Summary:
First Branch Unified School District #82 in Vermont has only one elementary school, First Branch Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, ranking 92 out of 137 Vermont elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, First Branch Elementary School's 3rd-grade students performed significantly below the statewide average in both English Language Arts (37.04% proficient or better vs. 61% statewide) and Mathematics (37.04% proficient or better vs. 34.25% statewide). However, the school's 4th-grade students performed better in ELA (50% proficient or better) than in Mathematics (20.83% proficient or better). The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 11.4% and a relatively high percentage of students (43.97%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite the school's declining performance and academic challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.2 and spends $16,569 per student, which is higher than the national average. Addressing the underlying causes of the school's performance issues, such as curriculum and instructional practices, as well as addressing chronic absenteeism and supporting students from low-income families, could be important focus areas for the school and the district.
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