Top Vermont Public Schools Eligible For Free Lunch

Approximately 26% of public school students in Vermont are eligible for free lunch (2024-25).
The public schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Vermont is Winooski High School with 68% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 47% 68% Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 53%

Public Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Vermont (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Winooski High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 68%
Grades: 9-12
60 Normand Street
Winooski, VT 05404
(802) 655-3530
Rank: #22.
Troy School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 63%
Grades: PK-8
126 Main Street
North Troy, VT 05859
(802) 988-2565
Rank: #33.
Bennington Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 62%
Grades: PK-5
128 Park Street
Bennington, VT 05201
(802) 442-5256
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Newport City Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 61%
Grades: PK-6
166 Sias Avenue
Newport, VT 05855
(802) 334-2455
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Winooski Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 61%
Grades: 6-8
60 Normand Street
Winooski, VT 05404
(802) 655-3530
Rank: #6 - 106. - 10.
Lunenburg & Gilman Schools
Magnet School
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 55%
Grades: PK-5
2720 River Road
Gilman, VT 05904
(802) 892-5969
Rank: #6 - 106. - 10.
Molly Stark School
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 55%
Grades: PK-5
181 Orchard Street
Bennington, VT 05201
(802) 442-2692
Rank: #6 - 106. - 10.
North Country Union Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 55%
Grades: 7-8
57 Junior High Drive
Derby, VT 05829
(802) 766-2276
Rank: #6 - 106. - 10.
Oak Grove School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 55%
Grades: PK-6
15 Moreland Avenue
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 254-3740
Rank: #6 - 106. - 10.
Richford Junior/senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 55%
Grades: 6-12
1 Corliss Heights
Richford, VT 05476
(802) 848-7416
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 54%
Grades: PK-5
60 Normand Street
Winooski, VT 05404
(802) 655-0411
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Northwest Primary School
Magnet School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 54%
Grades: PK-2
80 Pierpoint Avenue
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 773-1946
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Woodford Hollow School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 54%
Grades: PK-6
995 Vt Route 9
Bennington, VT 05201
(802) 442-4071
Rank: #14 - 1814. - 18.
Alburg Community Education Center
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 53%
Grades: PK-8
45 Champlain Street
Alburgh, VT 05440
(802) 796-3573
Rank: #14 - 1814. - 18.
Brighton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 53%
Grades: PK-8
825 Railroad Street
Island Pond, VT 05846
(802) 723-4373
Rank: #14 - 1814. - 18.
Orleans Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 53%
Grades: PK-8
53 School Street
Orleans, VT 05860
(802) 754-6650
Rank: #14 - 1814. - 18.
Richford Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 53%
Grades: PK-5
1 Elementary School Road
Richford, VT 05476
(802) 848-7453
Rank: #14 - 1814. - 18.
Sustainability Academy At Lawrence Barnes
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 53%
Grades: PK-5
123 North Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8480
Rank: #19 - 2219. - 22.
Pownal Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 52%
Grades: PK-6
94 School House Road
Pownal, VT 05261
(802) 823-7333
Rank: #19 - 2219. - 22.
Riverside Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 52%
Grades: 6-8
13 Fairgrounds Road
Springfield, VT 05156
(802) 885-8490
Rank: #19 - 2219. - 22.
Rutland Intermediate School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 52%
Grades: 3-6
63-65 Library Avenue
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 773-1932
Rank: #19 - 2219. - 22.
Wallingford Village School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 52%
Grades: PK-6
126 School Street
Wallingford, VT 05773
(802) 446-2141
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Newport Town School
Magnet School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 51%
Grades: PK-6
4212 Vt Route 105
Newport Center, VT 05857
(802) 334-5201
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
White River Valley Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 51%
Grades: 6-8
273 Pleasant Street
Bethel, VT 05032
(802) 234-9966
Rank: #25 - 2725. - 27.
Concord Graded/middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 50%
Grades: PK-8
173 School Street
Concord, VT 05824
(802) 695-2550
Rank: #25 - 2725. - 27.
Lowell Graded School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 50%
Grades: PK-8
52 Gelo Park Road
Lowell, VT 05847
(802) 744-6641
Rank: #25 - 2725. - 27.
Union Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 50%
Grades: 3-5
43 Union Street
Springfield, VT 05156
(802) 885-5155
Rank: #2828.
Barton Graded School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 49%
Grades: PK-8
137 Church Street
Barton, VT 05822
(802) 525-3636
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Coventry Village School
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 48%
Grades: PK-8
348 Route 5
Coventry, VT 05825
(802) 754-6464
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Integrated Arts Academy At H. O. Wheeler
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 48%
Grades: PK-5
6 Archibald Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8475
Rank: #31 - 3831. - 38.
Brownington Central School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 47%
Grades: PK-8
103 Chase Road
Orleans, VT 05860
(802) 754-8467
Rank: #31 - 3831. - 38.
Currier Memorial Union School
Magnet School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 47%
Grades: PK-5
234 North Main Street
Danby, VT 05739
(802) 293-5191
Rank: #31 - 3831. - 38.
Edmunds Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 47%
Grades: PK-5
299 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8473
Rank: #31 - 3831. - 38.
Green Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 47%
Grades: PK-6
164 Green Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802) 254-3737
Rank: #31 - 3831. - 38.
Mt. Anthony Union Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 47%
Grades: 6-8
747 East Road
Bennington, VT 05201
(802) 447-7541
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Vermont average of public schools students eligible for free lunch?
The Vermont average of public schools students eligible for free lunch is 26%% for 2024-25.
What are the public schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Vermont?
The best top ranked public schools in Vermont include Winooski High School, Troy School and Bennington Elementary School.
What is public high school and public elementary school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Vermont?
The public high school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Vermont is Winooski High School, with a value of 68%. The public elementary school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch is Troy School, with a value of 63%.

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