Union Street School

Union Street School is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Springfield, Vermont, operated by Springfield School District, enrolling 246 students in grades 3 through 5.

Springfield School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,142 students. Union Street School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Union Street School reports that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Union Street School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.5:1 average. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Windsor County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Windsor County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,594, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Windsor County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,595 students), of which Union Street School is one.

The closest other public school is Riverside Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Union Street School.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 257 students in 2018 compared to 246 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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