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Union Elementary School

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Union Elementary School ranks 19 th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Union Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Montpelier, Vermont, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 447 students. The school is part of the Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71, which is ranked 3 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Union Elementary School ranks 19 out of 137 Vermont elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 3rd and 4th-grade students outperform the state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the VTCAP assessments. In 2024-2025, 67.11% of 3rd-grade students and 77.78% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 61% for 4th grade. In Mathematics, 51.32% of 3rd-grade students and 38.27% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 34.25% for 4th grade.

While Union Elementary School outperforms nearby schools like Northfield Elementary and Barre Town Elementary & Middle School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, Rumney Memorial School, which is part of the same district, ranks 10th out of all Vermont elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in both subjects. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.9% in 2019-2020 to 30.5% in 2021-2022, before decreasing to 23.2% in 2022-2023, which warrants further investigation and intervention.

447

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,625

Per pupil spending ?

33.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Park Avenue
Montpelier, VT 05602

(802) 225-8200

District: Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71

Students who attend Union Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Main Street Middle School
High:	Montpelier High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Asian:

6.3%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2018 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Vermont average (59% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Vermont elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

Vermont avg48%

19^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 34 pts since 2018

From top 48% (2018) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 75Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	19 of 137	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	68 of 142	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	8 of 60	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	6 of 61	90.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	16 of 141	88.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+12 vs state

Mathematics45%+10 vs state

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

Nooooo thanks! Poor communication, poor planning, pompous staff and teachers. Close Quote

Schools Near Union Elementary School

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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 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
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Park Avenue	Montpelier	05602	Washington County	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 225-8200	447	39	11.6	33.8%	374 (83.7%)	15 (3.4%)	13 (2.9%)	28 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	81.8	19^th of 137 public elementary schools	86.1%					(n/a)	67.1	77.8					51.3	38.3							$12,625	$395	$12,230
Berlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	372 Paine Turnpike North	Berlin	05602	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 223-2796	182	14	13.1	52.7%	162 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	33.3	98^th of 137 public elementary schools	28.5%		44.4	72^nd of 133 public elementary schools	45.9%	26	48.2	45.0	46.2	46.7			18.5	25.0	23.1	53.3			38.5
East Montpelier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	665 Vincent Flats Road	East Montpelier	05651	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 223-7936	202	17	12.1	35.6%	177 (87.6%)	3 (1.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	77.2	22^nd of 137 public elementary schools	83.9%		78.2	21^st of 133 public elementary schools	84.2%	1	73.9	71.9	65.0	85.3			60.9	31.3	55.0	55.9			55.0
Barre City Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Parkside Terrace	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-6541	701	74	9.4	67.9%	592 (84.5%)	13 (1.9%)	48 (6.8%)	10 (1.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	9.8	133^rd of 137 public elementary schools	2.9%		12.5	123^rd of 133 public elementary schools	7.5%	10	29.7	46.6	31.5	34.3	43.9	55.3	10.9	11.9	7.4	17.1	33.9	34.2	13.0	36.8
Rumney Memorial School	Public	1-6	433 Shady Rill Road	Middlesex	05602	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 223-5429	114	8	13.5	43.9%	108 (94.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	89.2	10^th of 137 public elementary schools	92.7%		89.4	10^th of 133 public elementary schools	92.5%		82.6	83.3	68.8	92.3			56.5	50.0	43.8	92.3			68.8
Calais Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Lightening Ridge Road	Plainfield	05667	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 454-7777	91	9	10.4	36.3%	84 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Barre Town Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Websterville Road	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-6617	821	73	11.2	35.8%	759 (92.4%)	9 (1.1%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	29.1	104^th of 137 public elementary schools	24.1%		37.2	84^th of 133 public elementary schools	36.8%	20	37.7	47.4	43.4	53.3	61.3	50.0	16.5	18.0	34.2	43.3	50.7	44.6	35.5	28.4
Doty Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Calais Road	Worcester	05682	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 223-5656	61	7	8.9	65.6%	60 (98.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Northfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Cross Street	Northfield	05663	Washington County	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 485-6161	263	23	11.4	47.1%	232 (88.2%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	50.9	71^st of 137 public elementary schools	48.2%		54	58^th of 133 public elementary schools	56.4%	13	39.5	63.3	51.3				36.8	36.7	33.3				51.3		$9,314	$00	$9,314
Williamstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Brush Hill Road	Williamstown	05679	Orange County	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 433-6653	231	21	11.0	58.4%	217 (93.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	55.3	65^th of 137 public elementary schools	52.6%		20.3	114^th of 133 public elementary schools	14.3%	49	50.0	63.0	62.1				31.3	11.1	62.1				46.7		$10,221	$00	$10,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Union Elementary School?

Students at Union Elementary School are 84% White, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Union Elementary School in?

Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71

What schools do graduates of Union Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Union Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Main Street Middle School
High : Montpelier High School

How many students attend Union Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Union Elementary School.

Is Union Elementary School a good school?

Union Elementary School ranks 19^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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