Essex High School
Essex Junction, VT · High School · Grades 9-12
Essex High School is a high school in Essex Junction, VT with 1,208 students enrolled and a 55% proficiency rate. Part of Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Essex High School is a high school in Essex Junction, VT, enrolling 1,208 students in grades 9-12 within the Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51. That headcount is above the 416-student average for schools in the district.
EDFacts assessment data puts 55% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 9 points below the 63% average for the Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51. That is in line with the 57% Vermont statewide average.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has fallen by about 13 points. As a high school, it reports a 78% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 10.9 to 1, below the U.S. average of roughly 16 to 1, which generally allows more adult attention per student. A relatively low 16% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
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About This School
Essex High School is a high school located in Essex Junction, Vermont. The school serves 1,208 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 55% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 78% graduation rate.
16% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Essex High School is part of the Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 in Vermont.
How This School Compares
Essex High School has 1,208 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 (416 students). Its 55% proficiency rate is 9 percentage points below the district average of 63%. Compared to the Vermont state average of 57%, the school performs 2 points lower. With a 10.9:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Other Schools in Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51
Frequently Asked Questions
Essex High School has 1,208 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1.
According to EDFacts data, 55% of students at Essex High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Essex High School has a 78% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Essex High School is part of the Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 in Essex Junction, Vermont. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.