Summary:
Vaughn Road Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 494 students in grades PK-5 in Montgomery, Alabama, which is part of the Montgomery County school district. Despite serving a predominantly African American student population, the school consistently performs well below state and county averages on standardized tests, ranking in the bottom quartile of Alabama elementary schools for the past 10 years.
Vaughn Road Elementary's academic performance is a major concern, with only 10.71% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to 43.61% statewide. This pattern of underperformance extends across all grade levels and subjects, including science and English language arts. The school also struggles across all student subgroups, including female, male, African American, special education, and low socioeconomic status students. With an extremely high rate of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (around 78-79%), the socioeconomic challenges facing the school's student population are a likely contributing factor to its collective underperformance.
Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the immediate vicinity of Vaughn Road Elementary, such as Crump, Dalraida, Fitzpatrick, Dannelly, Flowers, and Brewbaker Intermediate, all exhibit similar patterns of underperformance, suggesting the challenges facing Vaughn Road Elementary are systemic across the Montgomery County school district. With no signs of meaningful improvement in academic outcomes over the past 10 years, addressing the root causes of this underperformance will likely require a comprehensive, district-wide approach.
Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Montgomery County
SchoolDigger Rank:
643rd of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,215
Students who attend Vaughn Road Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 20.5
Number of students: 494
Racial breakdown:
African American:
90.5%
Hispanic:
3.6%
Two or more races:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.5%
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