Founders Memorial School
33 Founders Rd
Essex Junction VT, 05452, Chittenden County
Phone: 802-879-6326
Ranking: 
(49 out of 262, top 19%)*
(49 out of 262, top 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Essex Town School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 407 | 385 | 413 | 387 | 398 | 374 | 399 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 134 | 32.9% | 119 | 30.9% | 143 | 34.6% | 116 | 30.0% | 147 | 36.9% | 115 | 30.7% | 128 | 32.1% |
| Grade 4: | 124 | 30.5% | 144 | 37.4% | 122 | 29.5% | 146 | 37.7% | 117 | 29.4% | 129 | 34.5% | 133 | 33.3% |
| Grade 5: | 149 | 36.6% | 122 | 31.7% | 148 | 35.8% | 125 | 32.3% | 134 | 33.7% | 130 | 34.8% | 138 | 34.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 198 | 48.6% | 186 | 48.3% | 209 | 50.6% | 202 | 52.2% | 217 | 54.5% | 191 | 51.1% | 206 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 209 | 51.4% | 199 | 51.7% | 204 | 49.4% | 185 | 47.8% | 181 | 45.5% | 183 | 48.9% | 187 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.7% | 14 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.9% | 17 | 4.3% | 11 | 2.9% | 16 | 4.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.5% | 8 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.7% | 7 | 1.8% |
| White: | 385 | 94.6% | 360 | 93.5% | 382 | 92.5% | 353 | 91.2% | 362 | 91.0% | 345 | 92.2% | 371 | 93.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 22.6% | 74 | 19.2% | 78 | 18.9% | 65 | 16.8% | 50 | 12.6% | 43 | 11.5% | 33 | 8.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 2.7% | 10 | 2.6% | 17 | 4.1% | 21 | 5.4% | 29 | 7.3% | 24 | 6.4% | 15 | 3.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.95 | 13.18 | 13.71 | 15.21 | 16.11 | 13.60 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 64% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 63% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 64% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 67% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 69% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 68% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 71% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 69% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 48% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 52% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 53% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 53% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 52% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 62% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 66% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 64% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 65% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 64% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 66% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 69% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 71% |
| 2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 49% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 49% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 48% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 55% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 50% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 45% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 50% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 64% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 63% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | N/A | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 64% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 66% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 67% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 66% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 68% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | N/A | 70% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | N/A | 73% |
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* Founders Memorial School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.