Colchester School District

Summary:

The Colchester School District in Vermont consists of 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools (Malletts Bay School, Porters Point School, and Union Memorial School), 1 middle school (Colchester Middle School), and 1 high school (Colchester High School).

Colchester High School stands out as a top-performing school, ranked 9th out of 42 Vermont high schools and consistently ranking in the top 11 over the past few years. The school has relatively high proficiency rates in core subjects and a graduation rate of 82%. Malletts Bay School is also a standout, ranking 28th out of 137 Vermont elementary schools and consistently ranking in the top 16 with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The district has a mix of high-performing and average-performing schools, with some areas for potential improvement. Chronic absenteeism rates vary significantly, with Malletts Bay School and Porters Point School having the lowest rates, while Colchester High School has the highest. Additionally, the student-teacher ratios are generally lower in the middle and high schools compared to the elementary schools, suggesting a need to allocate more resources to the elementary level.

District Detail

253 Main Street
Colchester, VT 05446-0160

(802) 878-2117

SchoolDigger Rank:
12^th of 75 Vermont districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,443

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Colchester High School	Public	9-12	131 Laker Lane	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 264-5700	715	60	11.8	28.5%	573 (80.1%)	36 (5.0%)	34 (4.8%)	31 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.2%)	73.5	9^th of 42 public high schools	78.6%		73.7	11^th of 47 public high schools	76.6%	2							50.9							55.8			47.9	$13,060	$00	$13,060
Colchester Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Blakely Road	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 264-5800	509	44	11.5	35.0%	418 (82.1%)	23 (4.5%)	23 (4.5%)	32 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	73	17^th of 74 public middle schools	77.0%		72.8	16^th of 85 public middle schools	81.2%	1				63.1	54.7	70.6					61.5	48.0	55.2			52.9		$11,187	$00	$11,187
Malletts Bay School	Public	3-5	609 Blakely Road	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 264-5900	505	37	13.6	34.9%	392 (77.6%)	31 (6.1%)	21 (4.2%)	35 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	72.2	28^th of 137 public elementary schools	79.6%		81.4	16^th of 133 public elementary schools	88.0%	12	54.5	64.8	67.1					40.4	47.5	56.1					51.5			$9,695	$00	$9,695
Porters Point School	Public	PK, KG-2	490 Porters Point Road	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 264-5920	359	18	19.6	25.3%	288 (80.2%)	20 (5.6%)	12 (3.3%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)								(n/a)																		$13,347	$00	$13,347
Union Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-2	253 Main Street	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 264-5959	355	18	19.6	25.4%	278 (78.3%)	25 (7.0%)	12 (3.4%)	23 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)								(n/a)																		$12,209	$00	$12,209

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Burlington School District	2.33 mi	10	28^th
Winooski Incorporated School District	3.14 mi	3	66^th
South Burlington School District	5.27 mi	5
Essex Junction Incorporated School District	5.48 mi	4
Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	5.48 mi	10	8^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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