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Alburgh Community Education Center

Public Grades PK, KG-8

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Alburgh Community Education Center is an elementary school located in Alburgh, Vermont, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 188 students. The school is part of the Alburgh School District, which is ranked 60 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alburgh Community Education Center has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Vermont elementary schools, with a ranking between 82-140 out of 133-148 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 43.48% to 52.94% and in Mathematics from 12% to 43.48%, compared to the state averages of 57-61% and 34.25-48.11%, respectively. Nearby schools, such as Georgia Elementary & Middle School, have significantly higher proficiency rates. Additionally, Alburgh Community Education Center has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.9% in 2019-2020 to 48.6% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools.

The school also faces socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.67% to 68.09% in recent years. This is significantly higher than the nearby schools, such as Georgia Elementary & Middle School (46.4%) and Franklin Central School (65.03%). The student-teacher ratio at Alburgh Community Education Center, ranging from 11.7 to 13.0, is generally higher than the nearby schools as well. These factors may contribute to the school's academic performance and the high chronic absenteeism rate, and addressing these challenges should be a priority for the school and district.

188

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

68.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45 Champlain Street
Alburgh, VT 05440-9634

(802) 796-3573

District: Alburgh School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.5%

Two or more races:

22.3%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2021 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Vermont average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

Vermont avg50%

103^rd of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 75Alburgh School District 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	29.6	103 of 137	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	87 of 113	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	82 of 133	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.8	140 of 148	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	96 of 138	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	89 of 142	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.4	94 of 169	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.3	86 of 169	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.9	94 of 176	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.0	91 of 167	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.0	140 of 187	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.1	134 of 187	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.1	179 of 189	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	186 of 189	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	32.9	150 of 189	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.2	163 of 193	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	174 of 189	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.3	180 of 184	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	122 of 141	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	102 of 142	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	70 of 133	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	111 of 145	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	132 of 147	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	108 of 146	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	88 of 117	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2022	51.4	27 of 68	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.2	65 of 85	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.6	21 of 89	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	40.4	62 of 104	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.9	61 of 105	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	72 of 106	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.3	79 of 91	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.3	87 of 107	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.1	80 of 111	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	99 of 106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.2	95 of 104	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.5	93 of 102	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.1	96 of 99	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.3	94 of 98	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	102 of 105	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	84 of 91	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	85 of 92	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	62.1	27 of 88	69.3%	★★★★☆
2022	37.5	59 of 91	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	73 of 94	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.9	23 of 87	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	37.6	45 of 71	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

White (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)8th percentile

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-13 vs state

Mathematics26%-15 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
Alburgh Community Education Center	Public	PK, KG-8	45 Champlain Street	Alburgh	05440	Grand Isle County	Alburgh School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 796-3573	188	16	11.7	68.1%	142 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (22.3%)	29.6	103^rd of 137 public elementary schools	24.8%					(n/a)	44.0	52.9		43.5			12.0	23.5		43.5
North Hero School	Public	PK, KG-6	6441 U.S. Route 2	North Hero	05474	Grand Isle County	Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 372-8866	48	7	6.9	58.3%	39 (81.3%)	2 (4.2%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)								(n/a)
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
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
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
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
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
Grand Isle School	Public	PK, KG-6	224 U.S. Route 2	Grand Isle	05458	Grand Isle County	Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 372-6913	151	13	11.9	43.0%	145 (96.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	28.5	107^th of 137 public elementary schools	21.9%		34.4	93^rd of 133 public elementary schools	30.1%	14	29.2	50.0	50.0	70.0			4.2			35.0
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
Georgia Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	4416 Ethan Allen Highway	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Georgia School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 524-6358	584	61	9.6	46.4%	564 (96.6%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	71.4	31^st of 137 public elementary schools	77.4%		60.8	44^th of 133 public elementary schools	66.9%	13		69.8						50.8					46.7	41.9	$10,190	$00	$10,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Alburgh Community Education Center

How many students attend Alburgh Community Education Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 188 students attended Alburgh Community Education Center.

Is Alburgh Community Education Center a good school?

Alburgh Community Education Center ranks in the bottom 24.8% of Vermont elementary schools.

What district is Alburgh Community Education Center in?

Alburgh School District

What is the racial makeup of Alburgh Community Education Center?

Students at Alburgh Community Education Center are 76% White, 22% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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