Essex Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Essex Junction, Vermont

Essex Middle School in Essex Junction, Vermont enrolled 366 students in 2024-25 with 32.5 full-time teachers, 11.3 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, 55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 63% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

382 students in 2022-23, 358 students in 2023-24, 366 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.3 to 32.5.

Students enrolled at Essex Middle School by school year2022-23: 382, 2023-24: 358, 2024-25: 36601002003004002022-233822023-243582024-25366
Students enrolled at Essex Middle School by school year2022-23: 382, 2023-24: 358, 2024-25: 36601002003004002022-233822023-243582024-25366
Students enrolled at Essex Middle School by school year2022-23: 382, 2023-24: 358, 2024-25: 36601002003004002022-233822023-243582024-25366
Students enrolled at Essex Middle School by school year2022-23: 382, 2023-24: 358, 2024-25: 36601002003004002022-233822023-243582024-25366
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338233.311.5
2023-2435831.311.4
2024-2536632.511.3

11.3 students per teacher, a higher 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.

Students per teacher, Vermont middle schools, 2024-2526 values from 6.6 to 14.5; Essex Middle School 11.3; state median 9.8.51015students per full-time teacherEssex Middle School 11.3state median 9.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont middle schools, 2024-2526 values from 6.6 to 14.5; Essex Middle School 11.3; state median 9.8.51015students per full-time teacherEssex Middle School 11.3state median 9.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont middle schools, 2024-2526 values from 6.6 to 14.5; Essex Middle School 11.3; state median 9.8.51015students per full-time teacherEssex Middle School 11.3state median 9.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont middle schools, 2024-2526 values from 6.6 to 14.5; Essex Middle School 11.3; state median 9.8.51015students per full-time teacherEssex Middle School 11.3state 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 210 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Essex Middle School enrolled 420 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 210 of the 420 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions22
  • Chronically absent21.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.1% of students were White, 10.7% of two or more races, 5.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White78.1%
  2. Two or more races10.7%
  3. Hispanic5.2%
  4. Black3.3%
  5. Asian2.7%

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 Essex Middle School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% 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, 2021-2255%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-2363%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.

Middle schools in Essex Junction

2 public middle schools in Essex Junction report 2024-25 enrollment; Essex Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Essex Middle School36611.326.8%
Albert D. Lawton School2979.325.3%

All public schools in Essex Junction →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Essex Middle School

  1. Albert D. Lawton SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 297 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Browns River Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 5.8 miles away: 403 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
  3. Compare Essex Middle School with Albert D. Lawton SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in VermontEssex Middle School is the number 7 by size of 26 Vermont middle schools open in 2024-25.#7 of 26
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 9.8 for middle schools.11.3:1
  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 Essex Middle School

  1. How many students attend Essex Middle School?
    366 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 382 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Essex Junction, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Essex Middle School?
    11.3 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.
  3. Is Essex Middle School a Title I school?
    Essex 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 Essex Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Essex Middle School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% 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 Essex Middle School in?
    Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51, NCES district ID 5000395. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500039500121 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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