Luther L. Vaughan Elementary
Score 1.1/100: better than 1% of South Carolina elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2025-26)
% meets or exceeds expectations on state tests in South Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar South Carolina schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year.
All 13 published results by grade and test
As published by South Carolina Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 3 | SC READY | 39.7 | 68 |
| English language arts | Grade 4 | SC READY | 28.9 | 76 |
| English language arts | Grade 5 | SC READY | 20.8 | 53 |
| English language arts | Grade 6 | SC READY | n/a | 0 |
| English language arts | Grade 7 | SC READY | n/a | 0 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | SC READY | n/a | 0 |
| Math | Grade 3 | SC READY | 41.2 | 68 |
| Math | Grade 4 | SC READY | 18.4 | 76 |
| Math | Grade 5 | SC READY | 18.9 | 53 |
| Math | Grade 6 | SC READY | n/a | 0 |
| Math | Grade 7 | SC READY | n/a | 0 |
| Math | Grade 8 | SC READY | n/a | 0 |
| Science | Grade 4 | SC READY | 11.8 | 76 |
School profile
- Grades
- PK-5
- Students
- 397
- Type
- Elementary school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
Gaffney, SC 29341
"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in South Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Luther L. Vaughan Elementary at a glance
Luther L. Vaughan Elementary is a public elementary school in Gaffney, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5. It is part of the Cherokee 01 school district. It has about 397 students (a typical South Carolina elementary school has 508).
In 2025-26 state tests, 30% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 26% in math (similar schools: 54%) reached the state standard (% meets or exceeds expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other South Carolina elementary schools, it scores 1.1 out of 100: better than 1% of them, ranking #579 of 585. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.