Orange Center School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 80 students
First Branch Middle School
6 School Street, Chelsea, VT 05038
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
89
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
6.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
First Branch Unified School District #82
Orange County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 26 Vermont middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Vermont middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About First Branch Middle School
First Branch Middle School is a public middle school in Chelsea, Vermont, serving grades 5–8. It is part of First Branch Unified School District #82. The school is located in a remote rural area in Orange County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 89 students were enrolled, with about 6.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Vermont middle school (10.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 26 Vermont middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 89 students
- Students per teacher
- 6.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- First Branch Unified School District #82
- County
- Orange County
- NCES school ID
- 500042900550
Schools near First Branch Middle School
All 2 schools in Chelsea →
White River Valley Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 133 students
Main Street Middle School
Public · Grades 5–8 · 348 students
Frances C. Richmond School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 369 students
Prosper Valley School
Public · Grades 5–6 · 90 students
Hartford Memorial Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 280 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.