Summary:
The Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 in Vermont is home to two elementary schools: Grand Isle School and North Hero School. While both schools serve students in the Champlain Islands region, they exhibit significant differences in their academic performance, student demographics, and overall school characteristics.
Grand Isle School consistently outperforms North Hero School in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, reaching as high as 37th out of 113 Vermont elementary schools in 2022-2023. Additionally, Grand Isle School outperforms the state average in English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels, with particularly strong performance in 5th and 6th grades. In contrast, North Hero School has a much smaller student population of only 50 students and ranks significantly lower in the statewide rankings, reaching as low as 131st out of 148 Vermont elementary schools in 2020-2021.
Socioeconomic factors also play a role, as Grand Isle School has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (22.86%) compared to North Hero School (54%). This disparity in student demographics may contribute to the differences in academic performance observed between the two schools within the Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66.
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