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Enrollment
701
Elementary
DISTRICT 761 · STATE 213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARRE UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT #97·NCES 500044500055
Barre City Elementary/Middle School
50 Parkside Terrace, Barre, VT 05641 · (802) 476-6541 · Washington County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL701 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
476 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 49%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Barre City Elementary/Middle School→Spaulding Union High School
Based on grade levels within Barre Unified Union School District #97. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Vermont average is about 51 of 100.
Source: VT Annual Snapshot. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
About Barre City Elementary/Middle School
Barre City Elementary/Middle School, a well-populated K-5 school in Barre, Vermont, one of the schools within Barre Unified Union School District #97, enrolls 701 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 213 students per school, that is 229% bigger than typical.
Barre Unified Union School District #97 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 2,132 students. Barre City Elementary/Middle School is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Barre City Elementary/Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder comes out to 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at Barre City Elementary/Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Washington County) logs that median household earnings sit near $83,449, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,465 students), Barre City Elementary/Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Spaulding Union High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Barre City Elementary/Middle School.
Barre City Elementary/Middle School operates from a small-town location.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Barre City Elementary/Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,017
Census ACS
Median income
$83,449
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,465 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barre Unified Union School District #97
- Barre Town Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 821 students
- Spaulding Union High SchoolHigh · 610 students
Other schools in Barre
- Barre Town Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 821 students
- Spaulding Union High SchoolHigh · 610 students
- Central Vermont Career CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Spaulding Union High School0.6 mi · 610
- Barre Town Elementary & Middle School1.5 mi · 821
- Berlin Elementary School3.9 mi · 182
- U-32 Middle & High School4.3 mi · 648
- Williamstown Middle/High School4.5 mi · 261
- Williamstown Elementary School4.7 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Barre City Elementary/Middle SchoolHow large is Barre City Elementary/Middle School?
Barre City Elementary/Middle School enrolls approximately 701 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Barre City Elementary/Middle School serve?
Barre City Elementary/Middle School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Barre City Elementary/Middle School?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Barre City Elementary/Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barre City Elementary/Middle School?
At Barre City Elementary/Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Barre City Elementary/Middle School public or private?
Barre City Elementary/Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Barre Unified Union School District #97.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.