Best Public Schools in Orwell, VT

Summary:

The city of Orwell, Vermont is home to a single elementary school, the Orwell Village School, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 115 students. The school is part of the Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62, which is ranked 26 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Orwell Village School appears to be a standout school in several ways. Academically, the school's 4th-grade students have outperformed the state average in both English Language Arts (75% proficient or better vs. 61% statewide) and Mathematics (56.25% proficient or better vs. 34.25% statewide) on the VTCAP assessments. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.1, which is generally considered a positive indicator for student learning and engagement. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, but it has maintained a 3- or 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating consistent performance.

While the Orwell Village School has demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in 4th grade, the school also has a relatively high percentage of students (62.61%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which suggests the school may be serving a population with greater economic challenges. Additionally, the 3rd-grade VTCAP scores in both English Language Arts and Mathematics were lower than the 4th-grade scores, indicating a potential area for improvement in early-grade academic achievement. Overall, the Orwell Village School appears to be a strong-performing elementary school within the Slate Valley Unified Union School District, and continued monitoring and addressing any areas for improvement will be important to ensure the school continues to provide a high-quality education for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)		VTCAP Mathematics (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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Total
Orwell Village School	Public	PK, KG-6	494 Main Street	Orwell	05760	Addison County	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 948-2871	115	9	13.1	62.6%	105 (91.3%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	62.9	47^th of 137 public elementary schools	65.7%		75.4	22^nd of 133 public elementary schools	83.5%	25	33.3	75.0	33.3	56.3

Cities Near Orwell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sudbury	5.18 mi	1
Benson	5.56 mi	3
Whiting	6.28 mi	2
Shoreham	7.65 mi	2	113^th
Leicester	10.07 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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