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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BURLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 500747000295

Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School

500 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT 05403 · (802) 652-7100 · Chittenden County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
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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

Enrollment
565
Middle
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 280
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
169 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 49%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 618533%
Grade 718032%
Grade 820035%
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 24% · US 70%
White
40371%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 87% · US 43%
Hispanic
326%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
448%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 3% · US 15%
Asian
427%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
448%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
29753%
Female
26847%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School→South Burlington High School
Feeds from
Chamberlin SchoolPK–05Orchard SchoolPK–05Rick Marcotte Central SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within South Burlington School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency Score
English Language Arts
57.2%
VT avg 50.6%

What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 57 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 Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School this school56529.9%N/A
Colchester Middle School
Colchester
50935.0%N/A
Essex Middle School
Essex Junction
36630.1%N/A
Main Street Middle School
Montpelier
34828.4%N/A
Albert D. Lawton School
Essex Junction
29733.3%N/A
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School
Burlington
32253.1%N/A
Matched among Vermont middle 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 Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VermontIn Chittenden County
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
57.2%#6 of 25#4 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
565#1 of 29#1 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#18 of 21#7 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.0%#3 of 21#3 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
29.9%#20 of 26#8 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.5%#5 of 6N/A
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
565
+68 (+14%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2556544.712.6:130% (169)
2023-2452742.512.4:129% (154)
2022-2351243.711.7:118% (90)
2020-214974610.8:116% (82)
2017-1855147.711.6:116% (86)
2015-165164711.0:115% (78)
2010-115184711.0:118% (95)
2000-016184115.1:111% (70)
1990-914363612.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (551 to 565); teachers down 6% (47.7 to 44.7).

About Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School

Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school located in South Burlington, Vermont. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 565 students. The school is 102% larger than the average for middle schools in Vermont.

The district for Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School is South Burlington School District, with 5 schools and 2,628 students.

The student body at Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School is 71% White. After that, the student body is 8% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 6% Hispanic. Among all residents of Chittenden County, the White share is about 86%. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School are from different groups.

There are about 12.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, which has 44.7. The school's 12.6:1 compares with an average of 10.5:1 for middle schools in Vermont. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 30%.

Chittenden County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $96,759 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School shares Chittenden County with 48 other public schools.

South Burlington High School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment figures show a rise of 68 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 10.8:1 in 2020-21 and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.

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Chittenden County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School
District
South Burlington School District
Address
500 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT 05403
Phone
(802) 652-7100
County
Chittenden County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
565
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
169 (30%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
500747000295
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School?
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School serve?
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School have?
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School?
Student demographics at Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School are roughly 71% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School in?
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School is part of South Burlington School District.
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