Essex Middle School

Located at 60 Founders Road, in Essex Junction, Vermont, Essex Middle School is an average-sized 6-8 campus that works with 366 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51. Enrollment runs roughly 31% bigger than the state mean of about 280.

Essex Middle School is one of 9 schools operated by Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51, a district that works with 3,635 students overall.

On demographics, Essex Middle School shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 11% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Essex Middle School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Essex Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Chittenden County indicate the typical household earns roughly $96,759 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Chittenden County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,894 students), Essex Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Founders Memorial School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Essex Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Essex Middle School has declined 12%, going from 415 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 87% to 78% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the Essex Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.