Peoples Academy Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Morrisville, Vermont

Peoples Academy Middle School in Morrisville, Vermont enrolled 229 students in 2024-25 with 23.1 full-time teachers, 9.9 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, 44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 41% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Vermont: 44.4% and 39.9%).

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

224 students in 2022-23, 238 students in 2023-24, 229 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.1 to 23.1.

Students enrolled at Peoples Academy Middle School by school year2022-23: 224, 2023-24: 238, 2024-25: 22901002003002022-232242023-242382024-25229
Students enrolled at Peoples Academy Middle School by school year2022-23: 224, 2023-24: 238, 2024-25: 22901002003002022-232242023-242382024-25229
Students enrolled at Peoples Academy Middle School by school year2022-23: 224, 2023-24: 238, 2024-25: 22901002003002022-232242023-242382024-25229
Students enrolled at Peoples Academy Middle School by school year2022-23: 224, 2023-24: 238, 2024-25: 22901002003002022-232242023-242382024-25229
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322425.18.9
2023-2423824.19.9
2024-2522923.19.9

9.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 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; This school 9.9; state median 9.8.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 9.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont middle schools, 2024-2526 values from 6.6 to 14.5; This school 9.9; state median 9.8.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 9.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont middle schools, 2024-2526 values from 6.6 to 14.5; This school 9.9; state median 9.8.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state median 9.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont middle schools, 2024-2526 values from 6.6 to 14.5; This school 9.9; state median 9.8.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 9.9state 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 253 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Peoples Academy Middle School enrolled 253 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 253 of the 253 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent27.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

83.8% of students were White, 8.3% of two or more races, 3.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White83.8%
  2. Two or more races8.3%
  3. Hispanic3.5%
  4. Black2.2%
  5. Asian1.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

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 Peoples Academy Middle School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% 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, 2021-2244%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-2341%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.

What to look at next about Peoples Academy Middle School

  1. Lamoille Union Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.3 miles away: 229 students, 8.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  2. Crossett Brook Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 19 miles away: 262 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).19 mi
  3. Compare Peoples Academy Middle School with Lamoille Union Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 spends per student$24,549 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,549
  5. The largest public schools in VermontPeoples Academy Middle School is the number 20 by size of 26 Vermont middle schools open in 2024-25.#20 of 26
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher9.9 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 9.8 for middle schools.9.9:1
  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 Peoples Academy Middle School

  1. How many students attend Peoples Academy Middle School?
    229 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 224 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Morrisville, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Peoples Academy Middle School?
    9.9 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 Peoples Academy Middle School a Title I school?
    Peoples Academy Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Peoples Academy Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Peoples Academy Middle School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% 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 Peoples Academy Middle School in?
    Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90, NCES district ID 5000448. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500044800157 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