Top Rankings
First Branch Unified School District #82 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Vermont for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 89 students in First Branch Unified School District #82. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Vermont.
Public Middle School in First Branch Unified School District #82 have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Vermont public middle school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 1% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Vermont public middle school average of 11% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (VT)
# Schools
2 Schools
109 Schools
# Students
230 Students
32,949 Students
# Teachers
28 Teachers
3,073 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
First Branch Unified School District #82, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 102 school districts in Vermont (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#41 out of 103 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
35%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)17.6%
27.8%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.21
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
1%
3%
% Black
1%
2%
% White
97%
89%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $31,357 in this school district is less than the state median of $33,974. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $31,530 is less than the state median of $34,751. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$2,622 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$2,682 MM
Revenue / Student
$31,357
$33,974
Spending / Student
$31,530
$34,751
Best First Branch Unified School District #82 Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
First Branch Middle School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
6 School Street
Chelsea, VT 05038
(802) 685-4551
Chelsea, VT 05038
(802) 685-4551
Gr: 5-8 | 89 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 1%
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