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Sheldon Elementary School

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Sheldon Elementary School ranks 84 th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Sheldon Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Sheldon, Vermont, with an enrollment of 337 students. The school is part of the Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District, which is ranked 43 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Sheldon Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on VTCAP/SBAC assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 27.59% to 55.88% in ELA and 26.47% to 50% in Math, while the state averages were 55.07% to 61% in ELA and 34.25% to 48.11% in Math. The school's performance on science assessments is also below the state average. However, the school's performance for its low socioeconomic status students is relatively strong, ranking 25th out of 45 Vermont elementary schools in 2024-2025 with a 3-star rating.

Compared to nearby schools, the performance of Berkshire Elementary School and Bakersfield School is generally similar or slightly lower than Sheldon Elementary School, while the schools in the neighboring Maple Run Unified Union School District, such as Georgia Elementary & Middle School, St. Albans Town Educational Center, and St. Albans City Elementary School, tend to outperform Sheldon Elementary School on academic measures.

337

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

46.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

78 Poor Farm Road
Sheldon, VT 05483-9710

(802) 933-4909

District: Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.2%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2021 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Vermont average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

Vermont avg48%

Elementary school

84^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 2 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

60^th of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 33 pts since 2021

From top 48% (2021) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 75Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 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	39.8	84 of 137	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	107 of 133	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	96 of 113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	85 of 133	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	88 of 148	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	41 of 60	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.6	49 of 55	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	36 of 61	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	33 of 66	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	25 of 45	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	20 of 38	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	23 of 44	47.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	31 of 61	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	40 of 56	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	55 of 62	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	57 of 67	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	94 of 141	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	120 of 142	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	109 of 133	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	90 of 145	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	87 of 147	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	60 of 74	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	69 of 85	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	32 of 50	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	49 of 68	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	41 of 85	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	37 of 43	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	31 of 48	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	20 of 55	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	27 of 38	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	22 of 40	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.1	3 of 35	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	8.6	47 of 49	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	52 of 54	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	74 of 91	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	75 of 92	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	66 of 88	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	65 of 91	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	47 of 94	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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)49th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)30th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-16 vs state

Science37%-6 vs state

Mathematics35%-5 vs state

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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
Sheldon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	78 Poor Farm Road	Sheldon	05483	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-4909	337	27	12.3	46.3%	314 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	39.8	84^th of 137 public elementary schools	38.7%		25.5	107^th of 133 public elementary schools	19.5%	23	50.0	55.9	38.2	27.6	37.9	35.3	50.0	26.5	38.2	27.6	34.5	29.4	38.2	35.3
Highgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	219 Gore Road	Highgate Center	05459	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 868-4170	282	23	12.2	58.9%	217 (77.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.0%)	59.8	56^th of 137 public elementary schools	59.1%		43	73^rd of 133 public elementary schools	45.1%	17	71.1	55.2	50.0	39.3			47.4	41.4					50.0
Franklin Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 School Street	Franklin	05457	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 285-2100	143	10	14.3	65.0%	136 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	57.1	63^rd of 137 public elementary schools	54.0%		73.1	28^th of 133 public elementary schools	78.9%	35	52.6	60.0	73.3	93.8			15.8	20.0					66.7
Fairfield Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	57 Park Street	Fairfield	05455	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 827-6639	249	20	12.5	39.4%	234 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	46.7	74^th of 137 public elementary schools	46.0%		60.4	46^th of 133 public elementary schools	65.4%	28	47.4	71.4	53.9	63.0	53.6	63.6	35.0	25.0	14.8	59.3	39.3	36.4	22.2	18.2	$10,712	$629	$10,083
Swanton School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Fourth Street	Swanton	05488	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 868-5346	644	48	13.4	62.1%	527 (81.8%)	10 (1.6%)	20 (3.1%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.6%)	30.1	102^nd of 137 public elementary schools	25.5%		33.8	95^th of 133 public elementary schools	28.6%	7	33.8	55.0	44.8	57.6			10.8	22.5	29.1	39.4			36.1
St. Albans City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	29 Bellows Street	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 527-0565	681	58	11.8	65.5%	559 (82.1%)	17 (2.5%)	34 (5.0%)	10 (1.5%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.6%)	19.9	122^nd of 137 public elementary schools	10.9%		15.4	120^th of 133 public elementary schools	9.8%	2	33.3	50.0	34.5	41.2	46.8	72.6	19.6	22.4	13.6	32.4	25.8	45.2	30.5	41.9	$13,390	$787	$12,603
Enosburg Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	303 Dickenson Avenue	Enosburg Falls	05450	Franklin County	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-2171	260	21	12.2	63.5%	234 (90.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	25.9	109^th of 137 public elementary schools	20.4%		42.3	76^th of 133 public elementary schools	42.9%	33	38.2	43.2	34.9				29.4	29.7	30.2				18.6
St. Albans Town Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-8	169 South Main Street	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 527-7191	754	55	13.7	47.3%	681 (90.3%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.8%)	28.9	105^th of 137 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.3	115^th of 133 public elementary schools	13.5%	10	36.4	60.6	50.7	48.1	56.3	70.5	18.2	30.3	8.0	41.8	41.4	40.9	17.3	28.4	$11,303	$664	$10,639
Berkshire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4850 Water Tower Road	Richford	05476	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-2290	185	15	12.0	68.1%	175 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	23.3	116^th of 137 public elementary schools	15.3%		31.7	98^th of 133 public elementary schools	26.3%	18	28.0		20.0		36.4	55.6	36.0		20.0		45.5	16.7	13.3	0.0
Bakersfield School	Public	PK, KG-8	82 Academy Drive	Bakersfield	05441	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 827-6611	143	13	10.7	51.0%	133 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	28.7	106^th of 137 public elementary schools	22.6%		24.3	108^th of 133 public elementary schools	18.8%	2		83.3	20.0	28.6	29.4			41.7	6.7	35.7	29.4		26.7	27.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheldon Elementary School

What district is Sheldon Elementary School in?

Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85

How many students attend Sheldon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended Sheldon Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sheldon Elementary School?

Students at Sheldon Elementary School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

Is Sheldon Elementary School a good school?

Sheldon Elementary School ranks 84^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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