Peoples Academy Middle School

Peoples Academy Middle School is a public middle school located in Morrisville, Vermont, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 238 students. The school is part of the Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90. While the school has been ranked between 29th and 45th out of 50-85 Vermont middle schools in recent years, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2023-2024 school year, it has shown some areas of strength and opportunities for improvement.

Academically, Peoples Academy Middle School generally performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 5th-grade students scoring 59.02% proficient or better compared to the state average of 49% in 2023-2024. However, the school's mathematics proficiency lags behind the state average, with 8th-grade students scoring 40.3% proficient or better compared to the state average of 34%. Compared to nearby schools like Crossett Brook Middle School and Browns River Middle School, Peoples Academy Middle School's academic performance is mixed, trailing the top-performing schools in both ELA and mathematics proficiency, but outperforming the lower-ranked Lamoille Union Middle School.

One notable factor is the relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Peoples Academy Middle School, ranging from 26.79% to 52.52% over the past three school years. This is significantly higher than the nearby Crossett Brook Middle School (27.57%) and Browns River Middle School (16.35%), but lower than Lamoille Union Middle School (53.85%). This suggests that the school may be serving a more economically disadvantaged population, which could be a contributing factor to its academic challenges. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.9 to 11.5 over the past three school years, indicates that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.