Albert D. Lawton School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Essex Junction, Vermont
Albert D. Lawton School in Essex Junction, Vermont enrolled 297 students in 2024-25 with 32.0 full-time teachers, 9.3 students per teacher against the Vermont middle-school median of 9.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 58% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Vermont: 44.4% and 39.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
319 students in 2022-23, 326 students in 2023-24, 297 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.0 to 32.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 319 | 33.0 | 9.7 |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 31.0 | 10.5 |
| 2024-25 | 297 | 32.0 | 9.3 |
9.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 of every 100 Vermont middle schools
Among the 26 Vermont middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 9.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 175 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Albert D. Lawton School enrolled 349 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 175 of the 349 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.7% of students were White, 13.1% Asian, 6.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White73.7%
- Asian13.1%
- Two or more races6.4%
- Hispanic3.7%
- Black2.4%
- American Indian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Albert D. Lawton School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Vermont, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Vermont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 58% | not published | 44.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 58% | not published | 39.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Essex Junction
2 public middle schools in Essex Junction report 2024-25 enrollment; Albert D. Lawton School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Middle School | 366 | 11.3 | 26.8% |
| Albert D. Lawton School | 297 | 9.3 | 25.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Albert D. Lawton School
- Essex Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 366 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Winooski Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.1 miles away: 146 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
- Compare Albert D. Lawton School with Essex Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 spends per student$29,600 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$29,600
- The largest public schools in VermontAlbert D. Lawton School is the number 12 by size of 26 Vermont middle schools open in 2024-25.#12 of 26
- Vermont schools by students per teacher9.3 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 9.8 for middle schools.9.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Albert D. Lawton School
How many students attend Albert D. Lawton School?
297 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 319 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Essex Junction, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Albert D. Lawton School?
9.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Vermont median for middle schools is 9.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Albert D. Lawton School a Title I school?
Albert D. Lawton School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Albert D. Lawton School do on state tests?
The students tested at Albert D. Lawton School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Vermont's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Albert D. Lawton School in?
Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51, NCES district ID 5000395. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500039500115 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.