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Champlain School

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Champlain School ranks 59 th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Champlain School is an elementary school located in Burlington, Vermont, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 559 students. It is part of the Burlington School District, which is ranked 28 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Champlain School has a strong performance history, ranking as high as 6th out of 133 Vermont elementary schools in the 2021-2022 school year and consistently earning 4-5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Champlain School consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. In 2024-2025, 76.74% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 55.07%. In Science, 72.09% of 5th-graders were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 44.2%. However, the school struggles more with low socioeconomic status students, ranking 29th out of 45 schools in this category. Champlain School has also seen fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 0% in 2020-2021 to 23.5% in 2018-2019, with the most recent data showing a rate of 18.3% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Champlain School outperforms most of the other schools in the Burlington School District, including J.J. Flynn School, C.P. Smith School, and Edmunds Elementary School, on academic measures like ELA and Math proficiency. However, it lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the South Burlington School District, such as Chamberlin School and Orchard School.

559

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Pine Street
Burlington, VT 05401-4923

(802) 864-8477

District: Burlington School District

Students who attend Champlain School usually attend:

High:

Burlington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

African American:

17.5%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2014 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Vermont median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

Vermont avg46%

59^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Burlington School District

28^th of 75Burlington School District among Vermont districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	59 of 137	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	29 of 133	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	6 of 133	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.9	24 of 148	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	32 of 138	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	26 of 142	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	67.6	42 of 169	75.1%	★★★★☆
2016	67.8	45 of 169	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	16 of 176	90.9%	★★★★★
2014	66.3	48 of 167	71.3%	★★★★☆
2013	69.7	45 of 187	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	69.5	45 of 187	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	59.1	71 of 189	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.7	56 of 189	70.4%	★★★★☆
2009	60.9	70 of 189	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.9	50 of 193	74.1%	★★★★☆
2007	65.5	59 of 189	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.5	36 of 184	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	12 of 60	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	17 of 55	69.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	10 of 61	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	25 of 66	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	29 of 45	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	21 of 44	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	29 of 44	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	28 of 61	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	18 of 56	67.9%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	4 of 62	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	67.0	14 of 65	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	34 of 141	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	22 of 142	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	15 of 133	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	5 of 145	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	10 of 147	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	19 of 146	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	16 of 117	86.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)80th percentile+23 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+28 vs state

English Language Arts60%~ state avg

Mathematics33%~ state avg

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Schools Near Champlain School

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Champlain School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Pine Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8477	559	26	21.8	41.5%	379 (67.8%)	98 (17.5%)	28 (5.0%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.2%)	59.2	59^th of 137 public elementary schools	56.9%		72.8	29^th of 133 public elementary schools	78.2%	30	41.3	64.3	76.7	10.9	31.0	58.1	72.1
Orchard School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Baldwin Avenue	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 652-7300	402	34	11.8	31.1%	265 (65.9%)	48 (11.9%)	21 (5.2%)	34 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)								(n/a)							64.7	$13,617	$247	$13,370
Edmunds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Main Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8473	279	25	11.1	59.5%	143 (51.3%)	68 (24.4%)	24 (8.6%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.0%)	44.5	76^th of 137 public elementary schools	44.5%		60.6	45^th of 133 public elementary schools	66.2%	31	43.6	76.7	50.0	17.5	45.5	27.7	38.3	$13,542	$1,097	$12,445
Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	123 North Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	Yes	No	Yes	(802) 864-8480	213	20	10.8	62.0%	94 (44.1%)	37 (17.4%)	24 (11.3%)	33 (15.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.3%)	49.3	72^nd of 137 public elementary schools	47.4%		62.6	40^th of 133 public elementary schools	69.9%	32	33.3	70.4	57.6	20.6	59.3	41.2	35.3	$17,899	$1,451	$16,448
Rick Marcotte Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Market Street	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 652-7200	378	32	11.8	31.7%	269 (71.2%)	29 (7.7%)	19 (5.0%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)								(n/a)							51.5	$14,263	$259	$14,004
Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6 Archibald Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	Yes	No	Yes	(802) 864-8475	201	26	7.8	63.2%	98 (48.8%)	53 (26.4%)	12 (6.0%)	16 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.9%)	61.6	50^th of 137 public elementary schools	63.5%		42.4	75^th of 133 public elementary schools	43.6%	25	48.6	53.1	60.7	37.1	50.0	46.4	53.6	$14,734	$1,194	$13,540
Chamberlin School	Public	PK, KG-5	262 White Street	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 652-7400	490	28	17.5	23.7%	342 (69.8%)	41 (8.4%)	25 (5.1%)	43 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.8%)								(n/a)							52.8	$15,829	$287	$15,542
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Normand Street	Winooski	05404	Chittenden County	Winooski Incorporated School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 655-0411	421	42	10.0	68.2%	179 (42.5%)	99 (23.5%)	33 (7.8%)	75 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	31	101^st of 137 public elementary schools	26.3%		18.9	116^th of 133 public elementary schools	12.8%	15	42.6	52.2	49.1	25.9	12.2	25.0	37.5	$14,354	$00	$14,354
C. P. Smith School	Public	PK, KG-5	332 Ethan Allen Parkway	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8479	255	21	12.3	43.1%	183 (71.8%)	26 (10.2%)	12 (4.7%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.6%)	59.3	58^th of 137 public elementary schools	57.7%		64.3	38^th of 133 public elementary schools	71.4%	20	52.8	71.0	67.6	44.4	12.5	29.7	54.1	$12,955	$1,050	$11,905
J. J. Flynn School	Public	PK, KG-5	1645 North Avenue	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8478	292	31	9.3	61.6%	186 (63.7%)	48 (16.4%)	10 (3.4%)	25 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	38.2	88^th of 137 public elementary schools	35.8%		36.2	88^th of 133 public elementary schools	33.8%		44.4	59.6	52.4	35.2	14.9	21.4	35.7	$14,659	$1,188	$13,471

Frequently Asked Questions about Champlain School

What is the racial makeup of Champlain School?

Students at Champlain School are 68% White, 18% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Champlain School attend?

Students who attend Champlain School usually go on to attend:

High : Burlington High School

How many students attend Champlain School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Champlain School.

Is Champlain School a good school?

Champlain School ranks 59^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Champlain School in?

Burlington School District

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