Best Elementary Schools in Barre, VT

Summary:

The city of Barre, Vermont is home to two elementary schools: Barre Town Elementary & Middle School and Barre City Elementary/Middle School, both part of the Barre Unified Union School District #97. While the schools serve similar grade levels, the data suggests a significant disparity in their academic performance.

Barre Town Elementary & Middle School appears to be the stronger performing school, consistently ranking higher in the statewide school rankings and earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, compared to Barre City Elementary/Middle School's 0-star rating. Barre Town generally outperforms the state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, while Barre City Elementary/Middle School struggles to meet the state averages in these subjects.

The data also reveals a significant difference in the schools' free and reduced-price lunch rates, with Barre City Elementary/Middle School having a much higher percentage of students receiving this assistance at 67.9%, compared to Barre Town Elementary & Middle School's 35.81%. This disparity in socioeconomic factors may be a contributing factor to the performance gap between the two schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)						VTCAP Mathematics (2025)						VTCAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Barre Town Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Websterville Road	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-6617	821	73	11.2	35.8%	759 (92.4%)	9 (1.1%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	29.1	104^th of 137 public elementary schools	24.1%		37.2	84^th of 133 public elementary schools	36.8%	20	37.7	47.4	43.4	53.3	61.3	50.0	16.5	18.0	34.2	43.3	50.7	44.6	35.5	28.4
Barre City Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Parkside Terrace	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-6541	701	74	9.4	67.9%	592 (84.5%)	13 (1.9%)	48 (6.8%)	10 (1.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	9.8	133^rd of 137 public elementary schools	2.9%		12.5	123^rd of 133 public elementary schools	7.5%	10	29.7	46.6	31.5	34.3	43.9	55.3	10.9	11.9	7.4	17.1	33.9	34.2	13.0	36.8

Cities Near Barre

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montpelier	4.16 mi	8	36^th
Berlin	4.43 mi	2	70^th
East Barre	5.11 mi	2	109^th
Williamstown	5.33 mi	4	104^th
Washington	6.4 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.

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