Summary:
The city of Sheldon, Vermont is home to a single elementary school, Sheldon Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 337 students. The school is part of the Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85, which is ranked 43 out of 75 districts in the state.
Sheldon Elementary School's academic performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 96 out of 113 Vermont elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 84 out of 137 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in ELA, the school's proficiency rates range from 27.59% in 6th grade to 55.88% in 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 57.38% to 61%.
Despite these academic challenges, Sheldon Elementary School has a relatively small student-teacher ratio of 12.3, which is slightly lower than the state average. However, the school also has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 46.29%, indicating a significant portion of the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which may present additional obstacles for the school in terms of providing resources and support.
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