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Essex, VT
Public School Ratings




Essex Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Essex Westford Educational Community Unified School District details

Essex Westford Educational Community Unified School District
51 Park Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452

3,825 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Essex Westford Educational Community Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Vermont

9

(10 is best)

Better than 88.9% of all VT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
41%
61%
49%
43%
34%
52%
41%
61%
49%
43%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Albert D. Lawton School
104 Maple Street
Essex Junction, VT, 05452
06-08
Essex Elementary School
1 Bixby Hill Road
Essex Junction, VT, 05452
PK-02
Essex High School
2 Educational Drive
Essex Junction, VT, 05452
09-12
Essex Middle School
60 Founders Road
Essex Junction, VT, 05452
06-08
Founders Memorial School
33 Founders Road
Essex Junction, VT, 05452
03-05
Hiawatha School
34 Hiawatha Avenue
Essex Junction, VT, 05452
PK-03
Summit Street School
17 Summit Street
Essex Junction, VT, 05452
PK-03
The Center For Technology Essex School
3 Educational Drive
Essex Junction, VT, 05452
09-12
Thomas Fleming School
9 Prospect Street
Essex Junction, VT, 05452
04-05
Westford Elementary School
146 Brookside Road
Westford, VT, 05494
PK-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.0% 91.6%
Black 2.4% 2.6%
Hispanic 5.9% 3.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.2% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.5% 33.1%
Free lunch eligible 16.3% 27.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.2% 6.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,502 $52,738,812 55.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,064 $8,061,984 8.5%
Staff $924 $3,609,144 3.8%
General Administration $134 $523,404 0.6%
School Administration $1,406 $5,491,836 5.8%
Operation $1,651 $6,448,806 6.8%
Transportation $600 $2,343,600 2.5%
Other $1,534 $5,991,804 6.3%
Total Support $8,313 $32,470,578 34.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,425 $9,472,050 10.0%
Total Expenditures $24,239 $94,677,534 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,156 $925,219,791 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,617 $134,137,967 7.2%
Staff $789 $65,465,043 3.5%
General Administration $301 $24,940,314 1.3%
School Administration $1,360 $112,820,784 6.0%
Operation $1,577 $130,803,513 7.0%
Transportation $444 $36,860,012 2.0%
Other $497 $41,238,685 2.2%
Total Support $6,587 $546,258,796 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,793 $397,541,312 21.3%
Total Expenditures $22,536 $1,869,015,334 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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