Vanguard College Preparatory School

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Private secondary school in Waco, Texas, United States

Vanguard College Preparatory School

Address

2517 Mt. Carmel

Waco

Texas

76710

United States

Coordinates| 31°32′35″N 97°12′29″W﻿ / ﻿31.542984°N 97.207919°W﻿ / 31.542984; -97.207919
Information
Type| Private secondary
Established| 1973
NCES School ID| 01328528
Headmaster| Bill Borg[1]
Teaching staff| 21.1[2]
Grades| 7-12
Gender| educational
Enrollment| 268 (2016[2])
Average class size| 3–20
Student to teacher ratio| 1:9
Campus| 8.5 acres (3.4 ha)
Color(s)|
Blue, Green, and White
Mascot| Viking
Accreditation| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Website| www.vanguard.org

Vanguard College Preparatory School, founded in 1973, is a private, independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school located in Waco, Texas, United States, for students in grades 7-12. Enrollment, as of the 2022-2023 academic year is 268, with 41 on the teaching faculty.

The campus consists of 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) and the school is housed in several buildings. Vanguard is a college style campus. A science and math building was completed in 1984, two gymnasiums were completed in 1980 and enlarged as a multi-purpose facility in 1992, and a performing arts center was completed in 1987. A new classroom building opened for use in the fall of 2000 and a new visual arts building and video studio opened in 2004. Administrative offices were renovated in 2005 and the gymnasium complex was renovated in 2006. State of the art computer labs are accessible to students, and the entire campus has Wi-Fi. Art, drama, music, publications, service organizations, debate, Knowledge Master, Mock Trial and athletics are among their extracurricular options. The 2014 and 2016 editions of Liquid Paper, Vanguard's literary magazine, received a superior rating from the National Council of Teachers of English.[3] The 2011 edition, Circadian, received first place from the American Scholastic Press Association.[4]

## Athletics

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Vanguard has won over forty-four team state titles.[citation needed]

Students can play multiple sports.

* The Varsity Golf team won 12 consecutive state championships from 2005-2016
* Vanguard's biggest rivals include cross-town rivals Live Oak Classical, and Reicher Catholic.
* Varsity Teams - Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Golf, Volleyball, Tennis, Track, Cross Country, Cheerleading. Vanguard is 4A in TAPPS.
* Vanguard has fostered Division 1 Athletes in Basketball, Golf, Volleyball, Tennis, and Softball.

## National Merit Commended Scholars and Semifinalist

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Vanguard has had over 41 National Merit Finalist in the past 17 years[citation needed]

## Accreditation

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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and approved by the Texas Education Agency.

## Memberships

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* 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 and Curriculum Development
* Texas Counseling Association

## Notable alumni

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* Pat Green \- Country musician[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "Vanguard to Host First Homecoming". Waco, Tx. September 25, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
2. ^ a b "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
3. ^ "NCTE Program to Recognize" (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English.
4. ^ "Annual Contest/Review for Scholastic Yearbooks, Magazines and Newspapers". American Scholastic Press Association. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2010.

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McLennan County, Texas schools

Public high schools

Waco ISD|

* University
* Waco High
* A.J. Moore Academy (closed)
* Richfield (closed)

Other school districts|

* Axtell ISD
* Axtell High
* Bosqueville ISD
* Bosqueville High
* Bruceville-Eddy ISD
* Bruceville-Eddy High
* China Spring ISD
* China Spring High
* Connally ISD
* Connally High
* Crawford ISD
* Crawford High
* Gholson ISD
* Gholson School
* La Vega ISD
* La Vega High
* Lorena ISD
* Lorena High
* Mart ISD
* Mart High
* McGregor ISD
* McGregor High
* Midway ISD
* Midway High
* Moody ISD
* Moody High
* Riesel ISD
* Riesel High
* Robinson ISD
* Robinson High
* Valley Mills ISD
* Valley Mills High
* West ISD
* West High

Independent schools

Secular private
high schools|

* Vanguard College Preparatory School

Religious private
high schools|

* Reicher Catholic High School
* Texas Christian Academy

Some school districts extend beyond the boundaries of McLennan County.
Hallsburg ISD does not operate any high schools in McLennan County.
Oglesby ISD serves a small section of McLennan County but does not operate any schools inside it.

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TAPPS 4A (2024-2026)

District 1|

* Lake Country Christian (Fort Worth)
* Lubbock Christian
* Midland Classical
* Temple Christian (Fort Worth)
* Trinity Christian (Willow Park)
* Trinity School of Midland

District 2|

* Coram Deo (Plano)
* Covenant (Dallas)
* Covenant Christian (Colleyville)
* Pantego Christian (Arlington)
* Prince of Peace (Carrollton)

District 3|

* All Saints Episcopal (Tyler)
* Bishop Gorman (Tyler)
* Dallas Christian (Mesquite)
* McKinney Christian
* Shelton (Dallas)

District 4|

* Brazos Christian (Bryan)
* Concordia (Pflugerville)
* Hill Country Christian (Austin)
* Round Rock Christian
* Texas School for the Deaf (Austin)
* Vanguard Prep (Waco)
* Veritas (Austin)

District 5|

* Castle Hills (San Antonio)
* Geneva (Boerne)
* Holy Cross (San Antonio)
* Incarnate Word (Corpus Christi)
* John Paul II (Schertz)
* New Braunfels Christian
* St. John Paul II (Corpus Christi)

District 6|

* British (Katy)
* First Baptist (Pasadena)
* Northland Christian (Houston)
* Rosehill Christian (Tomball)
* St. Francis Episcopal (Piney Point Village)
* St. Thomas Episcopal (Houston)
* Westbury Christian (Houston)

Source:
TAPPS Alignment 2024-2026
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