| Vanguard College Preparatory School | |
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| Address | |
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2517 Mt. Carmel , 76710 | |
| Coordinates | 31°32′35″N 97°12′29″W / 31.542984°N 97.207919°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private secondary |
| Established | 1973 |
| NCES School ID | 01328528 |
| Headmaster | Bill Borg[1] |
| Teaching staff | 21.1[2] |
| Grades | 6-12 |
| 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 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]