Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Burlington, Vermont
Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes in Burlington, Vermont enrolled 213 students in 2024-25 with 19.6 full-time teachers, 10.9 students per teacher against the Vermont elementary-school median of 11.1. 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, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
191 students in 2022-23, 200 students in 2023-24, 213 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.3 to 19.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 191 | 19.3 | 9.9 |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 20.1 | 10.0 |
| 2024-25 | 213 | 19.6 | 10.9 |
10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes enrolled 168 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent27.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.1% of students were White, 17.4% Black, 15.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- White44.1%
- Black17.4%
- Asian15.5%
- Hispanic11.3%
- Two or more races11.3%
- 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 Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 | 45‑49% | not published | 44.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 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 Burlington
6 public elementary schools in Burlington report 2024-25 enrollment; Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champlain School | 559 | 21.8 | 35.2% |
| J. J. Flynn School | 292 | 9.3 | 50.3% |
| Edmunds Elementary School | 279 | 11.2 | 49.8% |
| C. P. Smith School | 255 | 12.4 | 34.1% |
| Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes | 213 | 10.9 | 50.7% |
| Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler | 201 | 7.9 | 55.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes
- Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. WheelerThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 201 students, 7.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Edmunds Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 279 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes with Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. WheelerStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Burlington School District spends per student$29,715 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$29,715
- The largest public schools in VermontSustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes is the number 73 by size of 200 Vermont elementary schools open in 2024-25.#73 of 200
- Vermont schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 11.1 for elementary schools.10.9:1
- 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 Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes
How many students attend Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes?
213 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 191 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Burlington, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes?
10.9 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 Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes a Title I school?
Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes do on state tests?
The students tested at Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes in?
Burlington School District, NCES district ID 5002820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500282000069 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.