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Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School

Q: Is Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School a good school?

Yes! Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 3 rd of 74 Vermont middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School?

Students at Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School are 71% White, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic.

Public Grades 6-8

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 74 Vermont Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Vermont middle schools

Summary

Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School is a public middle school in South Burlington School District, serving 565 students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Vermont, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were significantly higher than the state averages, ranging from 67.4% to 79.79% in ELA and 59.43% to 71.11% in Mathematics. The school has also demonstrated strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking 1st in the state for Asian students, African American students, and special education students. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has improved, decreasing from 32.3% in 2021-2022 to 17.8% in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Milton Middle School, Browns River Middle School, and Winooski Middle School, Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School stands out for its higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. The school's higher spending per student, at $12,290 for the 2018-2019 school year, and its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.7 to 12.6 students per teacher, may contribute to its strong academic performance and the resources available to support student learning.

565

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,290

Per pupil spending ?

29.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403-6274

(802) 652-7100

District: South Burlington School District

Students who attend Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School usually attend:

High:

South Burlington High School

Feeder schools for Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School:

Elementary:	Chamberlin School
	Orchard School
	Rick Marcotte Central School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.3%

African American:

7.8%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Vermont average (69% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Vermont middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

Vermont avg49%

3^rd of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	89.9	3 of 74	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	8 of 85	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	9 of 50	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	4 of 68	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	73.5	13 of 85	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	12 of 89	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	5 of 80	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	83.2	11 of 104	89.4%	★★★★★
2016	85.2	9 of 105	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	84.9	7 of 106	93.4%	★★★★★
2014	75.0	19 of 91	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	81.5	14 of 107	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	85.4	8 of 111	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	87.8	6 of 106	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.9	7 of 104	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	88.4	5 of 102	95.1%	★★★★★
2008	91.1	4 of 99	96.0%	★★★★★
2007	89.4	4 of 98	95.9%	★★★★★
2006	83.0	11 of 105	89.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2024	47.4	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.1	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2022	50.7	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2023	74.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2022	50.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2021	51.8	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	3 of 43	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	5 of 48	89.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	12 of 55	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	8 of 46	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	6 of 35	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	5 of 38	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	6 of 40	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	45.6	20 of 35	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.1	3 of 33	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	1 of 43	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	5 of 49	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	3 of 42	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.6	8 of 54	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	6 of 46	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.2	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	1 of 22	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	2 of 17	88.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.7	2 of 20	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	62.1	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	4 of 91	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	5 of 92	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	6 of 88	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	8 of 91	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.3	20 of 94	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	12 of 87	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	7 of 71	90.1%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-96 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+16 vs state

Science67%+27 vs state

Mathematics66%+23 vs state

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Schools Near Frederick H. Tuttle 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School

How many students attend Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School attend?

Students who attend Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School usually go on to attend South Burlington High School

What is the racial makeup of Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School?

Students at Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School are 71% White, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School in?

South Burlington School District

Is Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School a good school?

Yes! Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 74 Vermont middle schools.

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