Vanguard College Preparatory School
Waco · TX · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Eagle Christian Academy → Reicher Catholic High School → St Louis Catholic School → Live Oak Classical School → Parkview Christian Academy → Resolution Ranch Academy → Sycamore Academy → Trinity Valley School →A parent's read
- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Vanguard College Preparatory School publishes where its graduates go (the past eight years): 140 colleges, including Rice University, University of Texas at Austin*, Amherst College, Boston University*.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school
Vanguard College Preparatory School publishes the colleges its graduates attend (the past eight years): 140 colleges. See the full list ↓
Their published college list
Colleges the school lists for its graduates
Vanguard College Preparatory School publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 140 colleges, in the document's own order.
Years, as the document states them
the past eight years
Ivy+ and most selective · 10
Brown University · Columbia University · Cornell University* · Dartmouth University · Duke University · Harvard University* · Princeton University* · Stanford University · University of Chicago* · Yale University*
University of California · 4
University of California, Davis* · University of California, San Diego · University of California, Santa Cruz · University of California Los Angeles*
Other California · 4
Azusa Pacific University* · California Lutheran University* · Pepperdine University* · University of Southern California
Out of state · 101
Baylor University* · Our Lady of the Lake University · Rice University · Sam Houston State University · Schreiner University · Southern Methodist University* · St. Edward’s University · Texas A&M University* · Texas Christian University* · Texas Lutheran University · Texas Tech University* · University of Houston* · University of the Incarnate Word · University of Texas at Arlington* · and 87 more below
Not matched to a college page · 21
Abilene Christian University* · Austin College* · Concordia University Texas* · Dallas Baptist University* · Midwestern State University* · Southwestern University* · St. Mary's University* · Texas A&M Univ., Corpus Christi* · Texas State University* · Trinity University* · University of Mary Hardin-Baylor* · University of North Texas* · Brigham Young University* · Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ* · and 7 more below
Is my kid's college on this list?
The school down the road: Trinity Valley School
| College | Vanguard College Preparatory School | Trinity Valley School |
|---|---|---|
| Boston College | — | ✓ named |
| Boston University* | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Brown University | ✓ named | — |
| Carnegie Mellon University | — | ✓ named |
| Columbia University | ✓ named | — |
| Cornell University* | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Dartmouth University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Duke University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Emory University* | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Georgetown University | — | ✓ named |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | ✓ named |
| Harvard University* | ✓ named | ✓ named |
Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.
All 140 colleges, as the document prints them
and 110 more
These are the colleges the school published for its graduates.
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Independently verified As published by Vanguard College Preparatory School — 2025-2026 School Profile ↗. Found at: page 4, section headed 'COLLEGE MATRICULATION OF THE VANGUARD GRADUATE'.
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How Vanguard College Preparatory School compares for families
What families should know about Vanguard College Preparatory School.
- ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Eagle Christian Academy, Reicher Catholic High School, St Louis Catholic School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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The University of Texas at Austin
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 $19,857/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
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Texas's public scholarships
Texas families have two big levers: a guaranteed-admission rule for the top of each graduating class, and the need-based TEXAS Grant that pairs with it. Class rank does more here than almost anywhere.
Graduate in the top 10% of your Texas public-HS class and finish the required curriculum for automatic admission to TX public universities (UT Austin caps at the top 5%). (Must finish the required college-prep curriculum (Distinguished plan).)
Official program details ↗Texas's flagship need-based grant — no GPA gate to qualify (a 3.0 or top-third rank just gives priority when funds run short). (Enroll within 16 months of HS, ≥¾ time, in a bachelor's program.)
Official program details ↗Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan plus a 3.0 GPA and an 80th-percentile test (or top-10% rank) for a TEXAS Grant-sized scholarship. (Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.
About this listing
Vanguard College Preparatory School is listed by PSS 2020 · NAIS. Its enrollment figures below come from the most recent federal Private School Survey it answered; the survey is voluntary, and the school did not respond to the latest wave. The school's own site: www.vanguard.org ↗
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.
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| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Christian Academy Waco |
Private | 1.0 | 149 | +15.5% |
| Reicher Catholic High School Waco |
Private | 2.7 | 316 | +115.0% |
| St Louis Catholic School Waco |
Private | 2.7 | 315 | +35.8% |
| Live Oak Classical School Waco |
Private | 4.8 | 447 | +12.6% |
| Parkview Christian Academy Waco |
Private | 5.7 | 96 | +18.5% |
| Resolution Ranch Academy Cameron |
Private | 47.1 | 23 | — |
| Sycamore Academy Keene |
Private | 59.4 | 159 | +130.4% |
| Trinity Valley School Fort Worth |
Private | 77.9 | 980 | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantVanguard College Preparatory School is a private high school in Waco, TX, enrolling 204 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2018 to 2020.
Vanguard College Preparatory School publishes a list of colleges its graduates attend for the the past eight years: 140 colleges. Source: 2025-2026 School Profile.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Vanguard College Preparatory School graduates go to college? Vanguard College Preparatory School publishes a list of colleges its graduates attend for the the past eight years: 140 colleges. Source: 2025-2026 School Profile.
How many students attend Vanguard College Preparatory School? Vanguard College Preparatory School is a private high school in Waco, TX, enrolling 204 students in grades 9-12 in 2020.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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