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Max O Vaughan Elementary

Public Grades K-6

288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Max O Vaughan Elementary is a public elementary school in Allen Independent School District, serving 687 students in grades K-6. The school has consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools for the past several years and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Max O Vaughan Elementary's academic performance is truly outstanding. The school consistently outperforms state and district averages on STAAR tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 75% to 88% in reading and 59% to 83% in math across grades 3-6. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 61% is also significantly higher than the state average of 30%. Additionally, the school performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including Asian, White, and Gifted and Talented students.

Compared to nearby schools in the Allen Independent School District, Max O Vaughan Elementary stands out as a true leader. While other local schools, such as Alvis C Story Elementary and Gene M Reed Elementary, perform well, they lag behind Max O Vaughan Elementary in overall academic achievement. The school's consistent excellence across various metrics, including academic performance, student group success, and resource allocation, makes it a standout institution in the region.

691

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,395

Per pupil spending ?

19.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

820 Cottonwood Dr
Allen, TX 75002-0013

(972) 727-0470

District: Allen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Max O Vaughan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	W E Pete Ford Middle
High:	Allen High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.8%

Asian:

32.9%

Hispanic:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (74% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg69%

Texas avg47%

288^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Allen Independent School District (Isd)

71^st of 961Allen Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	288 of 4651	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	185 of 4710	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	206 of 4647	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	210 of 4581	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	227 of 4578	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	177 of 4479	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	167 of 4359	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	228 of 4329	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	87.3	368 of 4286	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	83.7	538 of 4320	87.5%	★★★★☆
2014	82.7	587 of 4260	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	85.7	405 of 4221	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	83.9	474 of 4206	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	85.8	137 of 4095	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	84.3	188 of 3937	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	86.0	155 of 3884	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	119 of 3768	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	85.0	139 of 3724	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	85.3	162 of 3476	95.3%	★★★★★
2005	86.9	119 of 3475	96.6%	★★★★★
2004	85.4	152 of 3465	95.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	860 of 1905	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	1031 of 2443	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	825 of 2443	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	588 of 2421	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	493 of 2444	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	429 of 2515	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	346 of 2483	86.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	120 of 814	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	103 of 1045	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	33 of 1015	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	31 of 957	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	36 of 967	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	43 of 1009	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	41 of 1005	95.9%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.9	1893 of 4461	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	2052 of 4331	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	812 of 4295	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	1019 of 4240	76.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	307 of 2918	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	582 of 3668	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	1187 of 3556	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	1461 of 3487	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	896 of 3446	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	981 of 3333	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	39.4	2072 of 3226	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	225 of 3744	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	174 of 4658	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	250 of 4588	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	259 of 4561	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	281 of 4499	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	160 of 4348	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	155 of 4306	96.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	597 of 2619	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	478 of 2980	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	342 of 2958	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	173 of 3006	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	72.0	666 of 3184	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	614 of 3106	80.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	913 of 3644	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	724 of 4465	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	529 of 4401	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	788 of 4376	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	1138 of 4329	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	411 of 4188	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	356 of 4168	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	742 of 3705	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	819 of 4594	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	1069 of 4521	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	1730 of 4477	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.0	630 of 4451	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	995 of 4309	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	434 of 4264	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	232 of 3739	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	221 of 4647	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	172 of 4585	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	180 of 4563	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	188 of 4498	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	209 of 4357	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	183 of 4319	95.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	159 of 975	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	253 of 1128	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	184 of 1099	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	173 of 1004	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	320 of 961	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	146 of 1112	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	158 of 1046	84.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	1385 of 3549	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	2062 of 4292	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.2	326 of 4086	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	537 of 3952	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	774 of 3799	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	861 of 3684	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	633 of 3558	82.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	446 of 2612	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	280 of 3108	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	407 of 3106	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	444 of 3082	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	680 of 3082	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	321 of 3142	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	276 of 3127	91.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)77th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-33 vs school

At Risk (2022)58th percentile-38 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading80%+25 vs state

Mathematics72%+28 vs state

Science61%+32 vs state

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Schools Near Max O Vaughan Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Max O Vaughan Elementary	Public	K-6	820 Cottonwood Dr	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0470	691	42	16.3	19.4%	254 (36.8%)	55 (8.0%)	93 (13.5%)	227 (32.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.2%)	92.6	288^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.8%		94.8	185^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.1%	103								75.7	75.3	79.3	88.6	58.6	67.4	76.6	83.2	61.3	$8,395
Alton Boyd Elementary	Public	K-6	800 Jupiter Rd	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 727-0560	393	36	10.7	59.3%	102 (26.0%)	117 (29.8%)	110 (28.0%)	28 (7.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.1%)	35.1	3116^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.0%		35	3147^th of 4710 public elementary schools	33.2%	31								56.3	28.8	53.3	46.5	42.2	18.2	40.0	27.9	20.0	$14,383
Bolin Elementary	Public	K-6	5705 Cheyenne Dr	Parker	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 495-6750	605	42	14.5	22.0%	264 (43.6%)	83 (13.7%)	86 (14.2%)	135 (22.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	86.5	514^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.9%		87	496^th of 4710 public elementary schools	89.5%	18								58.6	66.3	79.6	75.6	54.0	73.5	70.2	71.2	55.8	$9,301
McCall Elementary	Public	K-5	6601 Cloverhaven Way	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4500	490	35	14.1	37.1%	142 (29.0%)	86 (17.6%)	72 (14.7%)	173 (35.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	72.3	1033^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.8%		80.1	761^st of 4710 public elementary schools	83.8%	272								61.6	61.9	63.8		60.5	51.2	56.3		36.3	$8,679
Alvis C Story Elementary	Public	K-6	1550 Edelweiss Dr	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0570	530	42	12.6	46.6%	178 (33.6%)	91 (17.2%)	168 (31.7%)	48 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.1%)	50.4	2123^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	54.4%		39.1	2891^st of 4710 public elementary schools	38.6%	768								48.5	54.3	58.4	56.3	39.7	47.1	45.6	38.8	21.1	$10,361
Gene M Reed Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 Rivercrest Blvd	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0580	486	40	12.2	43.2%	207 (42.6%)	79 (16.3%)	115 (23.7%)	46 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (7.0%)	46.5	2352^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	49.4%		57.1	1751^st of 4710 public elementary schools	62.8%	601								34.8	46.5	60.0	60.2	42.7	32.4	48.4	37.9	26.6	$10,275
Carlena Chandler Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Water Oak	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 747-3354	731	49	14.9	38.9%	194 (26.5%)	73 (10.0%)	329 (45.0%)	109 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	77.6	856^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.6%		85.4	560^th of 4710 public elementary schools	88.1%	296	36.0	38.5	33.3	40.9	30.0	0.0	0.0	71.1	63.2	76.3	68.3	58.0	57.5	69.1	60.2	22.5	$8,922
Frances E Norton Elementary	Public	K-6	1120 Newport Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 396-6918	622	40	15.4	9.6%	232 (37.3%)	36 (5.8%)	51 (8.2%)	254 (40.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.4%)	96.4	129^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.2%		94.7	192^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	95.9%	63								80.0	77.9	86.2	94.5	83.8	76.6	72.4	83.5	68.6	$8,539
Hickey Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Coldwater Creek	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4100	497	42	11.7	36.6%	96 (19.3%)	53 (10.7%)	163 (32.8%)	162 (32.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	77	877^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.1%		80.9	718^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.8%	159	10.0	40.0	44.4	20.0	53.9	23.5		58.1	68.3	71.1		55.4	53.3	62.2		39.8	$9,807
Dr E T Boon Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 Comanche Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 747-3331	789	48	16.4	10.3%	265 (33.6%)	42 (5.3%)	83 (10.5%)	354 (44.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	97	102^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.8	69^th of 4710 public elementary schools	98.5%	33								79.0	86.7	87.6	94.3	85.5	70.2	86.1	95.9	58.8	$7,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Max O Vaughan Elementary

What district is Max O Vaughan Elementary in?

Allen Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Max O Vaughan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 691 students attended Max O Vaughan Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Max O Vaughan Elementary?

Students at Max O Vaughan Elementary are 37% White, 33% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American.

Is Max O Vaughan Elementary a good school?

Yes. Max O Vaughan Elementary ranks in the top 6.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Max O Vaughan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Max O Vaughan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : W E Pete Ford Middle
High : Allen High School

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