Best Elementary Schools in Castleton, VT

Summary:

Castleton, Vermont is home to a single elementary school, Castleton Elementary School, which serves students from the Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 53rd out of 137 schools in 2024-2025 to 92nd out of 113 schools in 2022-2023.

Castleton Elementary School's academic performance is mixed, with the school outperforming the state average in some subject areas and grade levels, such as 4th and 6th grade English Language Arts and 4th grade Mathematics, but underperforming in others, including 5th grade English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 43.52% in 2024-2025, indicating a potentially economically disadvantaged student population. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 12.1 is lower than the state average, suggesting a favorable learning environment.

Overall, the analysis of Castleton Elementary School highlights the need for a more comprehensive understanding of the school's performance, demographics, and strategies for addressing the unique needs of its student population. While the school has some areas of strength, such as its low student-teacher ratio, its inconsistent academic performance and high percentage of economically disadvantaged students suggest opportunities for improvement and further investigation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)		VTCAP Mathematics (2025)		VTCAP Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Castleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	263 Elementary School Road	Castleton	05735	Rutland County	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 468-5624	216	18	12.1	43.5%	203 (94.0%)	4 (1.9%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.2	53^rd of 137 public elementary schools	61.3%					(n/a)	56.3	69.6	51.9	40.6	37.5

Cities Near Castleton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fair Haven	5.22 mi	6	91^st
West Rutland	6.39 mi	2
Proctor	7 mi	4	66^th
Poultney	7.91 mi	4	94^th
Benson	8.55 mi	3

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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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