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HIGH SCHOOL

Swanton Schools

24 Fourth Street
Swanton, VT 05488
Phone: (802) 868-4920

Quick Facts  
Grades K - 6
Enrollment 702
Students per Teacher 16.7
School type public  
District Swanton School District
Special Features Before and after school care


  Students

Socioeconomic Status


  This School State Avg. (K-5)
% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch 32% 31%

Student Ethnicity
Ethnicity This School State Avg. (K-5)
African American 2% 2%
American Indian 11% 0%
Asian 0% 1%
Hispanic 1% 1%
White 86% 97%

  NSRE Results

About the Tests
  • Vermont uses the New Standards Reference Exam (NSRE) to test students in grades in 4, 8 and 10.
  • The NSRE is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Vermont.
  • The goal is that 100% of students meet or exceed grade-level standards on the test.
Scale: % of students meeting or exceeding state standards


Grade 4

Math Skills
36% (2001)
43% (2000)
35% (1999)
37% (1998)
The state average for grade 4 math skills was 69% in 2001.

Reading Basic Understanding
67% (2001)
78% (2000)
68% (1999)
58% (1998)
The state average for grade 4 reading basic understanding was 79% in 2001.

Writing Effectiveness
56% (2001)
76% (2000)
51% (1999)
32% (1998)
The state average for grade 4 writing effectiveness was 55% in 2001.

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  Vermont Developmental Reading Assessment

About the Tests
  • Vermont uses the Vermont Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) to evaluate early reading performance in grade 2.
  • The DRA is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for grade 2 by the state of Vermont.
  • The goal is that 100% of students meet or exceed grade-level standards on the test.

Scale: % of students meeting or exceeding standards


Grade 2

Reading
78% (2001)

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  Source of data


Basic information about this school comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) from the 2000-2001 school year, the most recent year available.

Test score information for this school comes from the U.S. Department of Education, last updated June 2002.

This school profile is part of the GreatSchools.net National School Guide, which provides general information about virtually every K-12 school in the country.

 


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