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The highest-poverty public schools in Chittenden County, Vermont

Across Chittenden County, Vermont, 46 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Winooski High School leads the list at 80.2%, against a median of 30.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Chittenden County, Vermont

Top % FRL

80.2%

Median % FRL

30.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Winooski High School	Winooski, VT	Winooski Incorporated School District	High	182	80.2%
2	Winooski Middle School	Winooski, VT	Winooski Incorporated School District	Middle	146	76.0%
3	J. F. Kennedy Elementary School	Winooski, VT	Winooski Incorporated School District	Elementary	421	68.2%
4	Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler	Burlington, VT	Burlington School District	Elementary	201	63.2%
5	Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes	Burlington, VT	Burlington School District	Elementary	213	62.0%
6	J. J. Flynn School	Burlington, VT	Burlington School District	Elementary	292	61.6%
7	Edmunds Middle School	Burlington, VT	Burlington School District	Middle	356	60.7%
8	Edmunds Elementary School	Burlington, VT	Burlington School District	Elementary	279	59.5%
9	Burlington High School	Burlington, VT	Burlington School District	High	921	57.2%
10	Lyman C. Hunt Middle School	Burlington, VT	Burlington School District	Middle	322	53.1%
11	Milton Middle School	Milton, VT	Milton School District	Middle	420	49.3%
12	Milton Elementary School	Milton, VT	Milton School District	Elementary	625	46.6%
13	C. P. Smith School	Burlington, VT	Burlington School District	Elementary	255	43.1%
14	Milton Senior High School	Milton, VT	Milton School District	High	394	42.4%
15	Champlain School	Burlington, VT	Burlington School District	Elementary	559	41.5%
16	Hiawatha Elementary School	Essex Junction, VT	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	Elementary	203	36.0%
17	Colchester Middle School	Colchester, VT	Colchester School District	Middle	509	35.0%
18	Malletts Bay School	Colchester, VT	Colchester School District	Elementary	505	34.9%
19	Albert D. Lawton School	Essex Junction, VT	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	Middle	297	33.3%
20	Thomas Fleming School	Essex Junction, VT	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	Elementary	197	32.0%
21	Rick Marcotte Central School	South Burlington, VT	South Burlington School District	Elementary	378	31.7%
22	Orchard School	South Burlington, VT	South Burlington School District	Elementary	402	31.1%
23	Essex Middle School	Essex Junction, VT	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	Middle	366	30.1%
24	Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School	South Burlington, VT	South Burlington School District	Middle	565	29.9%
25	Hinesburg Community School	Hinesburg, VT	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56	Elementary	542	29.3%
26	South Burlington High School	South Burlington, VT	South Burlington School District	High	793	29.1%
27	Colchester High School	Colchester, VT	Colchester School District	High	715	28.5%
28	Westford Elementary School	Westford, VT	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	Elementary	206	27.2%
29	Essex High School	Essex Junction, VT	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	High	1,224	27.1%
30	Summit Street School	Essex Junction, VT	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	Elementary	305	26.9%
31	Union Memorial School	Colchester, VT	Colchester School District	Elementary	355	25.4%
32	Porters Point School	Colchester, VT	Colchester School District	Elementary	359	25.3%
33	Founders Memorial School	Essex Junction, VT	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	Elementary	353	24.1%
34	Camels Hump Middle School	Richmond, VT	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	Middle	332	23.8%
35	Chamberlin School	South Burlington, VT	South Burlington School District	Elementary	490	23.7%
36	Brewster Pierce School	Huntington, VT	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	Elementary	127	23.6%
37	Essex Elementary School	Essex Junction, VT	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	Elementary	484	21.1%
38	Champlain Valley Union High School	Hinesburg, VT	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56	High	1,251	20.7%
39	Williston Schools	Williston, VT	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56	Elementary	1,040	20.2%
40	Charlotte Central School	Charlotte, VT	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56	Elementary	407	20.1%
41	Mt. Mansfield Union High School	Jericho, VT	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	High	688	19.0%
42	Shelburne Community School	Shelburne, VT	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56	Elementary	788	18.4%
43	Underhill Central School	Underhill Center, VT	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	Elementary	199	18.1%
44	Richmond Elementary School	Richmond, VT	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	Elementary	356	16.9%
45	Jericho Elementary School	Jericho, VT	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	Elementary	400	14.0%
46	Browns River Middle School	Jericho, VT	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	Middle	403	13.6%

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