Best Public Schools in Thetford, VT

Summary:

The city of Thetford, Vermont is home to a single public elementary school, Thetford Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 208 students. The school has a predominantly white student population, with 94.71% of students identifying as white. Despite its lack of racial diversity, Thetford Elementary School is a high-performing institution, ranking 28th out of 113 Vermont elementary schools for the 2022-2023 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thetford Elementary School's academic performance has been consistently strong, with students outperforming the statewide averages on state assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2022-2023 school year, 50% of 3rd-grade students and 79.17% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, while 36.67% of 3rd-grade students and 50% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics. This positive trend is reflected in the school's improving ranking, which has risen from 72nd out of 148 Vermont elementary schools in 2020-2021 to its current position of 28th out of 113.

The school's relatively low percentage of students (13.46%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, combined with its above-average per-student spending of $12,254 for the 2018-2019 school year, suggests that Thetford School District serves a relatively affluent community. This socioeconomic factor may contribute to the school's strong academic performance, as well as its small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 12, which is lower than the national average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2023)		VTCAP Mathematics (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thetford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2689 Route 113	Thetford	05074	Orange County	Thetford School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 785-2426	208	17	12.0	13.5%	197 (94.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	70.5	28^th of 113 public elementary schools	75.2%		45.7	68^th of 133 public elementary schools	48.9%	40	50.0	79.2	36.7	50.0	$12,254	$283	$11,971

Cities Near Thetford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Fairlee	6.33 mi	1
South Strafford	6.94 mi	1	2^nd
Orford	7.2 mi	1	46^th
Fairlee	7.39 mi	1
Norwich	8.3 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.

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