Best Public Schools in Whiting, VT

Summary:

The city of Whiting, Vermont has only one elementary school, the Otter Creek Academy at Leicester Sudbury and Whiting, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53. While the school's small student-teacher ratio of 7.4 suggests a personalized learning environment, its academic performance has been declining in recent years.

The Otter Creek Academy's statewide ranking has dropped from 60th out of 133 Vermont elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 113th out of 137 in 2024-2025, with its SchoolDigger star rating declining from 3 to 1. Academic proficiency rates are below the state average, with only 36.84% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA and Math, compared to 55.07% and 35.59% statewide, respectively. Science proficiency is particularly low at 15.79%, compared to 44.2% statewide. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 40.6% for the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state average.

The high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 51.09% in 2024-2025, suggests the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could be impacting academic performance. Addressing these challenges, as well as the attendance issues, could be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students at the Otter Creek Academy.

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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 Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Otter Creek Academy at Leicester Sudbury and Whiting	Public	PK, KG-6	87 South Main Street	Whiting	05778	Addison County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 623-7991	92	12	7.4	51.1%	85 (92.4%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	24.1	113^th of 137 public elementary schools	17.5%					(n/a)	36.8	36.8	15.8

Cities Near Whiting

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sudbury	4.54 mi	1
Shoreham	5.23 mi	2	113^th
Salisbury	5.26 mi	2
Leicester	5.27 mi	1
Cornwall	5.46 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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