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Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

123 North Street, Burlington, VT 05401 · (802) 864-8480 · Part of Burlington School District

Burlington’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Vermont school districts

Directions
Students
213
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Vermont’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Burlington kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Sustainability Academy at Lawrence BarnesYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 33.2%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

123 North Street, Burlington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten33
Grade 133
Grade 236
Grade 335
Grade 426
Grade 535
Enrollment over time
183’20
191’21
191’22
200’23
213’24

Up 16.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Black 17%Asian 15%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 11%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes from Burlington families.

Other schools in Burlington School District

The district →
Champlain School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
A−
559 students22:1
J. J. Flynn School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
C+
292 students9:1
Edmunds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
B+
279 students11:1
C. P. Smith School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
B+
255 students12:1
Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
B
201 students8:1
Edmunds Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Burlington
B+
356 students10:1

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; Burlington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.