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Milton Elementary School

Q: Is Milton Elementary School a good school?

Milton Elementary School ranks 87 th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Milton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 625 students in grades PK-4 in Milton, Vermont. The school is part of the Milton School District, which is ranked 34 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Milton Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 69th out of 138 Vermont elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 87th out of 137 in 2024-2025, with a 2-star rating, nearby schools like Founders Memorial School (ranked 24th) and Thomas Fleming School (ranked 30th) have maintained higher rankings and 4-star ratings. The school's student performance on the VTCAP assessments is also below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3 and 4.

Additionally, Milton Elementary School's performance on subgroup metrics is mixed, with the school ranking 5th out of 18 Vermont elementary schools for special education students but much lower for other subgroups, such as 36th out of 38 for low socioeconomic status students. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 8.1% in 2019-2020 to 36.3% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools like Fletcher Elementary (8.3%) and Folsom Education & Community Center (13.9%). The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 46.56% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to nearby schools like Founders Memorial School (24.08%) and Westford Elementary School (27.18%).

625

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,643

Per pupil spending ?

46.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

42 Herrick Avenue
Milton, VT 05468-3037

(802) 893-5400

District: Milton School District

Students who attend Milton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Milton Middle School
High:	Milton Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Hispanic:

3.5%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2014 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Vermont average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

Vermont avg48%

87^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 75Milton 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	39.5	87 of 137	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	85 of 133	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	114 of 133	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	128 of 148	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	69 of 138	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	74 of 142	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.4	103 of 169	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.0	121 of 169	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.6	110 of 176	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.0	125 of 167	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	143 of 187	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.4	160 of 187	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.1	142 of 189	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.7	154 of 189	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.4	94 of 189	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.5	93 of 193	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	30.5	148 of 189	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.1	109 of 184	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	35 of 60	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	33 of 55	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	52 of 61	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	57 of 66	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	44 of 66	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	22 of 46	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	27 of 44	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	34 of 44	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	18 of 42	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	42 of 61	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	36 of 56	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	27 of 46	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	46 of 62	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	50 of 67	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	27 of 65	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	21 of 46	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.4	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.3	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	89 of 141	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	90 of 142	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	100 of 133	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	125 of 145	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	127 of 147	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	78 of 146	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	71 of 117	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+36 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%-10 vs state

Mathematics26%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Folsom Education & Community Center	Public	PK, KG-8	75 South Street	South Hero	05486	Grand Isle County	South Hero School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 372-6600	164	11	14.9	27.4%	147 (89.6%)	3 (1.8%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	81.5	20^th of 137 public elementary schools	85.4%					(n/a)	71.4	57.1	81.3				42.9		75.0
Founders Memorial School	Public	3-5	33 Founders Road	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 879-6326	353	29	12.0	24.1%	297 (84.1%)	8 (2.3%)	14 (4.0%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	76.2	24^th of 137 public elementary schools	82.5%		72.2	30^th of 133 public elementary schools	77.4%	6	57.3	70.7	76.7				43.7	38.8	52.9				56.2		$11,214	$293	$10,921
Thomas Fleming School	Public	4-5	21 Prospect Street	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 878-1381	197	17	11.6	32.0%	161 (81.7%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	20 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	71.5	30^th of 137 public elementary schools	78.1%		80.9	18^th of 133 public elementary schools	86.5%	12		75.8	69.4					33.3	54.1				50.0		$11,498	$301	$11,197

Frequently Asked Questions about Milton Elementary School

What district is Milton Elementary School in?

Milton School District

How many students attend Milton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Milton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Milton Elementary School?

Students at Milton Elementary School are 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Milton Elementary School a good school?

Milton Elementary School ranks 87^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Milton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Milton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milton Middle School
High : Milton Senior High School

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