School Climate

Luther L. Vaughan Elementary


Below Average
6.56/ 10
Points earned

Overall Ratings Scale


Excellent:

School performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Good:

School performance exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Average:

School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Below Average:

School performance is in jeopardy of not meeting the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Unsatisfactory:

School performance fails to meet the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate


South Carolina uses a minimum n-size of 20 students for inclusion in Accountability calculations.


Below Average
6.56/ 10
Points earned

Overall Perceptions of School Climate

School    (6.56 / 10)
65.60%
District    (7.51 / 10)
75.10%
State    (7.19 / 10)
71.90%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 69.4% 70.9% 65.6%
District 72.5% 74.3% 75.1%
State 69% 69.3% 71.9%

Factors of School Climate

Teacher Perceptions of Instructional Focus

(32 of 32 participated – 100%)

School    (5.9 / 10)
59%
District    (7.8 / 10)
78%
State    (7.5 / 10)
75%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 78.1% 82.6% 59%
District 83.4% 79% 78%
State 77.7% 72.9% 75%

Teacher Perceptions of Working Conditions

(31 of 32 participated – 96.88%)

School    (5.9 / 10)
59%
District    (8 / 10)
80%
State    (7.8 / 10)
78%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 80.4% 81.3% 59%
District 79.9% 82.8% 80%
State 75.3% 76% 78%

Teacher Perceptions of Safety

(32 of 32 participated – 100%)

School    (7 / 10)
70%
District    (9 / 10)
90%
State    (8.7 / 10)
87%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 73.3% 87.8% 70%
District 86.3% 89.5% 90%
State 83.1% 85.5% 87%

Student Perceptions of Social-Physical Environment

(170 of 181 participated – 93.92%)

School    (6.3 / 10)
63%
District    (5.4 / 10)
54%
State    (4.7 / 10)
47%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 50.8% 42% 63%
District 46.1% 50.2% 54%
State 41.5% 43.2% 47%

Student Perceptions of Safety

(163 of 181 participated – 90.06%)

School    (7.7 / 10)
77%
District    (7.3 / 10)
73%
State    (7.3 / 10)
73%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 64.6% 60.9% 77%
District 67% 70% 73%
State 67.6% 68.8% 73%

Participation Rate

Teacher Participation Rate

School 94.10%    (32 / 34)
94.10%
District 90.30%    (522 / 578)
90.30%
State 92.80%    (54936 / 59188)
92.80%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 100% 97.1% 94.1%
District 97.3% 94.6% 90.3%
State 91.4% 92.4% 92.8%

Student Participation Rate

School 93.30%    (181 / 194)
93.30%
District 93.60%    (4367 / 4666)
93.60%
State 91.40%    (472264 / 516443)
91.40%

3-Year Trend

2024 2025 2026
School 94.1% 94.8% 93.3%
District 95.8% 91.4% 93.6%
State 89.5% 89.7% 91.4%

Results of Teacher, Student, and Parent Opinion Surveys

Teachers Students Parents
Number of surveys returned 34 192 270
Percent satisfied with learning environment 82.4%
92.9%
94.7%
Percent satisfied with social and physical environment 79.4%
94.6%
97.6%
Percent satisfied with school-home relations 75.8%
97.8%
95.3%

Additional Information

Our School Change from Last Year
Percent of students served by gifted and talented program 5.2 Down from 8.0
Percent of students retained 1.0 Up from 0.0
Principal's/Superintendent's/Director's years at school/district 1 Down from 7
Percent of students served by 1:1 learning N/AV N/A
Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Note: Data are from prior school year) 29.6 Up from 26.2
Percent of 8th Graders with Individual Graduation Plan (IGP) N/AV N/A

Overall Ratings Scale


Excellent:

School performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Good:

School performance exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Average:

School performance meets the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Below Average:

School performance is in jeopardy of not meeting the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate

Unsatisfactory:

School performance fails to meet the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate


South Carolina uses a minimum n-size of 20 students for inclusion in Accountability calculations.