Enrollment
322
Middle
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 280
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 500282000070
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School
1364 North Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401 · (802) 864-8469 · Chittenden County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 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
8.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
171 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 49%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 113 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 36% |
Student demographics
54%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
45.2%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 45 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 Lyman C. Hunt Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman C. Hunt Middle School this school | 322 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Edmunds Middle School Burlington | 356 | 60.7% | N/A |
| Brattleboro Area Middle School Brattleboro | 255 | 56.9% | N/A |
| Milton Middle School Milton | 420 | 49.3% | N/A |
| Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School South Burlington | 565 | 29.9% | N/A |
| Peoples Academy Middle School Morrisville | 229 | 58.5% | 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 Lyman C. Hunt Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont | In Chittenden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #16 of 25 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #11 of 29 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #5 of 21 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #2 of 21 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #12 of 26 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #1 of 10 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
322
-62 (-16%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 322 | 36.5 | 8.8:1 | 53% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 36.5 | 9.0:1 | 51% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 37.5 | 9.0:1 | 49% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 36 | 10.7:1 | 55% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 37.5 | 10.7:1 | 56% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 49 | 7.8:1 | 56% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 39 | 10.1:1 | 49% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 34% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 27 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyman C. Hunt Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (402 to 322); teachers down 3% (37.5 to 36.5).
About Lyman C. Hunt Middle School
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Burlington, Vermont, under Burlington School District. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 322 students.
Burlington School District counts 3,398 students in its 9 schools, and Lyman C. Hunt Middle School is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at Lyman C. Hunt Middle School is White: 65%. The remaining shares are 14% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 6% Hispanic. Chittenden County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
With 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.8:1. Middle schools in Vermont average 10.5:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 53% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 33% average among public schools in Chittenden County.
In Chittenden County, home to about 169,758 people, the median household earns about $96,759 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Chittenden County number 49, with about 20,894 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, C. P. Smith School, is the closest to Lyman C. Hunt Middle School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lyman C. Hunt Middle School.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment was 322 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 384. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.7:1 to 8.8:1.
This page is set up for the Lyman C. Hunt Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- J. J. Flynn SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Edmunds Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 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
- J. J. Flynn SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Edmunds Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- C. P. Smith SchoolElementary · 255 students
Nearby schools
- C. P. Smith School0.3 mi · 255
- J. J. Flynn School0.6 mi · 292
- Burlington High School1.4 mi · 921
- Porters Point School2.0 mi · 359
- Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler2.5 mi · 201
- Colchester High School2.5 mi · 715
Frequently asked questions
About Lyman C. Hunt Middle SchoolHow large is Lyman C. Hunt Middle School?
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lyman C. Hunt Middle School serve?
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lyman C. Hunt Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lyman C. Hunt Middle School is approximately 8.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lyman C. Hunt Middle School?
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School reports a student body of 65% White, 6% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Lyman C. Hunt Middle School public or private?
Lyman C. Hunt Middle 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.