Highgate Elementary School

Highgate Elementary School operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in Highgate Center, Vermont, run under Missisquoi Valley School District #89. Current enrollment sits at 282 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Vermont's public schools average about 213 students each, so Highgate Elementary School sits 32% larger than that benchmark.

Missisquoi Valley School District #89 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,828 students. Highgate Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Highgate Elementary School shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 17% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.5:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household earnings sit near $81,313, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Highgate Elementary School is one of 22 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 8,007 students).

The closest other public school is Missisquoi Valley Union High School, roughly 3.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Highgate Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.