First Branch Unified School District #82

Summary:

The First Branch Unified School District #82 in Vermont operates two schools: First Branch Elementary School and First Branch Middle School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade.

Based on the available data, the standout school in this district is First Branch Middle School. The middle school is ranked 22 out of 85 Vermont middle schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, significantly higher than the 1-star rating of First Branch Elementary School, which is ranked 97 out of 133 Vermont elementary schools. The middle school also has stronger test scores than the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 6th and 7th grades, while the elementary school lags behind the state averages in these areas.

Other key differences between the two schools include a lower student-teacher ratio of 6.7 at the middle school compared to 11.3 at the elementary school, and a higher percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at the middle school (50%) compared to the elementary school (42.68%). The middle school also has higher spending per student at $17,260, versus $16,569 per student at the elementary school. These factors may contribute to the middle school's stronger academic performance and higher ranking within the state.

District Detail

461 Waterman Road
South Royalton, VT 05068

(802) 763-8840

SchoolDigger Rank:
29^th of 72 Vermont districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 249

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2024)				VTCAP Mathematics (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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
First Branch Middle School	Public	5-8	6 School Street	Chelsea	05038	Orange County	First Branch Unified School District #82	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 685-4551	92	14	6.7	50.0%	90 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	65.8	22^nd of 85 public middle schools	74.1%		63.4	13^th of 50 public middle schools	74.0%	9			41.7	65.4			54.2	76.9	$17,260	$00	$17,260
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	157	14	11.3	42.7%	149 (94.9%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	31.9	97^th of 133 public elementary schools	27.1%		20.3	101^st of 113 public elementary schools	10.6%	4	36.0	42.9			20.0	33.3			$16,569	$00	$16,569

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tunbridge School District	0 mi	1
Chelsea School District	5.03 mi	1
White River Unified School District #79	7.09 mi	5	19^th
Royalton School District	7.11 mi	1
Strafford School District	7.86 mi	1	1^st

First Branch Unified School District #82

District Detail

First Branch Middle School

First Branch Elementary School

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