Enrollment
158
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370474001921
Vaughan Elementary
2936 US Hwy 158E, Macon, NC 27551 · (252) 257-6802 · Warren County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL158 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
155 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Vaughan Elementary→Warren County Middle
Based on grade levels within Warren County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
45.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Vaughan Elementary
Vaughan Elementary's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughan Elementary this school | 158 | 98.1% | 47.2% |
| East Elementary Kings Mountain | 199 | 97.5% | 58.6% |
| Trenton Elementary Trenton | 153 | 98.0% | 48.4% |
| Mount Gilead Elementary Mount Gilead | 190 | 95.3% | 26.8% |
| Pollocksville Elementary Pollocksville | 120 | 97.5% | 60.5% |
| Ansonville Elementary Ansonville | 158 | 98.1% | 54.9% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Vaughan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #895 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #959 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #782 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 158 | #1,425 of 1,485 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #891 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.4% | #94 of 937 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
158
-40 (-20%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 158 | 10.3 | 15.3:1 | 98% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 157 | 9.3 | 16.8:1 | 98% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 7.3 | 22.2:1 | 98% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 198 | 13 | 15.2:1 | 98% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 14.3 | 15.9:1 | 99% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 99% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 79% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 80% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 242 | 13 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vaughan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (227 to 158); teachers down 28% (14.3 to 10.3).
About Vaughan Elementary
Vaughan Elementary is a very small elementary school found in Macon, North Carolina. The school counted 158 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 66% below the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
The district, Warren County Schools, has 1,547 students enrolled across 6 schools.
The largest group at Vaughan Elementary is Black students, at 39%. Smaller groups are 28% White, 17% Native American, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Warren County is roughly 47% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Vaughan Elementary scores 72%.
Vaughan Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1, with 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. The school has 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Warren County is similar, at 99%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Vaughan Elementary outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Vaughan Elementary is 1.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Warren County show that median household income comes to about $50,638, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 8, with about 1,687 students.
Warren Early College High is the nearest public school to Vaughan Elementary, about 8.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Vaughan Elementary is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Vaughan Elementary is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 198 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 158 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Vaughan Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,795
Census ACS
Median income
$50,638
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,687 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warren County Schools
- Warren County HighHigh · 362 students
- Warren County MiddleMiddle · 342 students
- Mariam Boyd ElementaryElementary · 291 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 277 students
- Warren Early College HighHigh · 117 students
- Warren New Tech HighCombined
Other Vaughan Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Vaughan Elementary. Vaughan Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Vaughan Elementary SchoolPowder Springs, GA · 600 students
Nearby schools
- Warren Early College High8.8 mi · 117
- Mariam Boyd Elementary9.0 mi · 291
- Warren County High9.3 mi · 362
- Warren County Middle9.6 mi · 342
- Northside Elementary10.6 mi · 277
- Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea11.3 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About Vaughan ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Vaughan Elementary?
Vaughan Elementary enrolls approximately 158 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Vaughan Elementary serve?
Vaughan Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Vaughan Elementary have?
Vaughan Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Vaughan Elementary?
Student demographics at Vaughan Elementary are roughly 28% White, 7% Hispanic, 39% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Vaughan Elementary in?
Vaughan Elementary is part of Warren County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.