Best Public Schools in Zip Code 05819

Summary:

The 05819 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - St. Johnsbury School and Waterford Elementary School. While both schools serve students in the same geographic region, the data analysis reveals notable differences in their academic performance, student demographics, and school characteristics.

Waterford Elementary School stands out as the higher-performing school in the area, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger compared to St. Johnsbury School's 2-star rating. Waterford Elementary students consistently outperform the state average on English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, while St. Johnsbury School lags behind in several grade levels. Additionally, Waterford Elementary has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (18.18%) compared to St. Johnsbury School (52.42%), indicating a more economically advantaged student population.

In contrast, St. Johnsbury School has a more diverse student body, with 11.11% of students identifying as non-White, compared to 5.84% at Waterford Elementary School. However, Waterford Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.4, compared to 12.7 at St. Johnsbury School, which may contribute to the school's stronger academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2023)						VTCAP Mathematics (2023)						VTCAP Science (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 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
St. Johnsbury School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Western Avenue	Saint Johnsbury	05819	Caledonia County	Saint Johnsbury School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 748-8912	662	55	11.9	66.8%	590 (89.1%)	18 (2.7%)	28 (4.2%)	12 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	35.1	77^th of 113 public elementary schools	31.9%		32.6	96^th of 133 public elementary schools	27.8%	19	46.2			48.2	54.3	55.4	26.9			39.5	35.7	37.8			$12,043	$00	$12,043
Waterford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	276 Duck Pond Road	Waterford	05819	Caledonia County	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 748-9393	149	15	9.6	48.3%	139 (93.3%)	3 (2.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	48.9	55^th of 113 public elementary schools	51.3%		58.3	49^th of 133 public elementary schools	63.2%	6	75.0	78.6	35.7	52.4	47.4	93.3	37.5	35.7	35.7	28.6	42.1	33.3	42.9	33.3	$12,221	$00	$12,221

Cities Near Zip Code 05819

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Johnsbury	1.43 mi	1	73^rd
Danville	5.48 mi	1
Waterford	5.88 mi	2	60^th
Concord	7.31 mi	2	77^th
Lyndonville	8.16 mi	2	80^th

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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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