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Vaughan Elementary School

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Vaughan Elementary School ranks 204 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Vaughan Elementary School in Powder Springs, GA, serves approximately 600 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Cobb County School District, and it has consistently ranked among the top 20% of Georgia elementary schools over the past decade.

Vaughan stands out most dramatically for its exceptional attendance record. With a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.7%—down from 16.3% just a few years ago—the school far outperforms the district average of 14.2% and the state average of 17.7%. Among nearby schools, only Ford Elementary (4.5%) and Kemp Elementary (4.7%) come close. Academically, Vaughan shows strong and improving results in math and science. Fifth-grade science proficiency has climbed from 44.1% to 62.5% over three years, and fifth-grade math proficiency now sits at 65%—roughly 21 points above the state average. Math scores are strong across all grade levels, with every grade exceeding district and state averages. The school also maintains a favorable 12.4:1 student-teacher ratio, which supports more individualized attention.

Compared to its immediate neighbors, Vaughan performs very well, though Due West Elementary, just over three miles away, edges it out in most academic subjects. However, Vaughan actually beats Due West on attendance. The contrast with nearby Paulding County schools is striking—Vaughan's fifth-grade science proficiency is nearly double that of C. A. Roberts Elementary (32.4%). The school serves a relatively affluent population, with 18% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and per-pupil spending has risen steadily to $17,981. While Vaughan's state ranking slipped slightly from 124th to 204th in recent years, it remains a reliably strong, 4-star school that has never fallen below the 80th percentile in a decade of data.

600

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,981

Per pupil spending ?

18.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5950 Nichols Rd
Powder Springs, GA 30127

(678) 594-8298

District: Cobb County

Students who attend Vaughan Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lost Mountain Middle School
High:	Harrison High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.0%

African American:

16.8%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (62% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Georgia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg53%

Georgia avg47%

204^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 64Elementary Schools in the Cobb County

58^th of 202Cobb County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	204 of 1222	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	86.4	167 of 1238	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	125 of 1236	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	167 of 1223	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	120 of 1220	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	242 of 1214	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	144 of 1234	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	135 of 1209	88.8%	★★★★☆
2017	91.1	101 of 1205	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	86.6	138 of 1233	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	86.9	140 of 1240	88.7%	★★★★☆
2014	85.5	59 of 1231	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	81.9	149 of 1225	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	82.9	130 of 1201	89.2%	★★★★☆
2011	86.8	65 of 1212	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	86.9	76 of 1183	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	87.2	82 of 1133	92.8%	★★★★★
2008	89.0	54 of 1134	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	89.7	38 of 1125	96.6%	★★★★★
2006	86.3	71 of 1101	93.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	117 of 829	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	90.7	56 of 892	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	66 of 879	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	73 of 870	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	47 of 876	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	190 of 1189	84.0%	★★★★☆
2025	83.1	194 of 1224	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	141 of 1223	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	181 of 1212	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	102 of 1206	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	224 of 1186	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	85.3	166 of 1225	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	107 of 1220	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	151 of 1210	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	164 of 1209	86.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	89.2	38 of 487	92.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	232 of 703	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.4	221 of 769	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	159 of 772	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	233 of 775	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	182 of 779	76.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2024)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

White (2026)67th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science62%+18 vs state

Mathematics62%+15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Most teachers try to do their best, but administration is terrible - staff feels intimidated, no clear vision for leadership. Close Quote

by a teacher
Sunday, June 14, 2015

Incredible administration, staff, students, and community. It is a joy to work there! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, July 20, 2014

This is a wonderful school. The entire staff is friendly and really cares about the success of each child. This has been a great place for our daughter and she loves going to school each day. We are very pleased that we moved to this area. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Not impressed with administration and the faculty that we dealt with after coming to this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vaughan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 Nichols Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8298	600	48	12.4	18.0%	366 (61.0%)	101 (16.8%)	56 (9.3%)	22 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.8%)	81.7	204^th of 1222 public elementary schools	83.3%		86.4	167^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.5%	37	56.7	63.7	65.0	62.5	$17,981	$420	$17,561
Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1345 Mars Hill Rd NW	Acworth	30101	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8092	750	57	13.2	16.9%	487 (64.9%)	118 (15.7%)	53 (7.1%)	37 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.2%)	85.6	174^th of 1222 public elementary schools	85.8%		86.7	164^th of 1238 public elementary schools	86.8%	10	71.1	68.5	66.1	56.9	$16,703	$420	$16,283
Kemp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	865 Corner Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8158	894	65	13.8	21.5%	391 (43.7%)	316 (35.3%)	89 (10.0%)	28 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.8%)	85.2	177^th of 1222 public elementary schools	85.5%		89.3	132^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	89.3%	45	73.9	67.4	65.4	55.2	$16,458	$496	$15,961
C. A. Roberts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1833 Mount Tabor Church Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8060	668	50	13.3	54.5%	365 (54.6%)	142 (21.3%)	102 (15.3%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	47.4	585^th of 1222 public elementary schools	52.1%		54	514^th of 1238 public elementary schools	58.5%	71	50.5	52.6	36.0	32.4	$15,399	$878	$14,522
Due West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Due West Rd NW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8071	626	49	12.8	16.3%	375 (59.9%)	86 (13.7%)	59 (9.4%)	39 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.1%)	95.1	71^st of 1222 public elementary schools	94.2%		94.5	75^th of 1238 public elementary schools	93.9%	4	72.6	80.2	83.2	75.7	$16,269	$354	$15,915
Still Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	870 Casteel Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(678) 594-8287	755	62	12.1	32.2%	330 (43.7%)	209 (27.7%)	122 (16.2%)	29 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.5%)	73.9	284^th of 1222 public elementary schools	76.8%		70.8	321^st of 1238 public elementary schools	74.1%	37	64.7	63.8	56.9	44.6	$17,191	$390	$16,800
WC Abney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1186 Colbert Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8000	1,324	88	15.0	48.7%	503 (38.0%)	475 (35.9%)	201 (15.2%)	53 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (6.4%)	56.7	469^th of 1222 public elementary schools	61.6%		51.9	542^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	56.2%	73	45.9	54.5	48.8	41.2	$13,094	$564	$12,530
McGarity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	262 Rakestraw Mill Rd	Hiram	30141	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 445-9007	572	43	13.3	58.0%	250 (43.7%)	193 (33.7%)	85 (14.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.8%)	47.6	579^th of 1222 public elementary schools	52.6%		45	627^th of 1238 public elementary schools	49.4%	48	60.9	47.3	38.0	28.0	$14,716	$356	$14,359
Roland W. Russom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Russom Elementary School Ln	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(678) 575-3402	982	73	13.4	34.1%	507 (51.6%)	209 (21.3%)	143 (14.6%)	62 (6.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.7%)	74.6	277^th of 1222 public elementary schools	77.3%		66.5	369^th of 1238 public elementary schools	70.2%	92	65.8	63.6	53.2	47.4	$14,221	$842	$13,379
Miles Ahead Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	4665 Macland Road	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- Miles Ahead Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(770) 313-4841	261	23	11.6	46.0%	18 (6.9%)	218 (83.5%)	20 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19.6	1001^st of 1222 public elementary schools	18.1%		36.5	729^th of 1238 public elementary schools	41.1%	272	34.2	30.8	19.0	19.0	$16,834	$729	$16,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Vaughan Elementary School

What district is Vaughan Elementary School in?

Cobb County

What is the racial makeup of Vaughan Elementary School?

Students at Vaughan Elementary School are 61% White, 17% African American, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Vaughan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Vaughan Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Vaughan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Vaughan Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lost Mountain Middle School
High : Harrison High School

Is Vaughan Elementary School a good school?

Vaughan Elementary School ranks 204^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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