Orange Center School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · East Barre, Vermont
Orange Center School in East Barre, Vermont enrolled 80 students in 2024-25 with 5.9 full-time teachers, 13.6 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, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
77 students in 2022-23, 77 students in 2023-24, 80 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.5 to 5.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 77 | 5.5 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 77 | 5.3 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 80 | 5.9 | 13.6 |
13.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 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 170 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Orange Center School enrolled 85 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 170 of the 85 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent48.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.8% of students were White, 3.8% of two or more races, 1.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White93.8%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Hispanic1.3%
- American Indian1.3%
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 Orange Center School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 | 25‑29% | not published | 44.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25‑29% | 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 Orange Center School
- Main Street Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 348 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Crossett Brook Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 21 miles away: 262 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).21 mi
- Compare Orange Center School with Main Street Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 spends per student$14,577 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,577
- The largest public schools in VermontOrange Center School is the number 26 by size of 26 Vermont middle schools open in 2024-25.#26 of 26
- Vermont schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 9.8 for middle schools.13.6:1
- 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 Orange Center School
How many students attend Orange Center School?
80 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 77 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in East Barre, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Orange Center School?
13.6 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 Orange Center School a Title I school?
Orange Center School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Orange Center School do on state tests?
The students tested at Orange Center School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 Orange Center School in?
Echo Valley Community Union School District #67, NCES district ID 5000430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500043000551 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.