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Colchester Middle School

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Colchester Middle School ranks 17 th of 74 Vermont middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 74 Vermont Middle Schools

Better than 77% of Vermont middle schools

Summary

Colchester Middle School is a public middle school serving 509 students in grades 6-8 in Colchester, Vermont, which is part of the Colchester School District. The school consistently performs above the state average in academic assessments, with 63.1% of 6th graders proficient or better in ELA and 61.54% in math, compared to state averages of 57.38% and 48.11%, respectively.

Colchester Middle School's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking 2nd out of 3 Vermont middle schools for Asian students and 1st out of 5 for African American students in 2023-2024. However, the school faces challenges with higher chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 20.1% in 2023-2024, which is still above the state's goal of 15%. Additionally, Colchester Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 26.96% to 37.76% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Camels Hump Middle School and Browns River Middle School, both of which are ranked in the top 10 in Vermont, Colchester Middle School performs well. However, it lags behind the top-performing schools in the region, such as Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School and Albert D. Lawton School, which are ranked 3rd and 13th in the state, respectively.

509

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,187

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Blakely Road
Colchester, VT 05446-0030

(802) 264-5800

District: Colchester School District

Students who attend Colchester Middle School usually attend:

High:

Colchester High School

Feeder schools for Colchester Middle School:

Elementary:	Malletts Bay School
	Porters Point School
	Union Memorial School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Asian:

6.3%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Vermont average (58% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Vermont middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

Vermont avg49%

17^th of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 75Colchester 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	73.0	17 of 74	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	16 of 85	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	14 of 68	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	27 of 85	68.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	24 of 89	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	40 of 80	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.3	56 of 104	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.7	36 of 105	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.7	26 of 106	75.5%	★★★★☆
2014	67.3	24 of 91	73.6%	★★★★☆
2013	63.1	33 of 107	69.2%	★★★★☆
2012	54.6	46 of 111	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.1	46 of 106	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.5	44 of 104	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.6	16 of 102	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	86.9	8 of 99	91.9%	★★★★★
2007	46.3	54 of 98	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	94.4	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	54.4	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	13 of 43	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	11 of 48	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	12 of 39	69.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	14 of 55	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	14 of 46	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	16 of 35	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	15 of 38	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	19 of 40	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	3 of 19	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	8 of 27	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	15 of 35	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	14 of 33	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	12 of 49	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	14 of 30	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	13 of 42	69.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	22 of 54	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.8	12 of 46	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	17 of 34	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆
2024	44.0	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2021	28.1	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	21 of 91	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	17 of 92	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	31 of 88	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	22 of 91	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	31 of 94	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	25 of 87	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	45.4	39 of 71	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)80th percentile~ school

White (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2024)33rd percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+5 vs state

Mathematics55%+12 vs state

Science53%+13 vs state

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Schools Near Colchester 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 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th 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
Colchester Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Blakely Road	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 264-5800	509	44	11.5	35.0%	418 (82.1%)	23 (4.5%)	23 (4.5%)	32 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	73	17^th of 74 public middle schools	77.0%		72.8	16^th of 85 public middle schools	81.2%	1		63.1	54.7	70.6		61.5	48.0	55.2		52.9	$11,187	$00	$11,187
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School	Public	6-8	1364 North Avenue	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8469	322	37	8.8	53.1%	209 (64.9%)	44 (13.7%)	19 (5.9%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)								(n/a)										49.0	$13,435	$1,089	$12,346
Winooski Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Normand Street	Winooski	05404	Chittenden County	Winooski Incorporated School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 655-3530	146	16	9.2	76.0%	58 (39.7%)	38 (26.0%)	10 (6.8%)	30 (20.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	12.8	70^th of 74 public middle schools	5.4%		7.5	84^th of 85 public middle schools	1.2%	14		22.2	37.3	39.1		11.1	28.9	10.6		29.2	$16,240	$00	$16,240
Edmunds Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Main Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8486	356	37	9.5	60.7%	196 (55.1%)	72 (20.2%)	31 (8.7%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)								(n/a)										42.2	$13,420	$1,088	$12,332
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Dorset Street	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 652-7100	565	45	12.6	29.9%	403 (71.3%)	44 (7.8%)	32 (5.7%)	42 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	89.9	3^rd of 74 public middle schools	95.9%		88.3	8^th of 85 public middle schools	90.6%	5		67.4	73.0	79.8		71.1	59.4	66.3		67.0	$12,290	$223	$12,067
Albert D. Lawton School	Public	6-8	104 Maple Street	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 878-1388	297	32	9.2	33.3%	219 (73.7%)	7 (2.4%)	11 (3.7%)	39 (13.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	78.6	13^th of 74 public middle schools	82.4%		69.4	19^th of 85 public middle schools	77.6%	6		69.7	62.8	75.3		56.2	58.7	57.3		42.7	$12,633	$330	$12,303
Essex Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Founders Road	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 879-7173	366	32	11.2	30.1%	286 (78.1%)	12 (3.3%)	19 (5.2%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.7%)	85.4	9^th of 74 public middle schools	87.8%		83.7	11^th of 85 public middle schools	87.1%	2		72.7	70.6	74.1		60.7	57.5	57.8		56.9	$11,977	$313	$11,664
Milton Middle School	Public	5-8	17 Rebecca Lander Drive	Milton	05468	Chittenden County	Milton School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 893-5400	420	47	9.0	49.3%	362 (86.2%)	13 (3.1%)	13 (3.1%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	27.6	57^th of 74 public middle schools	23.0%		29.6	62^nd of 85 public middle schools	27.1%	5	36.5	45.3	35.9	53.0	17.4	29.5	31.2	25.0	25.2	35.0	$10,387	$472	$9,915
Browns River Middle School	Public	5-8	20 River Road	Jericho	05465	Chittenden County	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 899-3711	403	28	14.5	13.6%	366 (90.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)					48.3				72.6	65.6
Camels Hump Middle School	Public	5-8	173 School Street	Richmond	05477	Chittenden County	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 434-2188	332	25	13.1	23.8%	305 (91.9%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)								(n/a)					53.3				68.4	79.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Colchester Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Colchester Middle School?

Students at Colchester Middle School are 82% White, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Colchester Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Colchester Middle School.

What district is Colchester Middle School in?

Colchester School District

What high school do graduates of Colchester Middle School attend?

Students who attend Colchester Middle School usually go on to attend Colchester High School

Is Colchester Middle School a good school?

Colchester Middle School ranks 17^th of 74 Vermont middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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