Elementary Schools in Colchester School District

Summary:

The Colchester School District in Vermont is home to three elementary schools: Malletts Bay School, Porters Point School, and Union Memorial School. These schools serve students from kindergarten through sixth grade in the Colchester community.

Among the three elementary schools, Malletts Bay School stands out as the top performer. The school has consistently ranked among the best in Vermont, placing 5th out of 113 schools in the 2022-2023 school year and 16th out of 133 schools in 2023-2024. Malletts Bay School has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong overall performance, and its students have outperformed the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the VTCAP assessments. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 11.5% is lower than the other two schools in the district.

In contrast, Porters Point School and Union Memorial School lack statewide ranking data, making it difficult to fully assess their performance relative to other schools in Vermont. However, the data shows that Malletts Bay School spends significantly less per student ($9,695) compared to Porters Point School ($13,347) and Union Memorial School ($12,209), while maintaining a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.6 students per teacher, compared to 19.6 students per teacher at the other two schools.

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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.