Elementary · Vermont
Highgate Elementary School
Free meals for allHighgate Elementary School, a public elementary school in Highgate Center, Vermont: grades pre-k–6, 282 students, 12.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Missisquoi Valley School District #89.
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
- 282
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23.0
- Students per teacher
- 12.3
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 63% of elementary schools in Vermont
Median 11.3 · 202 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 75% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 76% of elementary schools in Vermont
Median 169 · 202 schools compared
Smaller than 76% 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%55%proficient
+9.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 52% of elementary schools in Vermont
Median 55% · 145 elementary schools compared
125 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Vermont: 39%45%proficient
+8.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 70% of elementary schools in Vermont
Median 36% · 147 elementary schools compared
67 students tested, grades 3, 4 · Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
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 Pre-K–6
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Missisquoi Valley School District #89.
Location
- Address
- 219 Gore Road, Highgate Center, VT 05459
- Phone
- (802)868-4170
- City or town
- Highgate Center
- County
- Franklin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swanton SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 644 | 13.4 | 48% | 25% |
Sheldon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 337 | 12.3 | 41% | 35% |
Franklin Central SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 143 | 14.3 | 69% | 18% |
St. Albans City Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 681 | 11.8 | 47% | 27% |
St. Albans Town Educational CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 754 | 13.8 | 54% | 31% |
Fairfield Center SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 249 | 12.5 | 59% | 35% |
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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