Summary:
Hinesburg Community School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Hinesburg, Vermont, with a student population of 506 and a student-teacher ratio of 12:1 for the 2022-2023 school year. The school is part of the Champlain Valley Unified Union School District, which is ranked 4th out of 51 districts in Vermont and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Hinesburg Community School consistently outperforms the state average in standardized test scores across multiple grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, 67.86% of 5th graders, 72.31% of 7th graders, and 71.43% of 8th graders scored proficient or better in VTCAP English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 50.2%, 57.3%, and 55.74%, respectively. Similarly, the school's math proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state averages, with 65.96% of 3rd graders, 58.93% of 5th graders, and 42.86% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 37.19%, 38.11%, and 35.99%. The school also has consistently high rankings for specific student subgroups, such as female students (ranked 7th out of 61 VT elementary schools in 2021-2022), male students (ranked 3rd out of 62 VT elementary schools in 2021-2022), and low socioeconomic status students (ranked 1st out of 38 VT elementary schools in 2021-2022).
While Hinesburg Community School's academic performance is impressive, the school's student population is relatively homogeneous, with 92.49% of students identifying as white in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the nearby Williston Schools (84.5% white), Shelburne Community School (88.86% white), and Charlotte Central School (89.39% white). However, Hinesburg Community School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (22.53% in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby schools, suggesting that the school may be serving a more economically diverse student population.
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