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Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

75 Hunt Street, Fairfax, VT 05454 · (802) 849-6711 · Part of Fairfax School District

Fairfax’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Vermont school districts

Directions
Students
579
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Vermont’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Fairfax kids: Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)

On the path

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

PK–6Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)You are here
7–12Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)393 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 33.2%
Reading / language arts41%
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 ↗

75 Hunt Street, Fairfax

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K114
Kindergarten74
Grade 167
Grade 257
Grade 367
Grade 463
Grade 580
Grade 657
Enrollment over time
567’20
605’21
624’22
602’23
579’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) from Fairfax families.

Other schools in Fairfax School District

The district →
Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)
High · Grades 7–12 · Fairfax
B
393 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; Fairfax’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.