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Best High Schools in Zip Code 05454

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The 05454 zip code is home to a single high school, Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax), which serves students in grades 7-12. This standout school has consistently ranked in the top half of Vermont high schools, reaching as high as 14th out of 49 schools in the 2018-2019 school year. With a 4-year graduation rate of 82.0% for the 2023-2024 school year, Bellows Free Academy outperforms the state average in this key metric.

Academically, the school shines in science proficiency, with 11th grade students scoring 50.91% proficient compared to the state average of 44.46%, and 8th grade students scoring 49.32% proficient versus the state's 40.41%. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 18.6% for 2023-2024 is slightly higher than the state would like to see. Economically, 42.75% of Bellows Free Academy's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic need among the student population.

Overall, Fairfax School District's Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School is a strong-performing institution, providing a quality education to its diverse student body. With its consistent high rankings, academic strengths, and favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.7 to 1, the school appears to be an attractive option for families in the 05454 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				VTCAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Total
Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)	Public	7-12	75 Hunt Street	Fairfax	05454	Franklin County	Fairfax School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 849-6711	393	40	9.7	42.7%	379 (96.4%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	49.3	50.9

Cities Near Zip Code 05454

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fairfax	1.61 mi	2	68^th
Cambridge	4.65 mi	1
Westford	5.81 mi	2	10^th
Saint Albans	5.91 mi	9	79^th
Milton	5.98 mi	3	67^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.

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