Barre Town Elementary & Middle School

www.btmes.org/

800 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Barre Town Elementary & Middle School is a public elementary school and part of the Barre Unified Union School District #97 school district, located in Barre, VT with 800 students offering grade levels from PK to 08. Student demographics can be found below.

With 67 teachers, Barre Town Elementary & Middle School has a student/teacher ratio of about 11.8:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

800

Total Students

67.8

Full-Time Teachers

11.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

36.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Barre Town Elementary & Middle School
Demographic	Student Count
White	736
Hispanic	27
Black	8
Two or More	28
American Indian	1

White
736 (92.0 %)
Two or More
28 (3.5 %)
Hispanic
27 (3.4 %)
Black
8 (1.0 %)
American Indian
1 (0.1 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Barre Unified Union School District #97
Phone:	(802)476-6617
Website:	http://www.btmes.org/
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	800
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	67.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	248
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	46

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 102

Kindergarten 79

Grade 1 84

Grade 2 85

Grade 3 89

Grade 4 72

Grade 5 68

Grade 6 74

Grade 7 72

Grade 8 75