The Vanguard School
Lake Wales · FL · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Our Career Centered Academy Inc. → Candlelight Christian Academy → Endtime Christian School Of Excellence → Family Life Homeschool → The Cape Academy → Lakeland Institute For Learning, Org., Corp → Valor Christian Leadership Academy → Winter Haven Christian School →How The Vanguard School compares for families
What families should know about The Vanguard School.
- ▸ LocallyFL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Our Career Centered Academy Inc., Candlelight Christian Academy, Endtime Christian School Of Excellence and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
University of Florida
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $6,541/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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Florida's Bright Futures pays 75–100% of in-state tuition by tier, based on GPA, test scores, and community-service hours. We built a calculator that checks the exact thresholds for you.
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Their published college list
Colleges the school lists for its graduates
The Vanguard School publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 88 colleges, in the document's own order.
The document does not state a class year for this list.
and 58 more
These are the colleges the school published for its graduates.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 103 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Career Centered Academy Inc. Lake Alfred |
Private | 13.0 | 89 | +3.5% |
| Candlelight Christian Academy Lake Wales |
Private | 2.3 | 184 | +2.2% |
| Endtime Christian School Of Excellence Lake Wales |
Private | 2.7 | 52 | — |
| Family Life Homeschool Bartow |
Private | 6.9 | 14 | — |
| The Cape Academy Cape Coral |
Private | 18.8 | 205 | +241.7% |
| Lakeland Institute For Learning, Org., Corp Lakeland |
Private | 19.5 | 64 | -7.2% |
| Valor Christian Leadership Academy Winter Haven |
Private | 7.8 | 56 | — |
| Winter Haven Christian School Winter Haven |
Private | 9.0 | 434 | +12.4% |