School Hours:

• Lower school hours are 8:00am – 2:45pm
• Middle School and High School hours are 8:15am-3pm.
• Ignite After School Program hours are from school dismissal until 6:00pm.

Accreditation and Collaboration: AdvancED

• All Vanguard credits are accepted by institutions of higher learning

Standardized testing: 

• Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement
• PSAT – 10 and 11 grade
• Stanford Achievement Test 10 – 5-11 grade
• SAT/ACT college entrance exam (preparation and testing)

School-wide activities:

Grandparents Day,  Trunk or Treat, Spring Gala, Meet the Teacher, Field Day, Chili Cook-off, Bingo Night, Parent Education Series, Music and Band Presentations, Award Assemblies and Spirit Week.

Extracurricular Activities: 

Lower School (Grades Pre-K-5): Monthly field trips, Music, Chess, Last Friday Fun, Parents Night Out

Upper School (Grades 6-12): Field trips; Bowling, Robotics; Chess; Girl’s Club; Social Club; Lock-ins; basketball; Indoor soccer; kickball; Music Learning Band; Prom; National Honor Society;  volunteer community service programs

Dress code: Not Required

The University of Texas at Dallas
University of North Texas
Texas Woman’s University
Stephan F. Austin
University of Texas Austin
Southern Methodist University
University of Texas Arlington
Brookhaven Community College
Texas State Technical College
Rhodes College
Austin College
St. Edward’s College
Louisiana State University