Best Public Schools in Island Pond, VT

Summary:

The city of Island Pond, Vermont has only one school, Brighton Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 122 students. The school is part of the Brighton School District, which is ranked 68 out of 72 school districts in Vermont and has a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brighton Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Vermont elementary schools over the past several years, indicating a persistent struggle to achieve academic success. The school's test scores are significantly below the statewide averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across grades 3, 5, and 8, with particularly large gaps in Mathematics performance. For example, in 8th grade Mathematics, only 7.14% of students at Brighton Elementary School were proficient or better, compared to the statewide average of 34%.

Despite the school's higher spending per student of $13,873 for the 2018-2019 school year, which is above the statewide average, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1, the academic performance remains poor. Additionally, 68.85% of students at Brighton Elementary School receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high rate of economic disadvantage in the student population, which can contribute to academic difficulties.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking ()				VTCAP English Language Arts (2024)		VTCAP Mathematics (2024)		VTCAP Science (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd 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
Brighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	825 Railroad Street	Island Pond	05846	Essex County	Brighton School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 723-4373	122	13	9.1	68.9%	120 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.4	113^th of 133 public elementary schools	15.0%					(n/a)	21.4	42.9	28.6	7.1	25.0	14.3	$13,873	$808	$13,065

Cities Near Island Pond

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Charleston	8.67 mi	1	76^th
West Burke	8.7 mi	4	66^th
Brownington	13.95 mi	2	45^th
Sutton	14.08 mi	2	24^th
Barton	16.26 mi	2	105^th

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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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