Best Education in Waco
AT VANGUARD:
— The teacher to student ratio at Vanguard is 1:7
— Class sizes range from 3 to 18 and the average size is 13
— Our enrollment varies year-to-year, but typically is below 200.
THE STATE AVERAGE:
— Teacher to student ratio at is 1:12
— The average class size is 22
Source: Public School Review
Bound for Higher Education
— 56% of Central Texas high school seniors took a college entrance exam in 2009.
— 100% of Vanguard seniors take a college entrance exam.
Source: College Board and Bureau of Labor Statistics, Texas Higher Education Data, and Economic Development Intelligence System
— 43% of McLennan County high school seniors enrolled in a college in 2009.
— 100% of Vanguard seniors are accepted into a college or university each year, many are highly selective institutions such as Princeton, Stanford and Duke.
The members of the graduating classes of 2009, 2010 and 2011 received a combined $10 million in academic scholarship offers from colleges and universities across the nation.
We are Competitors
Six students in all Central Texas High Schools were named National Merit semifinalists for 2009-2010. Half of these attend Vanguard school.
Being Different is Good
The class of 2010 had an average SAT score of 1255 (critical reading and math combined). This is 27% higher than the average for Texas (992).
Setting Examples of Excellence
We have an award winning faculty, including the winner of the KWTX-TV Golden Apple Award for Excellence in the Classroom and the 2009 Waco Tribune-Herald Super Centex Coach of the Year.
Talking the Talk
The debate team has had qualifiers for the national tournament for eight consecutive years (2002-2009)
Competing with Rigor and Respect
— With 37 state championships, Vanguard owns more team state titles than any other private or parochial school in Central Texas.
— The Vanguard varsity golf team has won six consecutive TAPPS State Championships.
Work of Excellence
Our literary magazine, Liquid Paper, won a 2009 Gold Medal with Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 1st Place with Special Merit with American Scholastic Press Association, and was ranked ”excellent“ by the National Council for Teachers of English.
Memberships
National Association of Independent Schools, Southern Association of Independent Schools, Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, Texas Association of Non-Public Schools, The College Board, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National Association of College Admission Counseling, Texas Association of College Admission Counseling & Texas Association of Supervision & Curriculum Development.
Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, as well as approved by the Texas Education Agency.
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