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Essex High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2 Educational Drive, Essex Junction, VT 05452 · (802) 879-7121 · Part of Essex-Westford Educational Community Unified School District

Essex Junction’s School Grade A better than 85% of Vermont school districts

Directions
Students
1,224
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Essex High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Vermont’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–8Albert D. Lawton School297 students
9–12Essex High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 33.2%
Reading / language arts66%
State average 48.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2 Educational Drive, Essex Junction

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9270
Grade 10328
Grade 11304
Grade 12322
Enrollment over time
1,238’20
1,224’21
1,208’22
1,248’23
1,224’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Two or more races 7%Asian 5%Hispanic 4%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Essex High School from Essex Junction families.

Other schools in Essex-Westford Educational Community Unified School District

The district →
Essex Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Essex Junction
484 students15:1
Summit Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Essex Junction
A−
305 students18:1
Westford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Westford
A−
206 students14:1
Hiawatha Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Essex Junction
A−
203 students11:1
Founders Memorial School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Essex Junction
A−
353 students12:1
Thomas Fleming School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Essex Junction
B+
197 students12:1

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