Max O Vaughan El, Allen TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Max O Vaughan El

Max O Vaughan Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Allen, a growing suburban community north of Dallas. The school is a regular public school within Allen ISD, a district that has recently undertaken significant infrastructure investment and boundary restructuring to manage uneven enrollment growth across its campuses.

The school's test results show solid performance overall, with notable strengths in English language arts at the upper grades and a clear upward trajectory through the school day. In sixth grade, reading proficiency is high. Third-grade reading reaches solid ground as well, sitting at a healthy level. Math performance is strongest at sixth grade and fifth grade, where proficiency is well above the midpoint; third grade shows lower attainment and parents may want to look into that cohort's support with the school directly. Science testing, available only for fifth grade, shows mid-range proficiency. When aggregated across tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Collin County.

The enrollment is stable at around mid-size for an elementary school, with a balanced distribution across grades. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is notably diverse: a substantial portion of students are Asian, with sizable shares of white, Hispanic, and other students. The school draws from a zip code where home values have declined modestly year-over-year but remain well above state and national medians. Rents are similarly elevated. For a family considering this area, the housing market reflects a suburban professional community; the school's area is walkable in parts around business parks and green spaces.

Allen ISD voters approved a major bond package in November 2024 that includes full campus renovations, district-wide safety upgrades, technology refresh through a 1:1 device program, and a new multi-purpose activity center. These improvements will unfold over multiple years and touch every campus, including Vaughan. The district also underwent significant boundary changes in 2022, closing two elementary schools and redrawing attendance zones to manage enrollment imbalances between the east and west sides of the district. These structural changes are now in effect. The district's property tax rate has held relatively flat in recent years after a decade of gradual decline, a concrete factor in the overall cost of living here.

The school itself carries no special designation and operates within the standard elementary framework. Kindergarten enrollment is smaller than subsequent grades, a typical pattern. No data was available on special education rates, English learner enrollment, or detailed staffing. The school's website, if available, would offer program details and staff information that this summary cannot provide.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 359%

School 59% · District 38% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 467%

School 67% · District 65% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 577%

School 77% · District 0% · ▲ 77 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 683%

School 83% · District 72% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 376%

School 76% · District 33% · ▲ 43 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 72% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 689%

School 89% · District 81% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Science

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 0% · ▲ 61 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

This schoolALLEN ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income45%Higher-income82%37 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income45%Higher-income79%34 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income56%Higher-income89%33 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income76%Higher-income91%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income15%Higher-income68%53 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income45%Higher-income70%25 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income53%Higher-income86%33 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income53%Higher-income89%36 pp gap