Best Public Schools in Barre, VT

Summary:

The city of Barre, Vermont is home to 3 schools serving elementary, middle, and high school students. The schools include 2 elementary/middle schools - Barre Town Elementary & Middle School and Barre City Elementary/Middle School - as well as Spaulding Union High School. The data reveals notable differences in the performance and ranking of these schools, with Barre Town Elementary & Middle School and Spaulding Union High School standing out as stronger performers.

Barre Town Elementary & Middle School ranks higher than Barre City Elementary/Middle School, placing 80th out of 113 Vermont elementary schools in 2022-2023 and earning 2-3 SchoolDigger stars. It also outperformed the state average on the 6th grade VTCAP Math test. In contrast, Barre City Elementary/Middle School underperformed the state average on all grade-level VTCAP tests. This disparity may be linked to the significantly higher free/reduced lunch rate of 38.78% at Barre City Elementary/Middle School compared to 18.62% at Barre Town Elementary & Middle School.

Spaulding Union High School stands out as a relatively strong performer, ranking 16th out of 37 Vermont high schools in 2021-2022 and earning 3-4 SchoolDigger stars. The high school also outperformed the state average on the 11th grade VTCAP Science test. However, all three schools are part of the Barre Unified Union School District #97, which is ranked 48th out of 51 districts in Vermont and rated 0 stars, suggesting district-level challenges that may be impacting the overall performance of the schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				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 (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Total
Barre Town Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Websterville Road	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-6617	800	68	11.7	18.6%	736 (92.0%)	8 (1.0%)	27 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.5%)	34.4	80^th of 113 public elementary schools	29.2%		46.6	67^th of 133 public elementary schools	49.6%	13	39.0	45.5	38.4	44.9	23.3
Spaulding Union High School	Public	9-12	155 Ayers Street	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-4811	615	56	10.8	20.7%	567 (92.2%)	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)								(n/a)						43.5
Central Vermont Career Center	Public	9-12	155 Ayers Street Suite #2	Barre	05641	Washington County	Central Vermont Career Center	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(802) 476-6237	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Barre City Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Parkside Terrace	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-6541	784	73	10.7	38.8%	688 (87.8%)	6 (0.8%)	41 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.6%)	18.9	103^rd of 113 public elementary schools	8.8%		21.8	116^th of 133 public elementary schools	12.8%	13	45.5	31.2	26.8	24.3	23.1

Cities Near Barre

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montpelier	4.16 mi	8	14^th
Berlin	4.43 mi	2	15^th
East Barre	5.11 mi	2	103^rd
Williamstown	5.33 mi	4	82^nd
Washington	6.4 mi	2	38^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

Best Public Schools in Barre, VT

Barre Town Elementary & Middle School

Barre City Elementary/Middle School

Central Vermont Career Center

Spaulding Union High School

Cities Near Barre