Best Public Schools in Bakersfield, VT

Summary:

The city of Bakersfield, Vermont has only one school, the Bakersfield School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 144 students. The school is part of the Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85, which is ranked 34 out of 51 districts in Vermont and has a 2-star rating.

The Bakersfield School has a predominantly white student population, with 94.44% of students identifying as white. Academically, the school struggles, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 5th grade, only 6.67% of students were proficient in ELA, compared to the Vermont average of 50.2%. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students (36.11%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with low socioeconomic status.

Overall, the Bakersfield School is one of the lower-performing schools in Vermont, ranking 108 out of 113 elementary schools and receiving a 0-star rating. The school's academic challenges, lack of diversity, and high percentage of students from low-income families suggest that significant interventions and support may be needed to improve the quality of education provided to the students in Bakersfield.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				VTCAP English Language Arts (2023)			VTCAP Mathematics (2023)			VTCAP Science (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Bakersfield School	Public	PK, KG-8	82 Academy Drive	Bakersfield	05441	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 827-6611	144	11	13.3	36.1%	136 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	13.2	108^th of 113 public elementary schools	4.4%					(n/a)	40.0	6.7	16.7	26.7	20.0	16.7	13.3	23.1

Cities Near Bakersfield

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Swanton	0.48 mi	4	86^th
Highgate Center	2.53 mi	2	51^st
Sheldon	6.48 mi	2	88^th
Saint Albans	7.73 mi	9	57^th
Franklin	9.24 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.

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