Best Public Schools in Waitsfield, VT

Summary:

The city of Waitsfield, Vermont is home to two exceptional elementary schools: Waitsfield Elementary School and Fayston Elementary School. Both schools consistently rank among the top elementary schools in the state, with Waitsfield Elementary School earning a 4-star rating and Fayston Elementary School earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waitsfield Elementary School has demonstrated exceptional academic performance, ranking 1st and 5th in the state in the 2022-2023 and 2021-2022 school years, respectively. The school has outperformed the state average in 4th grade English Language Arts, 4th and 5th grade Math, and 5th grade Science on the VTCAP assessments. Fayston Elementary School has also maintained a strong ranking, placing 13th and 7th in the state in the 2020-2021 and 2017-2018 school years, and outperforming the state average in 5th grade Science.

The schools in the Harwood Unified Union School District #60 serve diverse student populations, with Waitsfield Elementary School having a higher free and reduced lunch rate of 28.66% compared to Fayston Elementary School's 16.51%. Additionally, Fayston Elementary School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.1, compared to Waitsfield Elementary School's 13.5, which may contribute to their academic success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2024)		VTCAP Mathematics (2024)		VTCAP Science (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fayston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	782 German Flats Road	Waitsfield	05673	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 496-3636	109	10	11.1	16.5%	107 (98.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)					54.6	$17,150	$414	$16,736
Waitsfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3951 Main Street	Waitsfield	05673	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 496-3643	164	12	13.5	28.7%	160 (97.6%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.7	42^nd of 133 public elementary schools	68.4%		92.1	1^st of 113 public elementary schools	99.1%	41	45.5	56.5	27.3	58.3	53.3	$13,958	$337	$13,621

Cities Near Waitsfield

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Warren	4.94 mi	2	11^th
Moretown	5.39 mi	5	5^th
Roxbury	8.58 mi	2
Northfield	9.27 mi	4	75^th
Lincoln	9.44 mi	2

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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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