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Highgate Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

219 Gore Road, Highgate Center, VT 05459 · (802) 868-4170 · Part of Missisquoi Valley School District 89

Highgate’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Vermont school districts

Students
282
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Highgate Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Vermont’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Highgate kids: Missisquoi Valley Union High School

On the path

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

PK–6Highgate Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Missisquoi Valley Union High Schoolin Swanton

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 33.2%
Reading / language arts62%
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).

219 Gore Road, Highgate Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K43
Kindergarten38
Grade 136
Grade 230
Grade 341
Grade 431
Grade 531
Grade 632
Enrollment over time
236’20
265’21
273’22
274’23
282’24

Up 19.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Two or more races 17%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highgate Elementary School from Highgate families.

Other schools in Missisquoi Valley School District 89

The district →

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