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Vaughan Elementary

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Vaughan Elementary ranks 770 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

770^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Vaughan Elementary is a small, rural PK–5 school in Macon, NC, serving 158 students within Warren County Schools, where nearly all students (about 98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Vaughan is the highest-performing traditional elementary school in Warren County, ranking at the 48th percentile statewide (#770 of 1,492 elementary schools) — well ahead of Northside Elementary (23rd percentile) and Mariam Boyd Elementary (10th percentile), two nearby schools serving similar student populations. The school's standout results come in math and science: 5th grade math proficiency (75%) exceeded the state average, and 5th grade science (66.7%) nearly matched it. In comparison, Northside and Mariam Boyd posted 5th grade math scores in the 37–40% range. Low-income students at Vaughan also perform well relative to their peers statewide, ranking in the 62nd percentile — a notable achievement for a school with such high poverty rates. Reading is the clear weak spot: proficiency trails the state at every grade level, with just 41.7% of 5th graders reading proficiently.

The data also reveal areas for attention. Chronic absenteeism affects nearly 4 in 10 students, though Vaughan's rate (39.6%) is better than the district's (45.7%) and shows steady improvement from 48.6% in 2021–22. Meanwhile, the school is especially effective for boys, who ranked in the 73rd percentile statewide in 2025–26, while girls ranked in the 23rd percentile — a 50-point gap that has widened over three years. Vaughan's overall ranking has climbed steadily from the 13th percentile in 2020–21 to its current 48th, and it now sits close to Laurel Mill Elementary in Franklin County Schools (49th percentile), the region's other strong high-poverty school. If Vaughan can boost reading achievement and close the gender gap, it has a real chance to become a top-tier rural elementary school.

158

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

2936 US Hwy 158E
Macon, NC 27551

(252) 257-6802

District: Warren County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.2%

White:

28.5%

American Indian:

17.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 24% North Carolina)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg61%

770^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

202^nd of 246Warren County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	770 of 1492	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	1061 of 1490	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1000 of 1505	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1113 of 1502	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1300 of 1514	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1288 of 1489	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	864 of 1473	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1077 of 1434	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	59.9	580 of 1429	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.6	931 of 1425	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.7	722 of 1440	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.7	837 of 1390	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.9	725 of 1403	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.2	839 of 1388	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.4	956 of 1381	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.0	1054 of 1363	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.1	833 of 1354	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.0	822 of 1324	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.4	890 of 1293	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.4	635 of 1276	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	270 of 918	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	17.7	858 of 927	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	772 of 896	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	288 of 949	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	597 of 927	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	1109 of 1447	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	1206 of 1451	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1168 of 1455	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1159 of 1459	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1301 of 1458	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1357 of 1440	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	988 of 1424	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1094 of 1405	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	542 of 1434	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	886 of 1437	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	811 of 1450	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	863 of 1437	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	823 of 1366	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1081 of 1329	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	679 of 1361	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.0	1054 of 1332	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	398 of 1451	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	47.5	774 of 1450	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1025 of 1464	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	1177 of 1461	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1255 of 1464	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1138 of 1444	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	814 of 1430	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1003 of 1413	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	12.4	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.2	1100 of 1194	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)73rd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-25 vs school

White (2022)8th percentile-6 vs school

Native American (2018)7th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science67%~ state avg

Mathematics65%~ state avg

Reading49%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 US Hwy 158E	Macon	27551	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-6802	158	10	15.2	—	45 (28.5%)	62 (39.2%)	11 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.2%)	47.9	770^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.4%		31.8	1061^st of 1490 public elementary schools	28.8%	291	72.2	50.0	75.0	50.0	54.2	41.7	66.7	$14,074	$2,009	$12,066
Mariam Boyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Cousin Lucy's Lane	Warrenton	27589	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-3695	291	18	16.0	97.9%	17 (5.8%)	212 (72.9%)	42 (14.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	16.6	1340^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.2%		6.6	1453^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	2.5%	113	52.2	50.0	37.7	37.0	47.8	30.2	39.6	$15,152	$1,995	$13,157
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Elementary Ave	Norlina	27563	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 456-2656	277	18	15.7	—	24 (8.7%)	202 (72.9%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	27.4	1152^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	22.8%		10.2	1414^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.1%	262	51.6	56.8	40.0	38.7	61.4	37.1	31.4	$13,155	$1,649	$11,506
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea	Public	PK, KG-5	10536 Hwy 48	Littleton	27850	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4944	140	13	10.7	97.9%	17 (12.1%)	109 (77.9%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.6%)	10.1	1421^st of 1492 public elementary schools	4.8%		37	961^st of 1490 public elementary schools	35.5%	460	38.1	27.3	43.8	19.0	31.8	43.8	50.0	$15,972	$2,777	$13,194
Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	37432 Hwy 561	Hollister	27844	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4344	173	13	13.8	—	2 (1.2%)	83 (48.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	63 (36.4%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (11.6%)	14.5	1369^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.2%		4.6	1473^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	1.1%	104	31.0	45.8	58.3	34.5	33.3	16.7	58.3	$14,038	$2,260	$11,778
Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4391 Highway 158	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-5484	254	17	14.9	—	11 (4.3%)	207 (81.5%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.3%)	11.1	1405^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.8%		6.6	1454^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.4%	49	47.9	26.5	40.5	33.3	30.6	32.4	54.1	$11,194	$2,551	$8,642
Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	25041 Hwy 561	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-5268	147	11	13.8	98.0%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	18.6	1305^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.5%		12.5	1385^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.0%	80	52.2	41.7	37.5	47.8	41.7	41.7	37.5	$18,006	$3,302	$14,705
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1517 Bolling Road	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-7500	614	38	16.0	—	324 (52.8%)	181 (29.5%)	57 (9.3%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	43.1	857^th of 1492 public elementary schools	42.6%		49.1	758^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.1%	99	56.3	52.2	63.2	57.7	40.0	52.9	73.5	$10,381	$1,618	$8,763
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	987 Carver Sch Rd	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6955	134	9	14.5	96.3%	10 (7.5%)	95 (70.9%)	23 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	7	1454^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.5%		19.2	1293^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.2%	161	46.2	40.9	35.7	38.5	13.6	21.4	32.1	$13,076	$1,526	$11,550
E O Young Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6655 Broad Street	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6423	174	14	12.8	93.7%	28 (16.1%)	114 (65.5%)	21 (12.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	40.2	902^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	39.5%		24	1204^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.2%	302	87.5	60.9	52.9	50.0	41.7	17.6	35.3	$15,350	$1,765	$13,584

Frequently Asked Questions about Vaughan Elementary

What district is Vaughan Elementary in?

Warren County Schools

How many students attend Vaughan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 158 students attended Vaughan Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Vaughan Elementary?

Students at Vaughan Elementary are 39% African American, 28% White, 17% American Indian, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Is Vaughan Elementary a good school?

Vaughan Elementary ranks 770^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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