First Branch Middle School
Public middle school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Chelsea, Vermont
First Branch Middle School in Chelsea, Vermont enrolled 89 students in 2024-25 with 13.5 full-time teachers, 6.6 students per teacher against the Vermont middle-school median of 9.8. 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, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 35%
94 students in 2022-23, 92 students in 2023-24, 89 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.0 to 13.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 94 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| 2023-24 | 92 | 13.6 | 6.8 |
| 2024-25 | 89 | 13.5 | 6.6 |
6.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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.
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 208 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection First Branch Middle School enrolled 104 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 208 of the 104 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
98.9% of students were White, 1.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White98.9%
- Hispanic1.1%
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 First Branch Middle School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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 | 35‑39% | not published | 44.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 55‑59% | 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.
What to look at next about First Branch Middle School
- White River Valley Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 133 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Prosper Valley SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 23 miles away: 90 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).23 mi
- Compare First Branch Middle School with White River Valley Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much First Branch Unified School District #82 spends per student$13,083 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,083
- The largest public schools in VermontFirst Branch Middle School is the number 25 by size of 26 Vermont middle schools open in 2024-25.#25 of 26
- Vermont schools by students per teacher6.6 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 9.8 for middle schools.6.6:1
- 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 First Branch Middle School
How many students attend First Branch Middle School?
89 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 94 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Chelsea, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at First Branch Middle School?
6.6 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.Is First Branch Middle School a Title I school?
First Branch Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at First Branch Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at First Branch Middle School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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 First Branch Middle School in?
First Branch Unified School District #82, NCES district ID 5000429. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500042900550 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.