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Shelburne Community School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Shelburne Community School is a public elementary and middle school serving grades PK-8 in Shelburne, Vermont, part of the Champlain Valley Unified Union School District. This top-performing school consistently ranks within the top 15 elementary schools in Vermont, delivering excellent academic outcomes for its students.

Shelburne Community School stands out for its strong academic performance, with students significantly outperforming the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 83.12% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 57.38%. In mathematics, 71.79% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 48.11%. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking among the top 5 elementary schools in Vermont for both female and male students, as well as for white students. Additionally, the school's special education students rank 3rd out of 18 Vermont elementary schools.

While Shelburne Community School has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (18.4% in 2024-2025), the school still manages to perform well for this subgroup, ranking 6th out of 44 Vermont elementary schools. This suggests that the school is effectively addressing the needs of students from diverse backgrounds. Interestingly, the nearby Hinesburg Community School and Charlotte Central School, also part of the Champlain Valley Unified Union School District, demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked among the top elementary schools in Vermont, indicating that the district as a whole is providing high-quality education to its students.

788

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,261

Per pupil spending ?

18.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

345 Harbor Road
Shelburne, VT 05482

(802) 985-3331

District: Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56

Students who attend Shelburne Community School usually attend:

High:

Champlain Valley Union High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.0%

Two or more races:

6.1%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2018 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Vermont average (67% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Vermont elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

Vermont avg48%

Elementary school

11^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 11 pts since 2018

From top 19% (2018) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2^nd of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 25 pts since 2018

From top 28% (2018) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56

4^th of 75Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 among Vermont districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	11 of 137	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	2 of 133	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	15 of 133	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	12 of 148	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	12 of 138	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	27 of 142	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	4 of 60	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	2 of 55	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	2 of 44	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	9 of 61	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	7 of 66	89.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	8 of 66	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	12 of 46	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	75.3	6 of 44	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	13 of 38	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	24 of 44	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	4 of 61	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	2 of 56	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	12 of 62	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	7 of 67	89.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	7 of 65	89.2%	★★★★★
2018	66.4	8 of 46	82.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	11 of 141	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	2 of 142	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	5 of 133	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	15 of 145	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	13 of 147	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	14 of 146	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	72.5	32 of 117	72.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	2 of 74	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	10 of 85	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	8 of 50	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	10 of 68	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	12 of 85	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	11 of 89	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	22 of 80	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	5 of 43	88.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	8 of 48	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	5 of 39	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	8 of 55	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	5 of 46	89.1%	★★★★★
2018	68.9	11 of 35	68.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	16 of 38	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	2 of 43	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	4 of 30	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	11 of 42	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	15 of 54	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	8 of 46	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	10 of 34	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	6 of 91	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	10 of 92	89.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	12 of 88	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	13 of 91	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	14 of 94	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	8 of 87	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	73.2	22 of 71	69.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)86th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%+19 vs state

Science63%+21 vs state

Mathematics59%+19 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, February 10, 2024

I prefer homeschooling my child and working a full time job instead of having my child partake in schooling at SCS. I am more than happy to tire myself out to provide a proper education for my child where they feel safe and heard. They do not do a great job at enforcing safety nets for students that get bullied. The school will defend a student with money or parents on the board instead of protecting students that are threatened with weapons. Their curriculum is horrible and if your child is having a hard time with attendance they will change that curriculum so that there is no valuable learning/education (building legos, finishing puzzles and playing with fidget spinners!) - THIS IS ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL - this is where your fundamental learning happens! Please if you have the choice to homeschool or private school to get your child away from this school please do it for your kid. Close Quote

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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 (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 (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shelburne Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Harbor Road	Shelburne	05482	Chittenden County	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 985-3331	788	55	14.4	18.4%	701 (89.0%)	13 (1.6%)	19 (2.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.1%)	89	11^th of 137 public elementary schools	92.0%		94.4	2^nd of 133 public elementary schools	98.5%	9	72.6	75.4	73.2	83.1	82.9	73.3	52.9	50.8	62.9	71.8	69.7	46.5	63.9	62.8	$15,261	$349	$14,912
Orchard School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Baldwin Avenue	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 652-7300	402	34	11.8	31.1%	265 (65.9%)	48 (11.9%)	21 (5.2%)	34 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)								(n/a)													64.7		$15,796		$15,796
Charlotte Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	408 Hinesburg Road	Charlotte	05445	Chittenden County	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 425-2771	407	27	15.2	20.1%	367 (90.2%)	7 (1.7%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	89.9	9^th of 137 public elementary schools	93.4%		90.7	6^th of 133 public elementary schools	95.5%	3	81.3	80.0	72.3	77.1	76.7	62.8	77.1	57.1	54.2	68.6	73.3	49.0	66.0	54.0	$16,707	$335	$16,372
Champlain School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Pine Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8477	559	26	21.8	41.5%	379 (67.8%)	98 (17.5%)	28 (5.0%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.2%)	59.2	59^th of 137 public elementary schools	56.9%		72.8	29^th of 133 public elementary schools	78.2%	30	41.3	64.3	76.7				10.9	31.0	58.1				72.1		$17,213	$918	$16,295
Rick Marcotte Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Market Street	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 652-7200	378	32	11.8	31.7%	269 (71.2%)	29 (7.7%)	19 (5.0%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)								(n/a)													51.5		$15,635		$15,635
Edmunds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Main Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8473	279	25	11.1	59.5%	143 (51.3%)	68 (24.4%)	24 (8.6%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.0%)	44.5	76^th of 137 public elementary schools	44.5%		60.6	45^th of 133 public elementary schools	66.2%	31	43.6	76.7	50.0				17.5	45.5	27.7				38.3		$20,002	$652	$19,350
Chamberlin School	Public	PK, KG-5	262 White Street	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 652-7400	490	28	17.5	23.7%	342 (69.8%)	41 (8.4%)	25 (5.1%)	43 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.8%)								(n/a)													52.8		$19,413	$738	$18,675
Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	123 North Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	Yes	No	Yes	(802) 864-8480	213	20	10.8	62.0%	94 (44.1%)	37 (17.4%)	24 (11.3%)	33 (15.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.3%)	49.3	72^nd of 137 public elementary schools	47.4%		62.6	40^th of 133 public elementary schools	69.9%	32	33.3	70.4	57.6				20.6	59.3	41.2				35.3		$21,835	$1,113	$20,722
Hinesburg Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	10888 Route 116	Hinesburg	05461	Chittenden County	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 482-2106	542	40	13.6	29.3%	503 (92.8%)	5 (0.9%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	83.8	14^th of 137 public elementary schools	89.8%		85.9	13^th of 133 public elementary schools	90.2%	1	68.5	72.7	77.8	80.4	79.3	80.0	59.3	36.4	57.8	72.6	64.2	42.2	55.6	59.1	$16,509	$989	$15,520
Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6 Archibald Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	Yes	No	Yes	(802) 864-8475	201	26	7.8	63.2%	98 (48.8%)	53 (26.4%)	12 (6.0%)	16 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.9%)	61.6	50^th of 137 public elementary schools	63.5%		42.4	75^th of 133 public elementary schools	43.6%	25	48.6	53.1	60.7				37.1	50.0	46.4				53.6		$19,509	$2,298	$17,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Shelburne Community School

What district is Shelburne Community School in?

Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56

Is Shelburne Community School a good school?

Yes. Shelburne Community School ranks in the top 8.0% of Vermont elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Shelburne Community School?

Students at Shelburne Community School are 89% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Shelburne Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 788 students attended Shelburne Community School.

What schools do graduates of Shelburne Community School attend?

Students who attend Shelburne Community School usually go on to attend:

High : Champlain Valley Union High School

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