Best Public Schools in Tunbridge, VT

Summary:

The city of Tunbridge, Vermont has only one public elementary school, First Branch Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with an enrollment of 141 students. The school is part of the First Branch Unified School District #82, which is ranked 49 out of 75 districts in Vermont and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

First Branch Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 92 out of 137 Vermont elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 101 out of 113 in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars to 1 star during this period. The school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (37.04%) and Mathematics (37.04%) were significantly lower than the state averages in the 2024-2025 school year, and the 4th-grade proficiency rates were also below the state averages.

The school faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 11.4% and a high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 43.97%. However, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 10.2 could be seen as a positive, as it may allow for more individualized attention and support for students. Overall, the analysis suggests that First Branch Elementary School is facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student attendance, and socioeconomic factors, and may require interventions to address these issues and improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)		VTCAP Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
First Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	523 VT Route 110	Tunbridge	05077	Orange County	First Branch Unified School District #82	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 889-3310	141	14	10.2	44.0%	134 (95.0%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	35	92^nd of 137 public elementary schools	32.8%		31.9	97^th of 133 public elementary schools	27.1%	5	37.0	50.0	37.0	20.8	$16,569	$00	$16,569

Cities Near Tunbridge

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chelsea	5.08 mi	2	29^th
South Royalton	7.04 mi	3	45^th
South Strafford	7.75 mi	1	3^rd
Sharon	9.1 mi	1	40^th
Randolph	9.34 mi	6	65^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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