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Barre Town Elementary & Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Barre Town Elementary & Middle School is a public school serving 821 students in grades PK-8 in Barre, Vermont, which is part of the Barre Unified Union School District. While the school generally performs below the state average on standardized tests, it has some bright spots, such as strong performance in 7th grade English Language Arts and 6th grade Mathematics. Additionally, the school's special education students excel, ranking 2nd out of 18 Vermont elementary schools.

One notable trend is the significant increase in free/reduced lunch recipients at Barre Town Elementary & Middle School, from 18.62% in 2022-2023 to 35.81% in 2024-2025. This indicates a growing population of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which can impact academic performance. Interestingly, the school's closest neighbor, Barre City Elementary/Middle School, has an even higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 67.9%, but generally underperforms Barre Town Elementary & Middle School on test scores.

Other nearby schools, such as Waits River Valley Union School and Brookfield School, have higher test scores in certain areas but also higher free/reduced lunch rates. Additionally, chronic absenteeism appears to be a concern in the region, with nearby schools like Northfield Elementary School and Waits River Valley Union School reporting high rates, which can negatively impact student learning and achievement.

821

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

35.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Websterville Road
Barre, VT 05641-9029

(802) 476-6617

District: Barre Unified Union School District #97

Students who attend Barre Town Elementary & Middle School usually attend:

High:

Spaulding Union High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Hispanic:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

Vermont avg48%

Elementary school

104^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 15 pts since 2021

From bottom 39% (2021) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

27^th of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 7 pts since 2021

From top 29% (2021) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 75Barre Unified Union School District #97 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	29.1	104 of 137	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	84 of 133	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	80 of 113	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	67 of 133	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	90 of 148	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	40 of 60	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	31 of 55	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	29 of 61	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	40 of 66	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	33 of 45	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	37 of 44	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	52.7	15 of 38	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	32 of 44	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	45 of 61	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	35 of 56	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	25 of 46	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	32 of 62	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	36 of 67	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2024	55.3	5 of 17	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	41.4	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	110 of 141	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	94 of 142	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	75 of 133	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	71 of 145	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	92 of 147	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	27 of 74	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	42 of 85	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.4	37 of 50	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	38 of 68	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	25 of 85	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	20 of 43	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	29 of 48	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	20 of 39	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	17 of 55	69.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	21 of 38	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	23 of 40	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.1	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.1	11 of 27	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	14 of 35	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	22 of 43	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	22 of 49	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.9	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	21 of 54	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	47.2	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	42 of 91	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	43 of 92	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.9	54 of 88	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	43 of 91	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	34 of 94	63.8%	★★★☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+65 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Middle school

White (2025)54th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-9 vs state

Mathematics34%-6 vs state

Science32%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Barre Town Elementary & Middle 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
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
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
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
Washington Village School	Public	PK, KG-4	72 School Lane	Washington	05675	Orange County	Echo Valley Community Union School District #67	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 883-2312	120	13	9.4	63.3%	116 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	52.6	69^th of 137 public elementary schools	49.6%					(n/a)	40.9	29.4					50.0	47.1							$11,193	$00	$11,193
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
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
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
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
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)
Brookfield School	Public	PK, KG-6	1728 Ridge Road	Brookfield	05036	Orange County	Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 276-3153	89	8	10.8	38.2%	88 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	74.5	26^th of 137 public elementary schools	81.0%					(n/a)			73.3						46.7				53.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Barre Town Elementary & Middle School

How many students attend Barre Town Elementary & Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 821 students attended Barre Town Elementary & Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Barre Town Elementary & Middle School?

Students at Barre Town Elementary & Middle School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Barre Town Elementary & Middle School attend?

Students who attend Barre Town Elementary & Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Spaulding Union High School

Is Barre Town Elementary & Middle School a good school?

Barre Town Elementary & Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Vermont elementary schools.

What district is Barre Town Elementary & Middle School in?

Barre Unified Union School District #97

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