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Georgia Elementary & Middle School

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Georgia Elementary & Middle School ranks 31 st of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Georgia Elementary & Middle School is a public school located in Saint Albans, Vermont, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 584 students. The school is part of the Georgia School District, which is ranked 13 out of 75 districts in Vermont and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Georgia Elementary & Middle School stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics, where it has consistently outperformed the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 69.84% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in VTCAP/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 61%. In mathematics, 50.79% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 34.25%. The school's performance in science has also been noteworthy, with 5th-grade and 8th-grade students outperforming the state averages in the 2024-2025 school year.

While Georgia Elementary & Middle School generally outperforms nearby schools like Folsom Education & Community Center and Westford Elementary School in academic metrics, some of these nearby schools have higher overall state rankings and ratings from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school has faced challenges in addressing the needs of its growing population of students from low-income families, as evidenced by the significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 19.37% in 2022-2023 to a projected 46.4% in 2024-2025. The school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds has been variable, indicating the need for continued efforts to support this student population.

584

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,190

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4416 Ethan Allen Highway
Saint Albans, VT 05478

(802) 524-6358

District: Georgia School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.6%

African American:

1.2%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Vermont average (52% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Vermont elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

Vermont avg45%

31^st of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 75Georgia 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	71.4	31 of 137	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	44 of 133	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	64 of 113	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	58 of 133	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	57 of 148	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	73 of 138	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	65 of 142	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.4	67 of 169	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.2	95 of 169	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.0	89 of 176	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.3	47 of 167	71.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	26 of 187	86.1%	★★★★☆
2012	67.0	49 of 187	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	61.4	67 of 189	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	68 of 189	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.2	51 of 189	73.0%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	36 of 193	81.3%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	29 of 189	84.7%	★★★★☆
2006	79.7	28 of 184	84.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2019	60.1	22 of 66	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	32 of 46	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	29 of 44	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	35 of 42	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.0	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2019	55.4	26 of 65	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	22 of 46	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2023	37.0	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	77 of 141	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.0	29 of 142	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	30.3	104 of 133	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.0	60 of 145	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	67 of 147	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	86 of 146	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	63 of 117	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	64.7	23 of 85	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	26 of 68	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	40 of 85	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	37 of 89	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	32 of 80	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.6	34 of 104	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.1	50 of 105	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.8	27 of 106	74.5%	★★★★☆
2014	62.1	27 of 91	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	61.8	35 of 107	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.4	36 of 111	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.3	30 of 106	71.7%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	27 of 104	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	64.9	32 of 102	68.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.1	21 of 99	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.4	12 of 98	87.8%	★★★★☆
2006	65.7	32 of 105	69.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2022	37.5	24 of 39	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.6	23 of 55	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	20 of 46	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	24 of 35	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2018	70.3	9 of 25	64.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	56.6	18 of 49	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	21 of 42	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	24 of 54	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	27 of 46	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	13 of 34	61.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	41 of 91	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	31 of 92	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	29 of 88	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	39 of 91	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	43 of 94	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	37 of 87	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	31 of 71	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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

Female (2019)67th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2019)60th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2023)40th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)34th percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)64th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)63rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile

Female (2022)38th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+9 vs state

Mathematics51%+17 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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Saturday, August 27, 2016

Our kids began attending GEMS 1 year ago. They expressed on several occasions how much they truly enjoyed the faculty, staff and students. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

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Georgia Elementary & Middle School ranks 31^st of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Georgia Elementary & Middle School?

Students at Georgia Elementary & Middle School are 97% White, 1% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Georgia Elementary & Middle School.

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