Best Public Schools in Zip Code 05040

Summary:

The 05040 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Waits River Valley Union School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 263 students. The school is part of the Waits River Union High District #36, which is ranked 26 out of 51 districts in Vermont and has a 3-star rating.

Waits River Valley Union School has a predominantly white student population, with 97.34% of students identifying as white. The school's academic performance in English Language Arts (ELA) is consistently below the state average, while its 3rd-grade math proficiency rate is notably higher than the state average. The school has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 38.02%, indicating a significant portion of economically disadvantaged students. The school's spending per student of $11,044 is in line with the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 13.8 to 1 is lower than the state average.

The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, with a decline from a 3-star to a 2-star rating, which could be an area of concern. Overall, the data suggests that Waits River Valley Union School may benefit from a closer examination of its ELA instruction, efforts to increase racial diversity, and strategies to support economically disadvantaged students.

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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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waits River Valley Union School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Waits River Valley Road	East Corinth	05040	Orange County	Waits River Union High District #36	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 439-5534	263	19	13.8	38.0%	256 (97.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	44.1	60^th of 113 public elementary schools	46.9%		57.7	50^th of 133 public elementary schools	62.4%	10	45.8	46.7	53.1	58.3	23.3	34.4	$11,044	$728	$10,316

Cities Near Zip Code 05040

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Corinth	3.17 mi	1	65^th
Bradford	5.58 mi	6	53^rd
Newbury	7.45 mi	2
Wells River	9.2 mi	1
West Fairlee	10.64 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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