Barre Unified Union School District #97

Summary:

The Barre Unified Union School District #97 in Vermont consists of 3 schools: 2 elementary/middle schools (Barre Town Elementary & Middle School and Barre City Elementary/Middle School) and 1 high school (Spaulding Union High School). The data reveals notable differences in the performance and rankings of the schools within the district.

Barre Town Elementary & Middle School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, with the highest enrollment, statewide ranking, and generally stronger test scores in English Language Arts and mathematics compared to state averages. In contrast, Barre City Elementary/Middle School struggles with lower proficiency rates, especially in mathematics, and has a significantly higher free/reduced lunch rate, suggesting socioeconomic factors may be influencing student achievement.

While the elementary/middle schools show mixed performance, Spaulding Union High School stands out with a relatively high statewide ranking, strong 4-year graduation rate, and better-than-average mathematics proficiency for 9th grade students. The data highlights areas for improvement, such as addressing the significant performance gap between the two elementary/middle schools and boosting mathematics proficiency rates across the district.

District Detail

120 Ayers Street
Barre, VT 05641

(802) 476-5011

SchoolDigger Rank:
51^st of 75 Vermont districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,132

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)							VTCAP Mathematics (2025)							VTCAP Science (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 English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 9th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 9th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Total
Barre Town Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Websterville Road	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-6617	821	73	11.2	35.8%	759 (92.4%)	9 (1.1%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	29.1	104^th of 137 public elementary schools	24.1%		37.2	84^th of 133 public elementary schools	36.8%	20	37.7	47.4	43.4	53.3	61.3	50.0		16.5	18.0	34.2	43.3	50.7	44.6		35.5	28.4
Barre City Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Parkside Terrace	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-6541	701	74	9.4	67.9%	592 (84.5%)	13 (1.9%)	48 (6.8%)	10 (1.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	9.8	133^rd of 137 public elementary schools	2.9%		12.5	123^rd of 133 public elementary schools	7.5%	10	29.7	46.6	31.5	34.3	43.9	55.3		10.9	11.9	7.4	17.1	33.9	34.2		13.0	36.8
Spaulding Union High School	Public	9-12	155 Ayers Street	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-4811	610	57	10.7	45.7%	544 (89.2%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (3.9%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	37.9	25^th of 42 public high schools	40.5%		30	34^th of 47 public high schools	27.7%	9							31.4							41.9			38.3

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools
Barre Town School District	0 mi	1
Barre City School District	1.49 mi	1
Spaulding Union High School District #41	1.52 mi	2
Central Vermont Career Center	1.53 mi	1
Williamstown School District	4.2 mi	2

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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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