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Barre City Elementary/Middle School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Barre, Vermont, with a student population of 784 and a student-teacher ratio of 10.7. The school is part of the Barre Unified Union School District, which is ranked 48 out of 51 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Barre City Elementary/Middle School consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 45.45% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 55.65%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 31.17% of 6th graders and 26.76% of 7th graders meeting or exceeding the standard, compared to the state averages of 52.7% and 46.37%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 38.78% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby Barre Town Elementary & Middle School, which had only 18.62% of students in this category.
When compared to nearby schools, Barre City Elementary/Middle School stands out as the lowest-performing in terms of academic achievement. For example, Rumney Memorial School, located about 12 miles away, consistently outperforms Barre City Elementary/Middle School on standardized tests, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's statewide ranking has also been steadily declining over the past three school years, from 130th out of 148 Vermont elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 103rd out of 113 in 2022-2023, suggesting that it is struggling to keep pace with other elementary schools in the state.
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