Summary:
The 05441 zip code in Vermont is home to a single elementary school, Bakersfield School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 143 students. The school is part of the Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85, which is ranked 43 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Bakersfield School stands out in a few key areas. Academically, the school has consistently outperformed the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with the 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate reaching 83.33% compared to the state average of 61%. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.7, indicating a more personalized learning environment. However, the school's mathematics and science proficiency rates are more mixed, with 5th-grade math proficiency dropping to just 6.67%, well below the state average of 35.59%, and 5th and 8th-grade science proficiency also falling below state averages.
Despite its academic strengths in ELA, Bakersfield School faces some challenges. The school has a relatively high percentage of students (51.05%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a need for additional support and resources to address the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population. Additionally, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Vermont elementary schools, with a ranking of 106 out of 137 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating that the school may be struggling to provide a high-quality education compared to other elementary schools in the state.
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