Summit Street School

Summit Street School is a primary school of mid-tier scale in Essex Junction, Vermont, part of Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51, educateing 305 students in grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 43% larger than the typical public school in Vermont, which averages around 213 students.

Across the 9 schools in Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 (3,635 students total), Summit Street School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Summit Street School lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder comes out to 13% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.5:1 average. Roughly 27% of students at Summit Street School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, Chittenden County reports that the typical household earns roughly $96,759 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Chittenden County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,894 students), of which Summit Street School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Fleming School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 348 students in 2018 compared to 305 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 7% to 13% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.