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Union Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1 Park Avenue
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone
(802) 225-8200
District
Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71
County
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
436
Classroom Teachers
40

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Vermont

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.8% of all VT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Union Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
43%
57%
42%
52%
45%
55%
43%
57%
42%
52%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
42%
47%
45%
42%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 88 20.2%
Kindergarten 59 13.5%
Grade 1 64 14.7%
Grade 2 71 16.3%
Grade 3 71 16.3%
Grade 4 83 19.0%
Total 436 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.1% 87.5% 91.3%
Black 2.4% 2.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 5.1% 4.3% 3.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.7% 5.3% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.6% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 28.4% 31.0% 43.8%
Free lunch eligible 25.7% 26.9% 36.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.8% 4.1% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,994 647,464
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 173.8 70
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.2% 4.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.9% 17.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.7% 30.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 27.0%
65 OR OLDER 23.3% 20.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,123 269,466
Single Parent Households With Children 8.6% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.4% 94.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 62.5% 42.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.8% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 18.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.5% 14.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.4% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,214 $15,712,000 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,868 $2,221,000 7.7%
Staff $1,590 $1,891,000 6.6%
General Administration $446 $530,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,793 $2,132,000 7.4%
Operation $2,370 $2,818,000 9.8%
Transportation $569 $677,000 2.3%
Other $437 $520,000 1.8%
Total Support $9,074 $10,789,000 37.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,989 $2,365,000 8.2%
Total Expenditures $24,278 $28,866,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,349 $1,177,236,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,629 $215,676,000 8.7%
Staff $1,253 $102,758,000 4.2%
General Administration $458 $37,581,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,739 $142,640,000 5.8%
Operation $1,978 $162,317,000 6.6%
Transportation $846 $69,398,000 2.8%
Other $905 $74,269,000 3.0%
Total Support $9,808 $804,639,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,020 $493,879,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $30,177 $2,475,754,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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