Best Public Schools in Wolcott, VT

Summary:

The city of Wolcott, Vermont is home to a single standout elementary school, Wolcott Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Despite its small enrollment of just 109 students, the school has consistently ranked in the top quarter of Vermont elementary schools over the past three years, reaching as high as 29th out of 137 schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Wolcott Elementary School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with its 5th-grade students scoring significantly higher than the statewide averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In 2024-2025, 63.16% of 5th-graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 55.07%. Additionally, the school's Wolcott School District is ranked 11th out of 75 districts in Vermont and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

While the school has a relatively high percentage of students (56.88%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, it is still able to achieve strong academic performance. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.1 to 1 in the 2024-2025 school year is also favorable, and its spending per student of $9,628 in the 2018-2019 school year is in line with the state average. The only area for potential improvement is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.8% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is slightly higher than the state average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wolcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	320 School Hill Drive	Wolcott	05680	Lamoille County	Wolcott School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 472-6551	109	9	12.1	56.9%	103 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)	71.8	29^th of 137 public elementary schools	78.8%		67	35^th of 133 public elementary schools	73.7%	6	63.2	47.4	57.9	$9,628	$00	$9,628

Cities Near Wolcott

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elmore	1.31 mi	2
Lake Elmore	1.31 mi	1
Morrisville	4.47 mi	9	54^th
Hyde Park	6.51 mi	8	100^th
Hardwick	7.05 mi	3	92^nd

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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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