The reported proficiency rate for Science is 41%.
Original Research by School Decision on Fletcher Elementary School
Fletcher Elementary School is a small public school in Franklin County, Vermont, serving children from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. It is the sole school in the Fletcher School District. The enrollment is modest even by the standards of rural Vermont elementary schools, with small cohorts in each grade. The student body is predominantly white. A meaningful but not majority share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not reported, so those population details are unavailable.
Academic results for Fletcher Elementary are sparse, and the reason lies in the school's size. Vermont suppresses assessment outcomes when grade-level cohorts are small enough that reporting could identify individual students. For the most recent year of state testing, proficiency rates in math and English language arts across grades three through six were all suppressed. The only reported result came from fifth-grade science, where proficiency sat below the midpoint, with a portion but not the majority of tested students reaching that bar. A parent wanting a fuller academic picture may want to ask the school directly about grade-level performance, since the publicly reported data does not provide enough to form a complete judgment on its own.
No graduation rate applies here, because Fletcher Elementary does not serve high school grades. Students transition to secondary education elsewhere after sixth grade. The neighbor comparison set, which positions the school relative to districts in Franklin County, could not generate comparative proficiency or graduation metrics for Fletcher, again owing to the small scale of the school and its district. The comparison notes that the cohort was too small to produce a meaningful proficiency index.
The locale brief provided describes Cambridge, the town associated with the school's mailing address. Cambridge sits in Lamoille County, while Fletcher itself is in Franklin County, and the two are distinct communities. What the brief conveys about the broader region is a low-density rural setting with village-centered civic life, working farmland, and a tourism economy shaped by Smugglers' Notch Resort. Public transit is limited, and daily life depends heavily on driving. The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail passes through the area as a recreational corridor. These details paint a picture of the surrounding region, though the specific texture of Fletcher as its own town is less documented in the available data.
Housing in the school's zip code sits above both the Vermont state benchmark and the national benchmark for typical home values. The price-to-income ratio suggests that buying a home here requires a larger share of income than the national average. Rental data was not available for this location. The broader economic picture includes a national unemployment rate that has held steady in recent months and mortgage rates that remain elevated relative to the low-rate years.
The district brief for Fletcher School District did not surface any recent parent-relevant changes such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or property tax developments. This is a quiet, small district without publicly documented upheaval or major initiatives in the available record. No program offerings were listed for the school, and staffing data was not reported.
What Fletcher Elementary offers is a very small, community-rooted elementary experience. A family considering this school is choosing a setting where children will be in small classes and where the school likely plays a central role in a tight-knit community. The trade-off is limited public data on academic outcomes, a direct consequence of the school's size rather than any lack of transparency. The single science result gives one window into performance, but it is a narrow one. A visit to the school and a conversation with staff would do more to fill in the academic picture than the available state data can.
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