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How has Bristol Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 147 · STATE 213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT. ABRAHAM UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #61·NCES 500042500423
Bristol Elementary School
57 Mountain Street, Bristol, VT 05443 · (802) 453-3227 · Addison County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 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
12.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
113 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 35 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Bristol Elementary School→Mt. Abraham Union High School
Based on grade levels within Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreEnglish Language Arts
47.2%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 47 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 Bristol Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Elementary School this school | 284 | 39.8% | N/A |
| Fairfield Center School Fairfield | 249 | 39.4% | N/A |
| Castleton Elementary School Castleton | 216 | 43.5% | N/A |
| East Montpelier Elementary School East Montpelier | 202 | 35.6% | N/A |
| Dothan Brook School White River Junction | 248 | 41.9% | N/A |
| Dorset Elementary School Dorset | 187 | 34.8% | 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 Bristol Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont | In Addison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #86 of 141 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #47 of 207 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #34 of 82 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #60 of 82 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #106 of 151 | #5 of 8 |
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
284
-104 (-27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 284 | 23.7 | 12.0:1 | 40% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 22.7 | 17.4:1 | 36% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 23.2 | 17.7:1 | 19% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 19 | 20.4:1 | 27% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bristol Elementary School.
About Bristol Elementary School
Bristol Elementary School serves students in Bristol, Vermont, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 284 students in pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 33% bigger than the 213 average for elementary schools in Vermont.
The 6 schools in Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 enroll 1,293 students altogether, Bristol Elementary School among them.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Bristol Elementary School. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic and 2% Black. The White share in Addison County as a whole is similar, at about 90%. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Bristol Elementary School total 23.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.0:1. That is close to the 11.5:1 average for elementary schools in Vermont. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 40%. For comparison, public schools in Addison County average 39%.
County data help place the school in context: in Addison County, the median household income is $89,639, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Addison County is home to 23 public schools and about 4,250 public school students.
Mt. Abraham Union High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Bristol Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Bristol Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is down 27% from 2020-21, when Bristol Elementary School had 388 students, to 2024-25, when it had 284. Students per teacher fell from 20.4 in 2020-21 to 12.0 in 2024-25.
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Addison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,664
Census ACS
Median income
$89,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,250 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61
- Mt. Abraham Union High SchoolHigh · 560 students
- Monkton Central SchoolElementary · 160 students
- Robinson SchoolElementary · 121 students
- Beeman Elementary SchoolElementary · 98 students
- Lincoln Community SchoolElementary · 70 students
Other Bristol Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Bristol Elementary. Bristol Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Bristol ElementaryBristol, WI · 830 students
- BRISTOL ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 361 students
- Bristol Elementary SchoolBristol, IN · 296 students
- Bristol Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 267 students
- Bristol Elementary SchoolBristolville, OH · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Abraham Union High School0.9 mi · 560
- Beeman Elementary School3.9 mi · 98
- Lincoln Community School5.3 mi · 70
- Lincoln Community School5.3 mi · 102
- Robinson School6.0 mi · 121
- Monkton Central School7.9 mi · 160
Frequently asked questions
About Bristol Elementary SchoolHow large is Bristol Elementary School?
Bristol Elementary School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-06.
Is Bristol Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bristol Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Bristol Elementary School have?
Bristol Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Bristol Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bristol Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Bristol Elementary School?
Bristol Elementary School is overseen by Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 in Addison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.