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Vanguard Beethoven

Q: Is Vanguard Beethoven a good school?

Vanguard Beethoven ranks 1494 th of 4651 Texas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

1494^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Alternative Schools

Better than 68% of Texas alternative schools

Summary

Vanguard Beethoven is an alternative public charter school located in Edinburg, Texas, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 1,714 students. As part of the Vanguard Academy district, Vanguard Beethoven has consistently outperformed the district and the state of Texas in various STAAR assessments, particularly in reading and English language arts.

Vanguard Beethoven's standout metrics include a 0.0% dropout rate for the past three school years, significantly lower than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.29% to 89.73% over the past few years, indicating it serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population. Despite this, Vanguard Beethoven has seen an increase in spending per student, from $8,710 in 2018-2019 to $10,472 in 2020-2021, demonstrating a commitment to investing in the school's resources and programs.

Compared to nearby schools, Vanguard Beethoven generally outperforms the other Vanguard Academy schools in test scores, particularly in reading and English language arts. However, the other Vanguard Academy schools have higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates. Additionally, Idea Public Schools' Idea Elsa College Preparatory and Idea Owassa College Preparatory have lower test scores compared to Vanguard Beethoven, especially in mathematics and social studies, but these Idea schools have lower dropout rates. The exceptional performance of Edinburg Collegiate High School, located just 1.83 miles from Vanguard Beethoven, also highlights the high-quality educational opportunities available in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District.

1,782

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,705

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2215 S Veterans Blvd
Edinburg, TX 78539

(956) 318-0211

District: Vanguard Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.4%

White:

0.8%

Asian:

0.3%

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Compare Vanguard Beethoven to nearby alternative schools!

At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2022 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2022

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg51%

Texas avg49%

Elementary school

1,494^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From top 22% (2019) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

572^nd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From top 16% (2019) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

720^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 21 pts since 2023

From top 15% (2023) to top 36% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Alternative Schools in the Vanguard Academy

341^st of 961Vanguard Academy among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	1494 of 4651	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	1365 of 4710	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	1056 of 4647	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	1054 of 4581	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	1699 of 4578	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	989 of 4479	77.9%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	85.4	297 of 4461	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	68.9	792 of 4331	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	494 of 4295	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	937 of 4240	77.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	544 of 2918	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	764 of 3668	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	392 of 3556	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	799 of 3487	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	1232 of 3446	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	858 of 3333	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	841 of 3226	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	1083 of 3744	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	1390 of 4658	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	976 of 4588	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	1385 of 4561	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	1666 of 4499	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	1273 of 4348	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	906 of 4306	79.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	410 of 2619	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	914 of 2980	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	923 of 2958	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	1170 of 3006	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	892 of 3644	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	983 of 4465	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	559 of 4401	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	591 of 4376	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	1191 of 4329	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	620 of 4188	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	505 of 4168	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	661 of 3705	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	575 of 4594	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	417 of 4521	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	557 of 4477	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	1462 of 4451	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.6	352 of 4309	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	404 of 4264	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	1462 of 3739	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	1541 of 4647	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	1196 of 4585	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	825 of 4563	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	1711 of 4498	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	776 of 4357	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	898 of 4319	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	1941 of 3549	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	2300 of 4292	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.6	935 of 4086	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	45.7	1854 of 3952	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	572 of 2344	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	628 of 2372	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	495 of 2330	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	441 of 2254	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	46.3	1126 of 2252	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	340 of 2193	84.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	83.6	162 of 2182	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	41.3	1160 of 2118	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	374 of 2058	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	739 of 2008	63.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	334 of 1428	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	478 of 1770	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	220 of 1720	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	436 of 1643	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	50.6	595 of 1592	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	176 of 1445	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	315 of 1376	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	508 of 1825	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	805 of 2242	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	633 of 2241	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	557 of 2221	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	57.7	777 of 2151	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	295 of 2047	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	392 of 2008	80.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	454 of 1230	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	657 of 1481	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	494 of 1488	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	932 of 1501	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	280 of 1731	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	413 of 2119	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	271 of 2116	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	269 of 2077	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	795 of 2043	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.9	176 of 1935	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	223 of 1895	88.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	243 of 1820	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	281 of 2235	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	248 of 2251	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	290 of 2220	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.8	967 of 2172	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.6	131 of 2073	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	130 of 2039	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	529 of 1818	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	573 of 2246	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	362 of 2245	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	340 of 2228	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	33.3	1442 of 2168	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.0	403 of 2069	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	386 of 2030	81.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	538 of 1568	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	803 of 1891	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	627 of 1815	65.5%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	720 of 1974	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	471 of 1990	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	302 of 1961	84.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	475 of 1153	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	246 of 1437	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	151 of 1371	89.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	746 of 1504	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	539 of 1880	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	397 of 1891	79.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	722 of 964	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.7	561 of 1182	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	410 of 1453	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	270 of 1805	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	194 of 1820	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	369 of 1513	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	220 of 1884	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	191 of 1897	89.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	477 of 1515	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	340 of 1891	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	266 of 1913	86.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	721 of 1299	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.6	346 of 1548	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	523 of 1478	64.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

At Risk (2022)93rd percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)84th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

At Risk (2022)93rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)63rd percentile-13 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)25th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

English II Reading76%+20 vs state

Reading61%+7 vs state

English I Reading61%+10 vs state

U.S. History60%-8 vs state

Algebra I57%+10 vs state

Biology57%-5 vs state

Science49%+11 vs state

Social Studies47%+17 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Vanguard Beethoven	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2215 S Veterans Blvd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 318-0211	1,782	105	17.0	84.8%	15 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1,753 (98.4%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)								(n/a)								57.3	57.1	60.9	75.9	60.3	61.2	46.6	58.0	70.7	65.8	65.2	42.5	37.6	51.1	52.1	23.4	26.9	42.0	57.3	47.1	$10,705
Jjaep-Southwest Key Program	Public, Alternative	8-9	1313 S 18th St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 380-3837	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Edinburg Alternative Education Academy	Public, Alternative	3-12	1301 E Schunior	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 289-2598	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	6-11	1001 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 289-2321	38	8	4.7	94.7%	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)								0.0	0.0	4.4	0.0						0.0	16.7					0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	$31,636
Southwest Key Program	Public, Alternative	9	3900 N 23rd	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 618-6031	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Vanguard Rembrandt	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 E Kelly Ave	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 283-0600	1,978	118	16.7	83.2%	14 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1,958 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)								(n/a)	42.9	28.6			0.0			54.8	75.0	75.7	76.9	65.7	50.0	60.0	57.5	56.4	73.1	63.4	45.6	58.1	49.6	43.6	46.4	49.3	40.2	49.1	25.2	$12,350
Vanguard Mozart	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	155 E Business 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 223-2030	1,236	77	15.9	90.7%	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,221 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)		40.0						32.9	50.0	72.1	72.1	72.7	59.0	73.8	60.0	47.4	53.9	54.1	47.4	59.1	44.6	20.5	17.4	35.1	19.6	48.8	40.5	$11,538
Vanguard Van Gogh	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1407 W Moore Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 403-5000	1,048	58	18.0	90.6%	19 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1,027 (98.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	11.1	45.5	33.3	10.0		14.3	11.1	57.1	74.4	78.6	100.0		45.5	40.9	63.0	60.4	58.1	77.1	41.7	34.9	40.5	22.0	32.3	60.3	12.6	56.9	18.1	$9,679
Instr/Guid Center	Public, Alternative	6-11	2604 Galveston Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 971-4393	60	11	5.5	88.3%	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																												$53,018
Idea Los Encinos College Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	5400 S Ware Rd	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 429-4150	753	43	17.6	93.2%	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	740 (98.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								64.1	61.6	50.0	71.1	75.7				55.3	40.0	58.7				45.5	38.4				32.5	$11,551

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Vanguard Beethoven ranks 1494^th of 4651 Texas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,782 students attended Vanguard Beethoven.

What is the racial makeup of Vanguard Beethoven?

Students at Vanguard Beethoven are 98% Hispanic.

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