Summary:
ZIP code 98394 has one elementary school: Vaughn Elementary School in Vaughn, Washington. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and enrolls 326 students. It is part of the Peninsula School District, a high-performing district overall. Vaughn has a student-teacher ratio of 15.1 to 1, and 46.01% of students participated in the free or reduced-price lunch program in 2024–2025. Since there are no other elementary schools in the ZIP code listed in the data, families cannot make a direct school-to-school comparison within 98394.
Vaughn’s strongest academic area is science. In 2025–2026, 56.86% of students were proficient in science, above the Washington average of 50.95%, although below the district’s 66.05%. English Language Arts proficiency was 54.48%, slightly above the state average of 52.81% but below the district’s 67.45%. Fourth-grade ELA was a notable strength, with 61.7% of students proficient, while fifth-grade ELA was also slightly above the state average. Science improved by about five percentage points from the prior year, and ELA improved by nearly three points, suggesting positive momentum in both subjects.
Math is the most important area for improvement. Overall math proficiency was 40%, below both the state average of 43.11% and the district average of 57.08%. Fourth-grade math was particularly challenging, with only 34.04% of students proficient, and overall math performance declined from 46.45% the previous year. Vaughn ranked at the 53rd percentile statewide in 2025–2026, indicating performance near the middle of Washington schools; this was an improvement over the prior year’s rank but below its 71st-percentile standing in 2023–2024. Overall, the school shows encouraging results in science and selected ELA grades, while families may want to pay particular attention to math support and grade-level performance.
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