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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
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 82 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (78).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 24% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 →
Schools most like Barre City Elementary/Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barre City Elementary/Middle School this school | 701 | 67.9% | N/A |
| St. Albans City Elementary School Saint Albans | 681 | 65.5% | N/A |
| Elm Hill School Springfield | 343 | 67.6% | N/A |
| Lyndon Town School Lyndonville | 471 | 64.5% | N/A |
| Swanton School Swanton | 644 | 62.1% | N/A |
| Northeast Primary School Rutland | 237 | 65.8% | N/A |
Matched among Vermont elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barre City Elementary/Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #126 of 141 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 701 | #5 of 207 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #6 of 82 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.0% | #31 of 82 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #24 of 151 | #1 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
701
-73 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 701 | 74 | 9.5:1 | 68% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 76 | 10.0:1 | 71% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 784 | 73 | 10.7:1 | 39% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 774 | 78 | 9.9:1 | 50% (385) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barre City Elementary/Middle School.
About Barre City Elementary/Middle School
Barre City Elementary/Middle School is a large elementary school in Vermont, with an address in Barre. It enrolls 701 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8. That is 229% larger than the average of about 213 students for elementary schools in Vermont.
Barre Unified Union School District #97 is responsible for 3 schools, Barre City Elementary/Middle School included, with 2,132 students in all.
The share of White students at Barre City Elementary/Middle School is 84%. Next come 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Barre City Elementary/Middle School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 9.5:1 is based on 74 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Vermont average 11.5:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%. On average, public schools in Washington County report 41%.
Census data for Washington County show median household income comes to about $83,449, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 26 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,465, Barre City Elementary/Middle School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Spaulding Union High School, is about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 6.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 9% decline took enrollment from 774 in 2020-21 to 701 in 2024-25.
Barre City Elementary/Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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.