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J. J. Flynn School

Q: Is J. J. Flynn School a good school?

J. J. Flynn School ranks 88 th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend J. J. Flynn School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended J. J. Flynn School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of J. J. Flynn School?

Students at J. J. Flynn School are 64% White, 16% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of J. J. Flynn School attend?

Students who attend J. J. Flynn School usually go on to attend: High : Burlington High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

J. J. Flynn School is an elementary school located in Burlington, Vermont, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 292 students. 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.

J. J. Flynn School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.4% in 2019-2020 to 33.5% in 2021-2022, which are significantly higher than the nearby Champlain School (18.3% in 2023-2024) and Edmunds Elementary School (28.6% in 2023-2024). The school's test scores, particularly in mathematics, are consistently lower than the state averages, with only 14.89% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in VTCAP/Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 34.25%. Additionally, J. J. Flynn School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.43% in 2022-2023 to 61.64% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the nearby Champlain School (41.5% in 2024-2025) and Edmunds Elementary School (59.5% in 2024-2025).

While J. J. Flynn School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.3 in 2024-2025 to 10.7 in 2022-2023, this does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the years, from 92 out of 142 Vermont elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 88 out of 137 in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school is struggling to keep up with the performance of other elementary schools in the state. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, J. J. Flynn School generally underperforms, with Champlain School and C.P. Smith School having higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

292

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,659

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1645 North Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401-1307

(802) 864-8478

District: Burlington School District

Students who attend J. J. Flynn School usually attend:

High:

Burlington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

African American:

16.4%

Asian:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2014 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (38% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Vermont average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

Vermont avg46%

88^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	38.2	88 of 137	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	88 of 133	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	100 of 133	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	97 of 148	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.7	116 of 138	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	92 of 142	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.4	99 of 169	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	117 of 169	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.7	95 of 176	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.5	142 of 167	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	158 of 187	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.7	130 of 187	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.4	117 of 189	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.9	157 of 189	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.0	124 of 189	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	97 of 193	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.2	131 of 189	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.5	125 of 184	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2021	25.0	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	32 of 55	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	40 of 61	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	35 of 66	47.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	40 of 45	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	39 of 44	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	35 of 38	7.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	51 of 61	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	37 of 56	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	45 of 62	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	48 of 67	28.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	32.2	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	85 of 141	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	84 of 142	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	73 of 133	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	86 of 145	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	93 of 147	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	109 of 146	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	78 of 117	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-25 vs school

African American (2021)<1st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%-6 vs state

Science36%-8 vs state

Mathematics24%-10 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 J. J. Flynn School

What schools do graduates of J. J. Flynn School attend?

Students who attend J. J. Flynn School usually go on to attend:

High : Burlington High School

What district is J. J. Flynn School in?

Burlington School District

How many students attend J. J. Flynn School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended J. J. Flynn School.

What is the racial makeup of J. J. Flynn School?

Students at J. J. Flynn School are 64% White, 16% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is J. J. Flynn School a good school?

J. J. Flynn School ranks 88^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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