Elementary · Vermont
Founders Memorial School
Free meals for allFounders Memorial School, a public elementary school in Essex Junction, Vermont: grades 3–5, 353 students, 12.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 353
- Teachers (FTE)
- 29.2
- Students per teacher
- 12.1
- Grades
- 3–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 59% of elementary schools in Vermont
Median 11.3 · 202 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 77% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 83% of elementary schools in Vermont
Median 169 · 202 schools compared
Smaller than 63% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Vermont's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Vermont: 56%68%proficient
+7.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 76% of elementary schools in Vermont
Median 55% · 145 elementary schools compared
353 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Vermont: 39%45%proficient
+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 71% of elementary schools in Vermont
Median 36% · 147 elementary schools compared
356 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades 3–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Midsize suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51.
Location
- Address
- 33 Founders Road, Essex Junction, VT 05452
- Phone
- (802)879-6326
- County
- Chittenden County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Essex Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 484 | 15.2 | — | — |
Thomas Fleming SchoolFree meals for all | 4–5 | 197 | 11.7 | 73% | 44% |
Summit Street SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 305 | 17.6 | 50% | 35% |
Jericho Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 400 | 19.1 | — | — |
Hiawatha Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 203 | 11.1 | 50% | 35% |
Williston SchoolsFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 1,040 | 19.6 | 72% | 51% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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