Summary:
The city of Barnet, Vermont has only one public school, Barnet Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with an enrollment of 135 students. The school is part of the Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78. While the school has seen fluctuations in its state-wide ranking, it has faced significant challenges in recent years, including declining academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and serving a student population with significant socioeconomic needs.
Barnet Elementary School's state-wide ranking has decreased from 42nd out of 133 Vermont elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 81st out of 133 in 2023-2024, and its star rating has also dropped from 4 stars to 2 stars during this time. The school's proficiency rates in VTCAP English Language Arts and Mathematics are substantially lower than the state averages, particularly in 8th grade Mathematics where the school's proficiency rate was only 5.56% compared to the state average of 36.84%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 20.6%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's academic struggles, as 60% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, Barnet Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.1, which could be an asset in providing more individualized attention and support for its students. Overall, the data suggests that Barnet Elementary School is facing significant hurdles in providing a quality education for its students and may require targeted interventions and additional resources to address its performance and attendance issues.
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