Vermont public elementary schools are composed of approximately average 12% minority students (2026).
The public elementary schools in Vermont with the highest percentage of minority students are listed below.
% Minority Range: 17%
58%
Avg. % Minority: 29%
Public Elementary Schools Minority Statistics in Vermont (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
% Minority
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Winooski Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 58%
Grades: 6-8
60 Normand Street
Winooski, VT 05404
(802) 655-3530
Winooski, VT 05404
(802) 655-3530
Rank: #22.
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 56%
Grades: PK-5
60 Normand Street
Winooski, VT 05404
(802) 655-0411
Winooski, VT 05404
(802) 655-0411
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Integrated Arts Academy At H. O. Wheeler
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 54%
Grades: PK-5
6 Archibald Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8475
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8475
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Sustainability Academy At Lawrence Barnes
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 54%
Grades: PK-5
123 North Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8480
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8480
Rank: #55.
Edmunds Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Minority: 45%
Grades: PK-5
299 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8473
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8473
Rank: #66.
Edmunds Middle School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Minority: 44%
Grades: 6-8
275 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8486
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8486
Rank: #77.
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 35%
Grades: 6-8
1364 North Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8469
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8469
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
J. J. Flynn School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 34%
Grades: PK-5
1645 North Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8478
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8478
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Oak Grove School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 34%
Grades: PK-6
15 Moreland Avenue
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 254-3740
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 254-3740
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Highgate Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Minority: 32%
Grades: PK-6
219 Gore Road
Highgate Center, VT 05459
(802) 868-4170
Highgate Center, VT 05459
(802) 868-4170
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Orchard School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Minority: 32%
Grades: PK-5
2 Baldwin Avenue
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7300
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7300
Rank: #1212.
Champlain School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Minority: 31%
Grades: PK-5
800 Pine Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8477
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8477
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
C. P. Smith School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Minority: 29%
Grades: PK-5
332 Ethan Allen Parkway
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8479
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8479
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Rick Marcotte Central School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Minority: 29%
Grades: PK-5
200 Market Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7200
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7200
Rank: #1515.
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Minority: 28%
Grades: 6-8
500 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7100
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7100
Rank: #1616.
Hiawatha Elementary School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Minority: 27%
Grades: PK-3
30 Hiawatha Avenue
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 878-1384
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 878-1384
Rank: #1717.
Summit Street School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Minority: 26%
Grades: PK-3
17 Summit Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 878-1377
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 878-1377
Rank: #1818.
Chamberlin School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Minority: 25%
Grades: PK-5
262 White Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7400
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7400
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Albert D. Lawton School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Minority: 24%
Grades: 6-8
104 Maple Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 878-1388
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 878-1388
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Green Street School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 24%
Grades: PK-6
164 Green Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 254-3737
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 254-3737
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Minority: 24%
Grades: PK-2
253 Main Street
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 264-5959
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 264-5959
Rank: #2222.
Academy School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Minority: 23%
Grades: PK-6
860 Western Avenue
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 254-3743
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 254-3743
Rank: #23 - 2723. - 27.
Essex Middle School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Minority: 20%
Grades: 6-8
60 Founders Road
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 879-7173
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 879-7173
Rank: #23 - 2723. - 27.
Malletts Bay School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Minority: 20%
Grades: 3-5
609 Blakely Road
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 264-5900
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 264-5900
Rank: #23 - 2723. - 27.
Minority: 20%
Grades: PK-2
80 Pierpoint Avenue
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 773-1946
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 773-1946
Rank: #23 - 2723. - 27.
Thomas Fleming School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Minority: 20%
Grades: 4-5
21 Prospect Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 878-1381
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 878-1381
Rank: #23 - 2723. - 27.
Union Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Minority: 20%
Grades: PK-4
1 Park Avenue
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 225-8200
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 225-8200
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Colchester Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Minority: 19%
Grades: 6-8
425 Blakely Road
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 264-5800
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 264-5800
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Minority: 19%
Grades: PK-2
1 Bixby Hill Road
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 878-2584
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 878-2584
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Manchester Elementary/middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 19%
Grades: PK-8
80 Memorial Avenue
Manchester Center, VT 05255
(802) 362-1597
Manchester Center, VT 05255
(802) 362-1597
Rank: #28 - 3128. - 31.
Swanton School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Minority: 19%
Grades: PK-6
24 Fourth Street
Swanton, VT 05488
(802) 868-5346
Swanton, VT 05488
(802) 868-5346
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Alburgh Community Education Center
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 18%
Grades: PK-8
45 Champlain Street
Alburgh, VT 05440
(802) 796-3573
Alburgh, VT 05440
(802) 796-3573
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Founders Memorial School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Minority: 18%
Grades: 3-5
33 Founders Road
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 879-6326
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 879-6326
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Putney Central School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Minority: 18%
Grades: PK-8
182 Westminster Road
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-5521
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-5521
Rank: #35 - 3735. - 37.
Albert Bridge School (West Windsor)
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Minority: 17%
Grades: PK-6
108 Brownsville Hartland Road
Brownsville, VT 05037
(802) 484-3344
Brownsville, VT 05037
(802) 484-3344
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Vermont average public elementary schools minority students?
The Vermont average public elementary schools minority students is 12% for 2026.
What are the public elementary schools with the highest percentage of minority students in Vermont?
The best top-ranked public elementary schools in Vermont include Winooski Middle School, J. F. Kennedy Elementary School and Integrated Arts Academy At H. O. Wheeler.
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