A Choose Cobb participating school · Grades K-5 · Powder Springs

Vaughan

Elementary School

Home of the Rockets, Vaughan has been engaging, inspiring, and achieving since 1996. The school holds both Cobb County and AdvancED STEM certifications, and its science results run 19.6 points above the state. The Voices of Vaughan audition chorus has performed everywhere from the District XII Choral Festival to a Braves game.

STEM, Certified Twice

Vaughan holds both Cobb County and AdvancED STEM certifications, with family STEM challenges that send engineering projects home and a competitive STEM Team built around Science Olympiad and math competitions.

Advanced Learners Served

The Target gifted resource class serves state-identified students, with Advanced Content classes in reading and math.

A Chorus that travels

The Voices of Vaughan, an audition chorus for 4th and 5th graders, has performed for KSU Women's Volleyball, the District XII Elementary Choral Festival, and a Braves game.

Rockets Who Lead

The BLAST Team, Building Leaders and Soaring Together, pairs leadership with service learning, alongside the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl and after-school clubs.

Science far above the state.

88.3% of students scored at the Developing Learner level or above in 5th grade science on the 2026 Milestones, 19.6 points above the state, and math came in 11.3 points above.

A stage beyond the school.

The Voices of Vaughan sang at a Braves game, the District XII Choral Festival, and KSU Women's Volleyball.

A district-honored teacher.

Megan Peterson was named Vaughan's 2025-26 Teacher of the Year on the district's honor roll.

A community that shows up.

WSB-TV's Fred Blankenship surprised Vaughan teachers with a back-to-school party, and the Rocket Blast fundraiser hit 80% of its goal in its final week this September.