Barre City Elementary/Middle School

www.bcemsvt.org/

784 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Barre City 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 784 students offering grade levels from PK to 08. Student demographics can be found below.

With 73 teachers, Barre City Elementary/Middle School has a student/teacher ratio of about 10.7:1. 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.

784

Total Students

73.0

Full-Time Teachers

10.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

60.7%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Barre City Elementary/Middle School
Demographic	Student Count
White	688
Hispanic	41
Black	6
Asian	3
Two or More	36
American Indian	9
Pacific Islander	1

White
688 (87.8 %)
Hispanic
41 (5.2 %)
Two or More
36 (4.6 %)
American Indian
9 (1.1 %)
Black
6 (0.8 %)
Asian
3 (0.4 %)
Pacific Islander
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)476-6541
Website:	http://www.bcemsvt.org/
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	784
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	73.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	10.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	428
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	48

* 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 111

Kindergarten 82

Grade 1 71

Grade 2 77

Grade 3 65

Grade 4 94

Grade 5 68

Grade 6 78

Grade 7 66

Grade 8 72