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Barre City Elementary/Middle School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

50 Parkside Terrace, Barre, VT 05641 · (802) 476-6541 · Part of Barre Unified Union School District 97

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Directions
Students
701
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Barre City Elementary/Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Vermont’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Barre kids: Spaulding Union High School

On the path

Where Barre kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Barre City Elementary/Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Spaulding Union High School610 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 33.2%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 48.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Vermont’s 269 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

50 Parkside Terrace, Barre

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K82
Kindergarten63
Grade 176
Grade 275
Grade 366
Grade 461
Grade 554
Grade 676
Grade 770
Grade 878
Enrollment over time
774’20
764’21
784’22
757’23
701’24

Down 9.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barre City Elementary/Middle School from Barre families.

Other schools in Barre Unified Union School District 97

The district →
Barre Town Elementary & Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Barre
B−
821 students11:1
Spaulding Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Barre
B+
610 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Vermont’s other public schools; Barre’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.