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What do you wish you knew before starting at Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)?
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Enrollment
579
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 500393000206
Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)
75 Hunt Street, Fairfax, VT 05454 · (802) 849-6711 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 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
13.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
238 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 114 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)→Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)
Based on grade levels within Fairfax School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreEnglish Language Arts
49.4%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 49 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 Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) this school | 579 | 41.1% | N/A |
| Georgia Elementary & Middle School Saint Albans | 584 | 46.4% | N/A |
| Barre Town Elementary & Middle School Barre | 821 | 35.8% | N/A |
| Sheldon Elementary School Sheldon | 337 | 46.3% | N/A |
| Cambridge Elementary School Jeffersonville | 324 | 46.0% | N/A |
| Mary Hogan School Middlebury | 484 | 42.1% | 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 Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #75 of 141 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #10 of 207 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #54 of 82 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.7% | #76 of 82 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #104 of 151 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #22 of 46 | N/A |
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
579
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 579 | 43.6 | 13.3:1 | 41% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 41.2 | 14.6:1 | 25% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 40.5 | 15.4:1 | 14% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 22% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 42.8 | 15.5:1 | 20% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 25% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 46 | 12.8:1 | 20% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax).
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (665 to 579); teachers up 2% (42.8 to 43.6).
About Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)
Located in Fairfax, Vermont, Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) is a large elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 579 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Vermont is roughly 213 students; this school is 172% above that.
Fairfax School District has a total of 2 schools and 972 students, Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) among them.
White students are the large majority at Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax), with 95% of enrollment. The White share in Franklin County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax), 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Vermont average 11.5:1. Roughly 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points below the 53% average for public schools in Franklin County.
Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) is located in Franklin County, where median household income is about $81,313, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 22 public schools in Franklin County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,007.
Nearby, Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 3.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) was 567 in 2020-21 and 579 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.3:1 to 13.3:1.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,638
Census ACS
Median income
$81,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfax School District
- Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)High · 393 students
Other schools in Fairfax
- Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)High · 393 students
Nearby schools
- Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)0.0 mi · 393
- Westford Elementary School4.2 mi · 206
- Fletcher Elementary School4.4 mi · 112
- Milton Middle School5.2 mi · 420
- Milton Elementary School5.2 mi · 625
- Milton Senior High School5.7 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)How large is Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)?
Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) enrolls approximately 579 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) serve?
Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) is approximately 13.3:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)?
Student demographics at Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)?
Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) is overseen by Fairfax School District in Franklin County.
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