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C. P. Smith School

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C. P. Smith School ranks 58 th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

C. P. Smith School is an elementary school located in Burlington, Vermont, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 255. It is part of the Burlington School District, which is ranked 28 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

C. P. Smith School has shown strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 4th and 5th-grade students outperformed the state average in ELA proficiency, with 70.97% and 67.57% proficient or better, respectively, compared to the state averages of 61% and 55.07%. However, the school's math proficiency rates are more mixed, with 3rd-grade students performing above the state average but 4th and 5th-grade students performing below. The school has also demonstrated strong performance for female and white students, ranking 11th and 36th, respectively, among Vermont elementary schools in those subgroups for the 2024-2025 school year.

One notable improvement at C. P. Smith School is the significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 37.8% in 2021-2022 to 22.3% in 2023-2024. This is a positive trend, as chronic absenteeism can be a significant barrier to student learning and achievement. When compared to other elementary schools in the Burlington School District, such as Champlain School and Malletts Bay School, C. P. Smith School generally performs on par or slightly better in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA, but its math proficiency rates are more mixed.

255

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,955

Per pupil spending ?

43.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

332 Ethan Allen Parkway
Burlington, VT 05401-2525

(802) 864-8479

District: Burlington School District

Students who attend C. P. Smith School usually attend:

High:

Burlington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

African American:

10.2%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Vermont median (58th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

Vermont avg46%

58^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Burlington School District

28^th of 75Burlington 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	58 of 137	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	38 of 133	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	14 of 113	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	45 of 133	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	42 of 148	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	31.7	103 of 138	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	97 of 142	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.4	54 of 169	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.1	72 of 169	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.5	79 of 176	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	34.3	124 of 167	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.8	131 of 187	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.1	128 of 187	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.7	151 of 189	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.9	163 of 189	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.3	120 of 189	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.6	92 of 193	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.5	96 of 189	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.3	74 of 184	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	11 of 60	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	20 of 55	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	7 of 44	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	25 of 61	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	27 of 66	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	24 of 45	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	26.8	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	37 of 42	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	32 of 61	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.1	7 of 46	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	21 of 62	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.0	12 of 67	82.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2019	54.9	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	36 of 141	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	34 of 142	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	9 of 133	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	67.5	44 of 145	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	31 of 147	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.3	106 of 146	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	86 of 117	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)82nd percentile+24 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2019)59th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+6 vs state

Science54%+10 vs state

Mathematics30%-5 vs state

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Schools Near C. P. Smith 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
C. P. Smith School	Public	PK, KG-5	332 Ethan Allen Parkway	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8479	255	21	12.3	43.1%	183 (71.8%)	26 (10.2%)	12 (4.7%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.6%)	59.3	58^th of 137 public elementary schools	57.7%		64.3	38^th of 133 public elementary schools	71.4%	20	52.8	71.0	67.6	44.4	12.5	29.7	54.1	$12,955	$1,050	$11,905
J. J. Flynn School	Public	PK, KG-5	1645 North Avenue	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8478	292	31	9.3	61.6%	186 (63.7%)	48 (16.4%)	10 (3.4%)	25 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	38.2	88^th of 137 public elementary schools	35.8%		36.2	88^th of 133 public elementary schools	33.8%		44.4	59.6	52.4	35.2	14.9	21.4	35.7	$14,659	$1,188	$13,471
Porters Point School	Public	PK, KG-2	490 Porters Point Road	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 264-5920	359	18	19.6	25.3%	288 (80.2%)	20 (5.6%)	12 (3.3%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)								(n/a)								$13,347	$00	$13,347
Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6 Archibald Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	Yes	No	Yes	(802) 864-8475	201	26	7.8	63.2%	98 (48.8%)	53 (26.4%)	12 (6.0%)	16 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.9%)	61.6	50^th of 137 public elementary schools	63.5%		42.4	75^th of 133 public elementary schools	43.6%	25	48.6	53.1	60.7	37.1	50.0	46.4	53.6	$14,734	$1,194	$13,540
Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	123 North Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	Yes	No	Yes	(802) 864-8480	213	20	10.8	62.0%	94 (44.1%)	37 (17.4%)	24 (11.3%)	33 (15.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.3%)	49.3	72^nd of 137 public elementary schools	47.4%		62.6	40^th of 133 public elementary schools	69.9%	32	33.3	70.4	57.6	20.6	59.3	41.2	35.3	$17,899	$1,451	$16,448
Malletts Bay School	Public	3-5	609 Blakely Road	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 264-5900	505	37	13.6	34.9%	392 (77.6%)	31 (6.1%)	21 (4.2%)	35 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	72.2	28^th of 137 public elementary schools	79.6%		81.4	16^th of 133 public elementary schools	88.0%	12	54.5	64.8	67.1	40.4	47.5	56.1	51.5	$9,695	$00	$9,695
Edmunds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	299 Main Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8473	279	25	11.1	59.5%	143 (51.3%)	68 (24.4%)	24 (8.6%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.0%)	44.5	76^th of 137 public elementary schools	44.5%		60.6	45^th of 133 public elementary schools	66.2%	31	43.6	76.7	50.0	17.5	45.5	27.7	38.3	$13,542	$1,097	$12,445
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Normand Street	Winooski	05404	Chittenden County	Winooski Incorporated School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 655-0411	421	42	10.0	68.2%	179 (42.5%)	99 (23.5%)	33 (7.8%)	75 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	31	101^st of 137 public elementary schools	26.3%		18.9	116^th of 133 public elementary schools	12.8%	15	42.6	52.2	49.1	25.9	12.2	25.0	37.5	$14,354	$00	$14,354
Champlain School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Pine Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8477	559	26	21.8	41.5%	379 (67.8%)	98 (17.5%)	28 (5.0%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.2%)	59.2	59^th of 137 public elementary schools	56.9%		72.8	29^th of 133 public elementary schools	78.2%	30	41.3	64.3	76.7	10.9	31.0	58.1	72.1
Rick Marcotte Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Market Street	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 652-7200	378	32	11.8	31.7%	269 (71.2%)	29 (7.7%)	19 (5.0%)	33 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)								(n/a)							51.5	$14,263	$259	$14,004

Frequently Asked Questions about C. P. Smith School

Is C. P. Smith School a good school?

C. P. Smith School ranks 58^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend C. P. Smith School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended C. P. Smith School.

What schools do graduates of C. P. Smith School attend?

Students who attend C. P. Smith School usually go on to attend:

High : Burlington High School

What district is C. P. Smith School in?

Burlington School District

What is the racial makeup of C. P. Smith School?

Students at C. P. Smith School are 72% White, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic.

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