Vanguard Academy: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Vanguard Picasso is an charter elementary school in Pharr, TX, in the Vanguard Academy school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 486 students. 89.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 65% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,951, which is $4,064 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

vanguardacademy.edu

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

486

African American

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.2%)

Vanguard Academy: 0.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

482 (99.2%)

Vanguard Academy: 98.7%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

3 (0.6%)

Vanguard Academy: 0.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

99.2%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.6%

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

89.9 %

Vanguard Academy: 82.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

81.5 %

Vanguard Academy: 76.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

57.2 %

Vanguard Academy: 47.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

89.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

81.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

57.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

65 %

Vanguard Academy: 47.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.9 %

Vanguard Academy: 5.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

5.1 %

Vanguard Academy: 5.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

65.0%

Gifted and talented

4.9%

Special education

5.1%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

B

Vanguard Academy: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Vanguard Academy: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Vanguard Academy: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Vanguard Academy: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

4.2 %

Vanguard Academy: 4.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

N/A

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Vanguard Academy: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

4.2 %

Vanguard Academy: 4.3%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Vanguard Academy: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

Masked

Vanguard Academy: 3.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Vanguard Academy: Masked

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

35.2

African American

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

33.2 (94.3%)

Vanguard Academy: 97%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

2 (5.7%)

Vanguard Academy: 2.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Vanguard Academy: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

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%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

23.6 (66.9%)

Vanguard Academy: 72.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

11.7 (33.1%)

Vanguard Academy: 27.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

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 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.8

Vanguard Academy: 15.3

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

10.6 years

Vanguard Academy: 9.6 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

$62,951

Vanguard Academy: $61,610

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,873

Vanguard Academy: $55,037

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,919

Vanguard Academy: $55,602

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,300

Vanguard Academy: $60,004

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,158

Vanguard Academy: $66,316

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$73,025

Vanguard Academy: $72,475

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Vanguard Academy: $78,100

Statewide: $71,111

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