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Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)

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Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) ranks 82 nd of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) is a public elementary school located in Fairfax, Vermont, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 579 students. The school is part of the Fairfax School District, which is ranked 44 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Vermont elementary schools, with a ranking between 72-106 out of 167-176 schools over the past decade. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates in 5th grade VTCAP English Language Arts (59.74%) and Mathematics (15.58%) lower than the state averages (55.07% and 35.59%, respectively). Compared to nearby schools like Jericho Elementary School and Westford Elementary School, Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) generally underperforms.

The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 41.11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female and male students, is mixed, with female students performing significantly worse than the state average. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has also fluctuated over the years, ranging from 0.3% in 2018-2019 to 9.4% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state's average.

579

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

75 Hunt Street
Fairfax, VT 05454-0068

(802) 849-6711

District: Fairfax School District

Students who attend Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) usually attend:

High:

Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

Hispanic:

1.6%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2014 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

Vermont avg45%

82^nd of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 75Fairfax 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	41.7	82 of 137	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	77 of 133	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	91 of 113	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	83 of 133	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	82 of 148	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	94 of 142	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.2	106 of 169	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	101 of 169	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.6	72 of 176	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.7	63 of 167	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.4	72 of 187	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.5	51 of 187	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	57.9	76 of 189	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.3	109 of 189	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.1	74 of 189	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.0	114 of 193	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.0	138 of 189	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.1	95 of 184	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	45 of 60	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	44 of 61	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.6	34 of 66	48.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2023	24.4	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	59.7	15 of 44	65.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	34 of 61	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	32 of 46	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	30 of 62	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2022	46.5	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	86 of 141	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	85 of 142	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	102 of 133	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	99 of 145	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	84 of 147	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	77 of 117	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2017	47.0	53 of 104	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.8	62 of 105	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	62 of 106	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.1	35 of 91	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.6	57 of 107	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.9	34 of 111	69.4%	★★★★☆
2011	59.0	34 of 106	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.4	40 of 104	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	37 of 102	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.8	43 of 99	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.1	47 of 98	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.8	48 of 105	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2022)60th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%-4 vs state

Science49%+5 vs state

Mathematics20%-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
Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Hunt Street	Fairfax	05454	Franklin County	Fairfax School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 849-6711	579	44	13.2	41.1%	550 (95.0%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	41.7	82^nd of 137 public elementary schools	40.1%		41.4	77^th of 133 public elementary schools	42.1%	5	41.5		59.7				25.8		15.6				49.4
Westford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	146 Brookside Road	Westford	05494	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 878-5932	206	15	14.2	27.2%	183 (88.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	76.8	23^rd of 137 public elementary schools	83.2%		93.3	3^rd of 133 public elementary schools	97.7%	20	66.7	75.0	79.0	76.5	95.0	66.7	25.0	50.0	36.8	70.6	65.0	44.4	79.0	66.7	$13,614	$356	$13,258
Fletcher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	340 School Road	Cambridge	05444	Franklin County	Fletcher School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 849-6251	112	10	10.9	65.2%	109 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													29.4		$12,275	$660	$11,615
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	42 Herrick Avenue	Milton	05468	Chittenden County	Milton School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 893-5400	625	50	12.5	46.6%	543 (86.9%)	17 (2.7%)	22 (3.5%)	17 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	39.5	87^th of 137 public elementary schools	36.5%		36.7	85^th of 133 public elementary schools	36.1%	2	48.4	53.6					29.0	22.6							$12,643	$574	$12,069
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
Cambridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	186 School Street	Jeffersonville	05464	Lamoille County	Cambridge School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 644-8821	324	33	9.8	46.0%	313 (96.6%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	63.1	46^th of 137 public elementary schools	66.4%		65	36^th of 133 public elementary schools	72.9%	10	41.5	72.5	51.1	77.1			34.2	47.5	46.7	74.3			37.8		$11,568	$733	$10,835
Fairfield Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	57 Park Street	Fairfield	05455	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 827-6639	249	20	12.5	39.4%	234 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	46.7	74^th of 137 public elementary schools	46.0%		60.4	46^th of 133 public elementary schools	65.4%	28	47.4	71.4	53.9	63.0	53.6	63.6	35.0	25.0	14.8	59.3	39.3	36.4	22.2	18.2	$10,712	$629	$10,083
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
Essex Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Bixby Hill Road	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 878-2584	484	32	15.2	21.1%	385 (79.5%)	11 (2.3%)	22 (4.5%)	20 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.3%)								(n/a)															$15,784	$413	$15,371
Union Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-2	253 Main Street	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 264-5959	355	18	19.6	25.4%	278 (78.3%)	25 (7.0%)	12 (3.4%)	23 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)								(n/a)															$12,209	$00	$12,209

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)

How many students attend Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax).

What district is Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) in?

Fairfax School District

What is the racial makeup of Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)?

Students at Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) a good school?

Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) ranks 82^nd of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) attend?

Students who attend Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) usually go on to attend:

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