Essex Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Essex Junction, Vermont
Essex Elementary School in Essex Junction, Vermont enrolled 484 students in 2024-25 with 31.8 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Vermont elementary-school median of 11.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
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 8%
521 students in 2022-23, 492 students in 2023-24, 484 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.5 to 31.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 521 | 34.5 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 34.3 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 484 | 31.8 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 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 249 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Essex Elementary School enrolled 498 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 249 of the 498 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent9.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.5% of students were White, 9.3% of two or more races, 4.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White79.5%
- Two or more races9.3%
- Hispanic4.5%
- Asian4.1%
- Black2.3%
- American Indian0.2%
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.
Elementary schools in Essex Junction
5 public elementary schools in Essex Junction report 2024-25 enrollment; Essex Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Elementary School | 484 | 15.2 | 16.7% |
| Founders Memorial School | 353 | 12.1 | 20.4% |
| Summit Street School | 305 | 17.6 | 22.0% |
| Hiawatha Elementary School | 203 | 11.1 | 29.6% |
| Thomas Fleming School | 197 | 11.7 | 23.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Essex Elementary School
- Founders Memorial SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 353 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Thomas Fleming SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 197 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Essex Elementary School with Founders Memorial 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 VermontEssex Elementary School is the number 17 by size of 200 Vermont elementary schools open in 2024-25.#17 of 200
- Vermont schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 11.1 for elementary schools.15.2:1
- 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 Essex Elementary School
How many students attend Essex Elementary School?
484 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 521 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Essex Junction, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Essex Elementary School?
15.2 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 Essex Elementary School a Title I school?
Essex Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Essex Elementary School in?
Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51, NCES district ID 5000395. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500039500123 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
- 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.