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.
0
50
100
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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50
100
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.