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Max O Vaughan Elementary School

Public elementary school in Allen, Texas · Allen ISD · Grades K–6

Max O Vaughan Elementary School serves 691 students in grades K–6 in Allen (Collin County). It is one of 22 schools in Allen ISD. By enrollment it is the 974th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.

691
students
16.3
students per teacher
19.4%
free/reduced lunch eligible
K–6
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 42.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelElementary
GradesK–6
DistrictAllen ISD
CountyCollin County
Area typeSuburb, large
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID480789006641

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolAllen ISDTexas elementary schools (median)
Students69120,838516
Students per teacher16.316.214.8
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible19.4%22%72%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

Max O Vaughan Elementary School in context

Size

Of the 16 elementary schools in Allen ISD, Max O Vaughan Elementary School is the 5th largest, with 3.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 514 students, so Max O Vaughan Elementary School is larger than most of them.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.

Grades

Its largest grade is grade 6 with 115 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 52, against an average of 99 per grade. This year grade 6 has 121% more students than kindergarten (115 against 52). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

White students are the largest group, at 36.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Allen ISD (34.7%). Asian students are next, at 32.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

19.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 22% across Allen ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

Max O Vaughan Elementary School has 42.38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 691 students would have about 46.7 teachers, so Max O Vaughan Elementary School has 4.3 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).

Location

NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Alton Boyd Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 32 elementary schools within 5 miles and 135 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
White
36.8%
Asian
32.9%
Hispanic
13.5%
Two or more races
8.2%
Black
8%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0.1%

47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Kindergarten
52
Grade 1
112
Grade 2
93
Grade 3
113
Grade 4
93
Grade 5
113
Grade 6
115

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

820 Cottonwood Dr., Allen, TX 75002
Phone: (972)727-0470
Website: allenisd.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Max O Vaughan Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.

Nearby elementary schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Alton Boyd Elementary SchoolAllen ISD0.6 mi39310.859.3%
Bolin Elementary SchoolAllen ISD1.1 mi60514.522%
McCall Elementary SchoolPlano ISD1.4 mi49014.237.1%
Alvis C Story Elementary SchoolAllen ISD1.8 mi53012.646.6%
Gene M Reed Elementary SchoolAllen ISD1.9 mi48612.243.2%
Carlena Chandler Elementary SchoolAllen ISD2.0 mi73114.938.9%
Frances E Norton Elementary SchoolAllen ISD2.2 mi62215.49.6%
Hickey Elementary SchoolPlano ISD2.3 mi49711.736.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Allen ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Allen High SchoolHigh9–125,206
Alton Boyd Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6393
Alvis C Story Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6530
Beverly Cheatham Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6669
Bolin Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6605
Carlena Chandler Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6731
David and Lynda Olson Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6678
Dr. E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6789
Ereckson Middle SchoolMiddle7–81,263
Flossie Floyd Green Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6553
Frances E Norton Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6622
Gene M Reed Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6486
George J Anderson Early Childhood SchoolPre-KPre-K439
James and Margie Marion Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6688
Jenny Preston Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6726
Kerr Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6654
Lois Lindsey Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6792
Lowery Freshman CenterHigh91,674
Mary Evans Elementary SchoolElementaryK–6621
W E Pete Ford Middle SchoolMiddle7–8702
Walter & Lois Curtis Middle SchoolMiddle7–81,323