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Highgate School

Q: How many students attend Highgate School?

In the 2018-19 school year, 307 students attended Highgate School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Highgate School?

Students at Highgate School are 73% White, 25% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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Public Grades PK, KG-6

307

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

36.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

219 Gore Road
Highgate Center, VT 05459

(802) 868-4170

District: Highgate School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Two or more races:

25.1%

Hispanic:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2010 → 46th in 2019

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2010

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the Vermont average

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school46%

Vermont avg47%

Not ranked this year

Highgate School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2019	48.7	75 of 138	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	82 of 142	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	137 of 169	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.5	114 of 169	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.9	93 of 176	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.5	126 of 167	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	167 of 187	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.7	178 of 187	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	174 of 189	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	183 of 189	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	174 of 189	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.2	179 of 193	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	177 of 189	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.2	164 of 184	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2019	63.5	19 of 66	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	15 of 46	67.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2019	55.8	17 of 42	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	15 of 32	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2019	38.6	45 of 65	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	31 of 46	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2018	54.5	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2019	47.6	82 of 146	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	69 of 117	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2019)71st percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)60th percentile+14 vs school

White (2019)44th percentile~ school

Male (2019)31st percentile-15 vs school

Native American (2018)<1st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2018-2019) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Science24%-13 vs state

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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 (2024)
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	219 Gore Road	Highgate Center	05459	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 868-4170	282	23	12.2	58.9%	217 (77.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.0%)	59.8	56^th of 137 public elementary schools	59.1%		43	73^rd of 133 public elementary schools	45.1%	17	71.1	55.2	50.0	39.3			47.4	41.4					50.0		$24,222	$1,614	$22,608
Swanton School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Fourth Street	Swanton	05488	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 868-5346	644	48	13.4	62.1%	527 (81.8%)	10 (1.6%)	20 (3.1%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.6%)	30.1	102^nd of 137 public elementary schools	25.5%		33.8	95^th of 133 public elementary schools	28.6%	7	33.8	55.0	44.8	57.6			10.8	22.5	29.1	39.4			36.1		$16,315	$1,568	$14,747
Sheldon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	78 Poor Farm Road	Sheldon	05483	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-4909	337	27	12.3	46.3%	314 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	39.8	84^th of 137 public elementary schools	38.7%		25.5	107^th of 133 public elementary schools	19.5%	23	50.0	55.9	38.2	27.6	37.9	35.3	50.0	26.5	38.2	27.6	34.5	29.4	38.2	35.3	$14,845	$1,099	$13,746
Franklin Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 School Street	Franklin	05457	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 285-2100	143	10	14.3	65.0%	136 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	57.1	63^rd of 137 public elementary schools	54.0%		73.1	28^th of 133 public elementary schools	78.9%	35	52.6	60.0	73.3	93.8			15.8	20.0					66.7		$22,842	$2,341	$20,501
St. Albans City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	29 Bellows Street	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 527-0565	681	58	11.8	65.5%	559 (82.1%)	17 (2.5%)	34 (5.0%)	10 (1.5%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.6%)	19.9	122^nd of 137 public elementary schools	10.9%		15.4	120^th of 133 public elementary schools	9.8%	2	33.3	50.0	34.5	41.2	46.8	72.6	19.6	22.4	13.6	32.4	25.8	45.2	30.5	41.9	$22,091	$2,078	$20,013
St. Albans Town Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-8	169 South Main Street	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 527-7191	754	55	13.7	47.3%	681 (90.3%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.8%)	28.9	105^th of 137 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.3	115^th of 133 public elementary schools	13.5%	10	36.4	60.6	50.7	48.1	56.3	70.5	18.2	30.3	8.0	41.8	41.4	40.9	17.3	28.4	$19,136	$416	$18,721
Fairfield Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	57 Park Street	Fairfield	05455	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 827-6639	249	20	12.5	39.4%	234 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	46.7	74^th of 137 public elementary schools	46.0%		60.4	46^th of 133 public elementary schools	65.4%	28	47.4	71.4	53.9	63.0	53.6	63.6	35.0	25.0	14.8	59.3	39.3	36.4	22.2	18.2	$17,998	$1,300	$16,698
Enosburg Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	303 Dickenson Avenue	Enosburg Falls	05450	Franklin County	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-2171	260	21	12.2	63.5%	234 (90.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	25.9	109^th of 137 public elementary schools	20.4%		42.3	76^th of 133 public elementary schools	42.9%	33	38.2	43.2	34.9				29.4	29.7	30.2				18.6		$17,168	$1,531	$15,636
North Hero School	Public	PK, KG-6	6441 U.S. Route 2	North Hero	05474	Grand Isle County	Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 372-8866	48	7	6.9	58.3%	39 (81.3%)	2 (4.2%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)								(n/a)															$25,300	$533	$24,767
Alburgh Community Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	45 Champlain Street	Alburgh	05440	Grand Isle County	Alburgh School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 796-3573	188	16	11.7	68.1%	142 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (22.3%)	29.6	103^rd of 137 public elementary schools	24.8%					(n/a)	44.0	52.9		43.5			12.0	23.5		43.5					$22,307	$2,346	$19,961

Frequently Asked Questions about Highgate School

What is the racial makeup of Highgate School?

Students at Highgate School are 73% White, 25% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Highgate School in?

Highgate School District

How many students attend Highgate School?

In the 2018-19 school year, 307 students attended Highgate School.

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