📍 1 Bixby Hill Road, Essex Junction, Chittenden County, 05452
Essex Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Essex Junction, Chittenden County. The school has 521 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Essex Elementary School enrolls 521 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 7.9% Two or more races and 5.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 412 | 79% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 26 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 521 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 46 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Essex Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT At-Large.
Essex 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 521 students, Essex Elementary School is larger 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: Rural - Fringe
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