The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in English language arts. The lowest is 60% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Chamberlin School
Chamberlin School is a public elementary school in South Burlington, Vermont, serving children from prekindergarten through fifth grade. It is one of three public elementary schools in the South Burlington School District, sitting on its own campus on White Street rather than near the city's emerging downtown core. The school draws from a community that is predominantly suburban in character, with a student body that is largely white alongside smaller groups of multiracial, Black, Asian, and Hispanic students. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on English learners and special education enrollment was not reported, so those figures are not available here.
On state assessments from the most recent school year, Chamberlin's results paint a generally solid picture with some variation across grades and subjects. In English language arts, proficiency rates climb from the lower grades upward, with fifth graders showing the strongest performance. Mathematics follows a similar arc, with fifth graders again posting the highest proficiency rate. Fourth grade is the relative soft spot in both subjects, where proficiency dips below the other grades. Science is assessed only in fifth grade, and the proficiency rate there sits in a middling range. A parent looking at these results would see a school where academic outcomes are reasonably strong overall, with room to look more closely at the fourth grade cohort. The tested groups at each grade level are small, which means year-to-year results can swing with the composition of a single class.
Because Chamberlin is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school does not sit within the grade bands that would generate a chronic absenteeism figure in the available data. No multi-year trend data was available for the school's assessment results, so it is not possible to say from this data whether performance is improving or declining over time. Program offerings were not reported in the data provided, so families would want to ask the school directly about enrichment, intervention, or extracurricular options for younger children.
South Burlington itself is Vermont's second most populous city and has historically been car-oriented, with commercial corridors along Shelburne Road and Dorset Street. That is changing. The City Center Initiative is building a walkable downtown around Market Street and Garden Street, with mixed-use buildings, a new public library, city hall, restaurants, and housing. Publicly reported sources note that the University of Vermont and UVM Health Network have invested in housing in this area, and that the city's adopted plan prioritizes climate resilience, housing affordability, and a more pedestrian-oriented center. The city hosts major employers including GE Healthcare, Ben & Jerry's headquarters, the Vermont National Guard at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport, and the University Mall. Parks are plentiful, with Red Rocks Park on Lake Champlain, Veterans Memorial Park, Farrell Park with its off-leash dog area, and several others.
The housing market in the school's zip code is more expensive than the Vermont and national benchmarks. Home values run well above the state average, and rents are also elevated. The price-to-income ratio suggests that purchasing a home here requires a substantial income relative to much of the country. For families already in South Burlington or those who can manage the housing costs, Chamberlin offers a stable elementary pathway with respectable academic results in a community actively investing in its civic and physical infrastructure.
The comparison fact-set places Chamberlin relative to districts in Chittenden County, but the available cohort was too small to generate a meaningful proficiency index, and graduation and attendance comparisons were not applicable at the school level. This means the school's standing against its neighbors cannot be characterized from the data provided.
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