Other / mixed grade configuration · Jeffersonville, VT

Cambridge Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Cambridge Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500291000077
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
60
📋 Attendance
8
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cambridge Elementary School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Vermont median.

38
Resource Index · Typical
10.8:1
students per teacher
17.3%
free-lunch eligible
324
students enrolled

Cambridge Elementary School has class sizes near the Vermont median. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-11 students YoY

Cambridge Elementary School held near 325 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-11 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 30.3 → 32.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-11 students YoY 500291000077 · Jeffersonville, VT Other · SMALL · TRAD

324 enr · 10.8:1 · 17.3% lunch · RII 38

Nearest enrollment peer: Woodstock Elementary School (324 students)

Cambridge Elementary School held near 325 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-11 headcount). Teacher FTE added 30.3 → 32.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Vermont schools → · Find another →

How Cambridge Elementary School compares

Cambridge Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Vermont and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Vermont Vermont avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.8:1 ▼ 9% 11.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 17.3% ▼ 37% 27.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 324 top 29% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.8:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
324
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
17.3%
free-lunch eligible - 37% below the Vermont average of 27.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.8:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 37% in Vermont - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
37.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,565
per pupil, district-wide - below Vermont avg of $20,027
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.6 FTE
Per 203 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 96.6%
African American 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino 0.9%
Two or More 0.6%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 96.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 6.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 6.6, Cambridge Elementary School is less mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

District finance for Cambridge School District reports $19,565 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Cambridge Elementary School

How many students attend Cambridge Elementary School?

Cambridge Elementary School has 324 students enrolled. It is a public school in Jeffersonville, VT. CCD year-over-year: 336 (2022-23) → 325 (2023-24), nearly flat (-11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cambridge Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Cambridge Elementary School is 10.8:1, which is 9% lower than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Cambridge Elementary School?

17.3% of students at Cambridge Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cambridge Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Cambridge Elementary School is White at 96.6% of enrollment, in Jeffersonville, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cambridge Elementary School?

Cambridge Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Cambridge School District?

None reported; Cambridge School District operates only Cambridge Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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