South Hero School District

Summary:

The South Hero School District in Vermont is home to a single standout elementary school, Folsom Education & Community Center, which serves grades PK-8 and has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state.

Folsom Education & Community Center is a high-performing school, with strong academic achievement across English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates on the VTCAP tests exceeded the state averages, with 71.43% of 3rd graders, 57.14% of 4th graders, and 81.25% of 5th graders proficient in ELA, and 42.86% of 3rd graders and 75% of 5th graders proficient in Math. The school also maintains a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.9%.

The South Hero School District as a whole is highly regarded, ranking 7th out of 75 districts in Vermont and earning a 5-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests the district provides strong support and resources to its schools, including the exceptional Folsom Education & Community Center, which has reached as high as 20th out of 137 elementary schools in the state.

District Detail

75 South Street
South Hero, VT 05486-4913

(802) 372-6600

SchoolDigger Rank:
7^th of 75 Vermont districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 164

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)			VTCAP Mathematics (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 5th Grade	Total
Folsom Education & Community Center	Public	PK, KG-8	75 South Street	South Hero	05486	Grand Isle County	South Hero School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 372-6600	164	11	14.9	27.4%	147 (89.6%)	3 (1.8%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	81.5	20^th of 137 public elementary schools	85.4%					(n/a)	71.4	57.1	81.3	42.9	75.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66	6.2 mi	2	61^st
Grand Isle School District	6.2 mi	1
Colchester School District	6.96 mi	5	12^th
Burlington School District	8.5 mi	10	28^th
Milton School District	9.03 mi	3	34^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.