Essex Elementary School
1 Bixby Hill Rd
Essex Junction VT, 05452, Chittenden County
Phone: 802-878-2584
Ranking: 
(158 out of 262, bottom 40%)*
(158 out of 262, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Essex Town School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 473 | 472 | 434 | 429 | 422 | 434 | 392 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 87 | 18.4% | 75 | 15.9% | 50 | 11.5% | 39 | 9.1% | 38 | 9.0% | 34 | 7.8% | 21 | 5.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 119 | 25.2% | 140 | 29.7% | 125 | 28.8% | 128 | 29.8% | 126 | 29.9% | 135 | 31.1% | 119 | 30.4% |
| Grade 1: | 150 | 31.7% | 120 | 25.4% | 137 | 31.6% | 124 | 28.9% | 138 | 32.7% | 118 | 27.2% | 140 | 35.7% |
| Grade 2: | 117 | 24.7% | 137 | 29.0% | 122 | 28.1% | 138 | 32.2% | 120 | 28.4% | 147 | 33.9% | 112 | 28.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 249 | 52.6% | 242 | 51.3% | 215 | 49.5% | 195 | 45.5% | 204 | 48.3% | 222 | 51.2% | 197 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 224 | 47.4% | 230 | 48.7% | 219 | 50.5% | 234 | 54.5% | 218 | 51.7% | 212 | 48.8% | 180 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 14 | 3.0% | 16 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.5% | 17 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.3% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.8% |
| White: | 437 | 92.4% | 436 | 92.4% | 396 | 91.2% | 397 | 92.5% | 391 | 92.7% | 396 | 91.2% | 348 | 88.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 9 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 96 | 20.3% | 100 | 21.2% | 86 | 19.8% | 69 | 16.1% | 77 | 18.2% | 54 | 12.4% | 50 | 12.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 2.7% | 15 | 3.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 16 | 3.7% | 19 | 4.5% | 16 | 3.7% | 13 | 3.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.08 | 14.48 | 13.82 | 13.66 | 13.31 | 14.10 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 64% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 66% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 66% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 64% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 66% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 64% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 70% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 71% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 72% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 70% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 71% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 68% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Essex Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.