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Luther L. Vaughan Elementary Primary School
192 Vaughan Rd
Gaffney SC, 29341, Cherokee County
Phone: 864-489-2424
Ranking: 
(827 out of 841, bottom 2%)*
(827 out of 841, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Cherokee County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 361 | 348 | 334 | 311 | 291 | 293 | 300 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 43 | 11.9% | 45 | 12.9% | 40 | 12.0% | 21 | 6.8% | 20 | 6.9% | 21 | 7.2% | 22 | 7.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 58 | 16.1% | 58 | 16.7% | 51 | 15.3% | 60 | 19.3% | 49 | 16.8% | 43 | 14.7% | 51 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 57 | 15.8% | 47 | 13.5% | 57 | 17.1% | 52 | 16.7% | 40 | 13.7% | 51 | 17.4% | 47 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 56 | 15.5% | 63 | 18.1% | 49 | 14.7% | 41 | 13.2% | 50 | 17.2% | 47 | 16.0% | 56 | 18.7% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 15.8% | 47 | 13.5% | 43 | 12.9% | 47 | 15.1% | 45 | 15.5% | 49 | 16.7% | 43 | 14.3% |
| Grade 4: | 46 | 12.7% | 39 | 11.2% | 47 | 14.1% | 44 | 14.1% | 45 | 15.5% | 41 | 14.0% | 46 | 15.3% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 12.2% | 49 | 14.1% | 47 | 14.1% | 46 | 14.8% | 42 | 14.4% | 41 | 14.0% | 35 | 11.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 194 | 53.7% | 187 | 53.7% | 178 | 53.3% | 164 | 52.7% | 145 | 49.8% | 152 | 51.9% | 157 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 167 | 46.3% | 161 | 46.3% | 156 | 46.7% | 147 | 47.3% | 135 | 46.4% | 132 | 45.1% | 138 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.9% | 9 | 3.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 112 | 31.0% | 98 | 28.2% | 91 | 27.2% | 82 | 26.4% | 72 | 24.7% | 67 | 22.9% | 75 | 25.0% |
| Black: | 172 | 47.6% | 174 | 50.0% | 169 | 50.6% | 157 | 50.5% | 144 | 49.5% | 143 | 48.8% | 134 | 44.7% |
| White: | 72 | 19.9% | 69 | 19.8% | 67 | 20.1% | 63 | 20.3% | 62 | 21.3% | 78 | 26.6% | 87 | 29.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 340 | 94.2% | 330 | 94.8% | 312 | 93.4% | 285 | 91.6% | 260 | 89.3% | 259 | 88.4% | 251 | 83.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.6% | 11 | 3.2% | 13 | 3.9% | 11 | 3.5% | 16 | 5.5% | 18 | 6.1% | 17 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.37 | 12.89 | 13.36 | 13.52 | 12.65 | 11.30 | 10.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 76.8% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 79.2% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 77.7% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 81.4% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 83% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 83% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 72.5% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 71.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 69.1% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 73% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 81.4% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 79.8% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 75.9% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 76.2% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 72.9% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 73.8% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 66.7% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 67.7% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 62% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 62.6% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 51.4% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 50.7% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 57.4% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 58% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 55.7% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 70.1% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 49.2% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 47.2% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 51.8% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 47.7% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 55.7% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 48.9% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 59.3% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 70.9% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 74.8% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 75.3% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 77.6% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 64.7% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 61.8% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 66.5% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 58.8% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 69.9% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 63.2% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 65.3% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 61% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 69.8% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75.3% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 72.1% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 68.6% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 81.1% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 78.1% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 71.1% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 69.4% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 66.4% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 68.1% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 76.4% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 78.6% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 73.2% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 70.6% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 75.1% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 75% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 73.5% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 73.5% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 71.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 69.5% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 71.4% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 47.6% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 57.4% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 55.3% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 52.2% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 52.8% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 61.1% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 56.6% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 58% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 61.6% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 62.5% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 60.2% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.5% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 64.9% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 66.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 57.6% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 66.4% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.8% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 66.7% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 64% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63.8% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 71.7% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 69.4% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 66.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 68.6% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 67.7% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 65.2% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71.2% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 71.6% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 73.8% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 67.3% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 73.4% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 76.9% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 69.5% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 70.5% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 65.9% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 73.4% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 73.3% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.2% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 72.2% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 70.7% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 76.6% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 75.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 68.7% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 73.2% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 69.1% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 69.8% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 52.6% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 46.6% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 54.3% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 51.2% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 54.7% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 57.6% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 53.3% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 58.4% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 65.6% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 60.5% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 49.7% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 54.5% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 56.9% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 57.3% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 53.1% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 55.6% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 55.5% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 54.3% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 59.4% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 57.6% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 60.5% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 70.4% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 71.8% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 71.8% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 66.6% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 65.3% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 32.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 68.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,520.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,873.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,120.0 |
* Luther L. Vaughan Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.