Hiawatha Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 3 · Essex Junction, Vermont
Hiawatha Elementary School in Essex Junction, Vermont enrolled 203 students in 2024-25 with 18.3 full-time teachers, 11.1 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). On the state tests, 40-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% 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 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
223 students in 2022-23, 207 students in 2023-24, 203 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.3 to 18.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 223 | 19.3 | 11.6 |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 19.3 | 10.7 |
| 2024-25 | 203 | 18.3 | 11.1 |
11.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 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 209 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hiawatha Elementary School enrolled 209 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 209 of the 209 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent13.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.0% of students were White, 15.3% Asian, 7.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White70.0%
- Asian15.3%
- Two or more races7.9%
- Hispanic3.9%
- Black2.5%
- American Indian0.5%
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 Hiawatha Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% 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 | 40‑49% | not published | 44.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50‑59% | 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.
Elementary schools in Essex Junction
5 public elementary schools in Essex Junction report 2024-25 enrollment; Hiawatha Elementary School is number 4 by size.
| 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 Hiawatha Elementary School
- Summit Street SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 305 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Thomas Fleming SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 197 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Hiawatha Elementary School with Summit Street 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 VermontHiawatha Elementary School is the number 77 by size of 200 Vermont elementary schools open in 2024-25.#77 of 200
- Vermont schools by students per teacher11.1 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 11.1 for elementary schools.11.1:1
- 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 Hiawatha Elementary School
How many students attend Hiawatha Elementary School?
203 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 223 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Essex Junction, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hiawatha Elementary School?
11.1 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 Hiawatha Elementary School a Title I school?
Hiawatha Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Hiawatha Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Hiawatha Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% 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 Hiawatha 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 500039500117 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.