Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler
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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Test scores
VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreWhat this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Vermont average is about 51 of 100.
Schools most like Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler this school | 201 | 63.2% | N/A |
| Edmunds Elementary School Burlington | 279 | 59.5% | N/A |
| J. J. Flynn School Burlington | 292 | 61.6% | N/A |
| J. F. Kennedy Elementary School Winooski | 421 | 68.2% | N/A |
| Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes Burlington | 213 | 62.0% | N/A |
| Champlain School Burlington | 559 | 41.5% | N/A |
Where Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont | In Chittenden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #61 of 141 | #17 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #81 of 207 | #25 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.9:1 | #1 of 82 | #1 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #3 of 82 | #3 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.2% | #39 of 151 | #2 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.0% | #3 of 46 | #2 of 17 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 201 | 25.5 | 7.9:1 | 63% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 26.5 | 9.5:1 | 61% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 25 | 9.9:1 | 58% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 24 | 10.5:1 | 58% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 27.8 | 10.8:1 | 51% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 56% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 278 | 28 | 9.9:1 | 99% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 255 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 99% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 25 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (300 to 201); teachers down 8% (27.8 to 25.5).
About Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler
Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Burlington, Vermont. In all, 201 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Burlington School District is responsible for 9 schools, Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler included, with 3,398 students in all.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler is White, with 49% of students. Enrollment also includes 26% Black, 11% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 6% Hispanic. The school's White share is 37 points below the 86% share among Chittenden County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
There are 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 7.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Vermont, 11.5:1, is higher. Of all students at Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler, 63% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 33% for public schools in Chittenden County.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Chittenden County show that the median household earns about $96,759 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Chittenden County has 49 public schools with about 20,894 students, including Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler.
Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler is about 0.3 miles from Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school shrank from 253 students in 2020-21 to 201 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.5:1 to 7.9:1.
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