Barre City Elementary/Middle School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Barre, Vermont
Barre City Elementary/Middle School in Barre, Vermont enrolled 701 students in 2024-25 with 74.0 full-time teachers, 9.5 students per teacher against the Vermont elementary-school median of 11.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
784 students in 2022-23, 757 students in 2023-24, 701 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 73.0 to 74.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 784 | 73.0 | 10.7 |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 76.0 | 10.0 |
| 2024-25 | 701 | 74.0 | 9.5 |
9.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Vermont elementary schools
Among the 200 Vermont elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.1; the national median for elementary 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 184 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Barre City Elementary/Middle School enrolled 735 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 48 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 184 of the 735 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions48
- Chronically absent46.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.5% of students were White, 6.8% Hispanic, 4.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White84.5%
- Hispanic6.8%
- Two or more races4.1%
- Black1.9%
- Asian1.4%
- American Indian1.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Barre City Elementary/Middle School scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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 | 31% | not published | 44.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 21% | 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.
Elementary schools in Barre
2 public elementary schools in Barre report 2024-25 enrollment; Barre City Elementary/Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barre Town Elementary & Middle School | 821 | 11.3 | 30.2% |
| Barre City Elementary/Middle School | 701 | 9.5 | 61.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Barre City Elementary/Middle School
- Barre Town Elementary & Middle SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 821 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Berlin Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.9 miles away: 182 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Compare Barre City Elementary/Middle School with Barre Town Elementary & Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Barre Unified Union School District spends per student$27,371 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,371
- The largest public schools in VermontBarre City Elementary/Middle School is the number 5 by size of 200 Vermont elementary schools open in 2024-25.#5 of 200
- Vermont schools by students per teacher9.5 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 11.1 for elementary schools.9.5:1
- 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 Barre City Elementary/Middle School
How many students attend Barre City Elementary/Middle School?
701 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 784 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Barre, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Barre City Elementary/Middle School?
9.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Vermont median for elementary schools is 11.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Barre City Elementary/Middle School a Title I school?
Barre City Elementary/Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Barre City Elementary/Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Barre City Elementary/Middle School scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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 Barre City Elementary/Middle School in?
Barre Unified Union School District, NCES district ID 5000445. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500044500055 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.