Colchester Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Colchester, Vermont

Colchester Middle School in Colchester, Vermont enrolled 509 students in 2024-25 with 44.0 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the Vermont middle-school median of 9.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55% 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 rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

497 students in 2022-23, 482 students in 2023-24, 509 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.0 to 44.0.

Students enrolled at Colchester Middle School by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 482, 2024-25: 50902004006002022-234972023-244822024-25509
Students enrolled at Colchester Middle School by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 482, 2024-25: 50902004006002022-234972023-244822024-25509
Students enrolled at Colchester Middle School by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 482, 2024-25: 50902004006002022-234972023-244822024-25509
Students enrolled at Colchester Middle School by school year2022-23: 497, 2023-24: 482, 2024-25: 50902004006002022-234972023-244822024-25509
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349745.011.0
2023-2448242.011.5
2024-2550944.011.6

11.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 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.

Students per teacher, Vermont middle schools, 2024-2526 values from 6.6 to 14.5; This school 11.6; state median 9.8.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 9.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont middle schools, 2024-2526 values from 6.6 to 14.5; This school 11.6; state median 9.8.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 9.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont middle schools, 2024-2526 values from 6.6 to 14.5; This school 11.6; state median 9.8.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 9.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont middle schools, 2024-2526 values from 6.6 to 14.5; This school 11.6; state median 9.8.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 9.8U.S. 14.6

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 246 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Colchester Middle School enrolled 492 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 39 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 246 of the 492 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions39
  • Chronically absent22.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.1% of students were White, 6.3% Asian, 4.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White82.1%
  2. Asian6.3%
  3. Hispanic4.5%
  4. Black4.5%
  5. Two or more races2.2%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 Colchester Middle School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtVermont
Reading and language arts, 2021-2253%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-2355%not published39.9%

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.

What to look at next about Colchester Middle School

  1. Lyman C. Hunt Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 322 students, 8.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Winooski Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 146 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Colchester Middle School with Lyman C. Hunt Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Colchester School District spends per student$22,605 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,605
  5. The largest public schools in VermontColchester Middle School is the number 2 by size of 26 Vermont middle schools open in 2024-25.#2 of 26
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 9.8 for middle schools.11.6:1
  7. 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 Colchester Middle School

  1. How many students attend Colchester Middle School?
    509 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 497 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Colchester, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Colchester Middle School?
    11.6 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.
  3. Is Colchester Middle School a Title I school?
    Colchester Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Colchester Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Colchester Middle School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 55% 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.
  5. What district is Colchester Middle School in?
    Colchester School District, NCES district ID 5003240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500324000088 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.

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