Best Public Schools in Zip Code 05656

Summary:

The 05656 zip code has only one school, Johnson Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 185 students. The school is part of the Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A, which is ranked 63 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 1-star rating.

Johnson Elementary School's academic performance is concerning, with only 19.05% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 4.76% proficient or better in Mathematics in 2024-2025. The school also lags the state average of 44.2% proficiency in 5th grade Science. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years, from 78 out of 113 Vermont elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 134 out of 137 in 2024-2025, with a 0-star rating. The school has a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 72.43%, indicating a high-need student population.

Despite the relatively low student-teacher ratio of 6.6 and spending per student of $11,989, which is above the national average, the school's academic outcomes remain poor. This suggests a need to examine the quality of instruction and support provided to students, as well as the effective use of the school's resources to address the challenges faced by the high-need student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	57 College Hill	Johnson	05656	Lamoille County	Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 888-6727	185	28	6.6	72.4%	173 (93.5%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	8.2	134^th of 137 public elementary schools	2.2%					(n/a)	19.1	4.8	24.0	$11,989	$940	$11,049

Cities Near Zip Code 05656

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Johnson	0.46 mi	2
Hyde Park	3.41 mi	8	100^th
Eden	6.74 mi	2	107^th
Morrisville	6.77 mi	9	54^th
Waterville	6.99 mi	2

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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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