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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 05860

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Summary:

The 05860 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Orleans Elementary School and Brownington Central School, both serving grades K-8 and part of the Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District. While the schools face socioeconomic challenges, with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, they have seen some improvements in their statewide rankings in recent years.

Orleans Elementary School is ranked 90th out of 133 Vermont elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school is performing slightly above the state average in English Language Arts but significantly underperforming in Mathematics, particularly in 4th grade. In contrast, Brownington Central School has seen a more significant improvement, moving from 124th out of 148 schools in 2020-2021 to 56th out of 113 schools in 2022-2023, with a 3-star rating. However, Brownington Central School is performing significantly below the state average in 8th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The high percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at both schools, 75.76% at Orleans Elementary School and 62.83% at Brownington Central School, suggest that these communities face significant socioeconomic challenges, which may impact academic performance. The schools' proximity and shared district present opportunities for collaboration and the sharing of best practices to address common challenges and improve overall student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)			VTCAP Mathematics (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 English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brownington Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	103 Chase Road	Brownington	05860	Orleans County	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 754-8467	113	9	12.5	62.8%	107 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)			35.7			14.3	$13,991	$60	$13,931
Orleans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	53 School Street	Orleans	05860	Orleans County	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 754-6650	132	11	12.5	75.8%	115 (87.1%)	4 (3.0%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)								(n/a)	62.5	55.6		18.8	38.9		$13,898	$69	$13,829

Cities Near Zip Code 05860

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Orleans	0.3 mi	3	76^th
Brownington	3.25 mi	2	77^th
Irasburg	3.51 mi	2
Barton	4.17 mi	2	121^st
Coventry	4.94 mi	1	95^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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