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Elementary Schools in South Hero School District

At a glance

DistrictSouth Hero School District7^th of 75 Vermont districtsFull district overview →

School

164

Students

Top rankedFolsom Education & Community Center20^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools

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Folsom Education & Community Center

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Summary:

The South Hero School District in Vermont is home to one elementary school, the Folsom Education & Community Center, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 164 students.

Folsom Education & Community Center appears to be a standout school in the district, ranking 20th out of 137 Vermont elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are generally strong, with 5th-grade students outperforming the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 13.9% is slightly higher than the state average, and its free/reduced lunch rate of 27.44% suggests a relatively low level of economic disadvantage among its student population.

The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.9 is relatively low, which could allow for more individualized attention and support for students. Overall, Folsom Education & Community Center appears to be providing a quality education for its students, as evidenced by its strong academic performance, improving statewide ranking, and relatively low chronic absenteeism rate.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)			VTCAP Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	$22,392	$1,663	$20,729

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.

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