📍 30 Hiawatha Avenue, Essex Junction, Chittenden County, 05452
Hiawatha Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Essex Junction, Chittenden County. The school has 223 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hiawatha Elementary School enrolls 223 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 14% Asian and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 164 | 74% |
| Asian | 31 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
53 of the school's 223 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 48 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hiawatha Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT At-Large.
Hiawatha Elementary School is one of 10 schools in Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51, based in Essex Junction, Vermont. The district serves 3,656 students district-wide and employs 358 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 223 students, Hiawatha Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 366 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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