Enrollment
279
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 500282000071
Edmunds Elementary School
299 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401 · (802) 864-8473 · Chittenden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
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
11.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
166 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 49%
Community
0
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 | 25 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 44 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 Edmunds Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmunds Elementary School this school | 279 | 59.5% | N/A |
| Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler Burlington | 201 | 63.2% | N/A |
| J. J. Flynn School Burlington | 292 | 61.6% | N/A |
| Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes Burlington | 213 | 62.0% | N/A |
| Champlain School Burlington | 559 | 41.5% | N/A |
| Oak Grove School Brattleboro | 125 | 70.4% | 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 Edmunds Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont | In Chittenden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #103 of 141 | #22 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #51 of 207 | #20 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #24 of 82 | #6 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #4 of 82 | #4 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.5% | #53 of 151 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #29 of 46 | #13 of 17 |
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
279
+42 (+18%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
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 | 279 | 25 | 11.2:1 | 59% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 23 | 10.5:1 | 49% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 22 | 10.4:1 | 53% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 24 | 9.9:1 | 54% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 309 | 26 | 11.9:1 | 50% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 47% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 35% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 16 | 18.4:1 | 31% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 215 | 15 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edmunds Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (309 to 279); teachers down 4% (26 to 25).
About Edmunds Elementary School
Edmunds Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Burlington, Vermont. The school reports 279 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 31% bigger than the 213 average for elementary schools in Vermont.
Across its 9 schools, Burlington School District enrolls 3,398 students. Edmunds Elementary School is one of those schools.
At 51%, White students outnumber all other groups at Edmunds Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 24% Black, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. Among people living in Chittenden County, the White share is about 86%. By the diversity index, Edmunds Elementary School comes in at 66%.
Edmunds Elementary School operates with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.2:1. Elementary schools in Vermont average about 11.5:1, a similar figure. About 59% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is higher than the 33% average for public schools in Chittenden County.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Chittenden County show that median household income is about $96,759, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 49 public schools in Chittenden County, with a combined enrollment of about 20,894.
The nearest other public school, Edmunds Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Edmunds Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Edmunds Elementary School had 237 students in 2020-21 and 279 in 2024-25, an 18% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.9:1 to 11.2:1.
The Edmunds Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Chittenden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
169,758
Census ACS
Median income
$96,759
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
20,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington School District
- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Champlain SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Edmunds Middle SchoolMiddle · 356 students
- Lyman C. Hunt Middle SchoolMiddle · 322 students
- J. J. Flynn SchoolElementary · 292 students
- C. P. Smith SchoolElementary · 255 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 921 students
- Champlain SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Edmunds Middle SchoolMiddle · 356 students
- Lyman C. Hunt Middle SchoolMiddle · 322 students
- J. J. Flynn SchoolElementary · 292 students
- C. P. Smith SchoolElementary · 255 students
Other Edmunds Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Edmunds Elementary. Edmunds Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IA · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Edmunds Middle School0.0 mi · 356
- Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes0.8 mi · 213
- Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler0.9 mi · 201
- Champlain School1.3 mi · 559
- Rick Marcotte Central School1.6 mi · 378
- Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School2.0 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About Edmunds Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Edmunds Elementary School?
Edmunds Elementary School enrolls approximately 279 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Edmunds Elementary School serve?
Edmunds Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Edmunds Elementary School have?
Edmunds Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edmunds Elementary School?
At Edmunds Elementary School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 9% Hispanic, 24% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Edmunds Elementary School public or private?
Edmunds Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burlington School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.