Georgia Elementary & Middle School

What Georgia Elementary & Middle School does

Georgia Elementary and Middle School (GEMS) is a public PreK-8 school located at 4416 Ethan Allen Highway in St. Albans, Vermont, operating under the governance of the Franklin West Supervisory Union (FWSU), a governmental supervisory union that organizes shared educational services across multiple schools in the region. The school serves children from Pre-K (age 3) through 8th grade, offering a combination of multi-age and single-grade classrooms covering all core academic areas alongside physical education, vocal and instrumental music, art, enrichment programming, and computer instruction. Fifteen professional specialists deliver special education services, and the school maintains one of the most modern Learning/Media Centers in Vermont, supported by two computer labs, mobile laptop carts, and classroom computers.

The institution runs on a standard K-12 technology stack: PowerSchool for the student information system and parent portal, Schoology as the learning management system, Seesaw for student digital portfolios, Google Workspace for forms and document storage, Apptegy as the website platform, and Whitsons for breakfast and lunch foodservice. School hours are 8:05 AM to 2:55 PM, and bus transportation is provided with no student riding longer than 45 minutes. Graduates feed into several regional high schools including BFA St. Albans, BFA Fairfax, Essex, Colchester, South Burlington, and Winooski.

GEMS is funded primarily through local property tax revenues and state education funding channeled via FWSU; no tuition is charged to district residents, while tuition applies for parochial (non-resident) students using GEMS programs. The operating model is direct-to-community: families enroll online through PowerSchool or via paper registration, supplying proof of residency, birth certificates, and immunization records. There are no venture capital, private equity, or public-market ownership interests; the entity is a government state institution.

Name

Georgia Elementary & Middle School

Legal name

Franklin West Supervisory Union

Website

https://gemsvt.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Georgia Elementary and Middle School (GEMS) is a public PreK-8 school in St. Albans, Vermont, operated under the Franklin West Supervisory Union, serving district-resident students with comprehensive academics, special education, arts, athletics, and transportation at no tuition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Public K-8 education
• Elementary middle school
• Special education services
• Student transportation
• School foodservice programs

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Albans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Public school funded primarily through local tax revenues and government education funding as part of Franklin West Supervisory Union. No direct tuition charged for district residents.
2. Parochial School Tuition Services: Tuition services offered for parochial school students (non-resident students attending GEMS programs)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Georgia Elementary and Middle School (GEMS) is a public Pre-K through 8th grade school serving students in the Georgia School District of St. Albans, Vermont. The school delivers general academic instruction, special education services via 15 professional specialists, vocal and instrumental music, art, physical education, computer instruction, and middle school athletics, supported by a modern Learning/Media Center, two computer labs with mobile laptop carts, classroom computers, foodservice, and bus transportation capped at a 45-minute ride time.

Product overview

Georgia Elementary and Middle School (GEMS) is a Pre-K through 8th grade public school system operating as part of the Franklin West Supervisory Union in Vermont. The school offers a comprehensive educational program combining general education with special education services, arts programs (music, art), physical education, and technology education through two computer labs and mobile laptop labs. The school provides a modern Learning/Media Center, food services through Whitsons, transportation services, and middle school athletics. Students may attend the high school of their choice upon graduation, with alumni attending various regional high schools including BFA St. Albans, BFA Fairfax, Essex, Colchester, South Burlington, and Winooski.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GEMS Innovation Lab: Innovation lab associated with Georgia Elementary and Middle School for creative and innovative learning activities.

Products and services

• Pre-K through 8th Grade General Education
• Special Education Services
• Learning/Media Center
• Computer Labs and Technology Education
• Physical Education
• Music Program (Vocal and Instrumental)
• Art Education
• Middle School Athletics
• Food Services (Breakfast and Lunch)
• Library Services
• Transportation Services
• Tuition Program for Parochial School Students

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates attend high schools including BFA St. Albans, BFA Fairfax, Essex, Colchester, South Burlington, and Winooski - demonstrating successful transitions to secondary education

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Franklin West Supervisory Union (FWSU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEMS is part of the Franklin West Supervisory Union (FWSU), a supervisory union organizing educational services for multiple schools in the region. FWSU provides district-wide calendar, budget information, safety protocols, and shared resources including policies and educator recognition programs.
• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationPowerSchool provides the student information system used for enrollment, grade tracking, and parent portal access. Families use PowerSchool accounts for student registration and ongoing communication.
• SchoologycoreTechnology or IntegrationSchoology is the learning management system (LMS) used by GEMS for course materials, assignments, and student engagement.
• WhitsonsminorOthersWhitsons provides breakfast and lunch meal services to GEMS students. Menu calendars are available through their platform. Free and reduced lunch programs are available.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Enosburgh-Enosburg Falls School District: Enosburgh-Enosburg Falls is a rural Franklin County, Vermont public K-12 district. Comparable as a regional peer in size, governance, and reliance on state aid and local property tax revenue.
• St. Albans City School: St. Albans City School is a public K-8 school serving the adjacent St. Albans City district in Franklin County, Vermont. It is a strong regional peer with similar size, demographics, and Vermont public-funding mechanics.
• Swanton School District: Swanton is a nearby Vermont public K-12 district serving the Swanton/Lake Champlain area. It is a regional peer with comparable rural Vermont demographics, funding model, and scale.

Direct peers

• Bellows Free Academy (BFA St. Albans): BFA St. Albans is the primary secondary destination for GEMS graduates and a fellow FWSU public school. It is a direct peer for shared-district comparison on curriculum alignment, transitions, and resource pooling.
• Fletcher Elementary School: Fletcher Elementary School is a fellow public K-8 school in St. Albans, Vermont, operating under the same Franklin West Supervisory Union. It is the most direct peer — same supervisory union, same funding model, and overlapping families.
• Bellows Free Academy (BFA Fairfax): BFA Fairfax is another FWSU high school that regularly receives GEMS graduates. As a public secondary peer within the same supervisory union, it shares funding, governance, and policy structures with GEMS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=y-oyuadboBk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/georgia-elementary-&-middle-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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