Elementary Schools in Paine Mountain Union School District #68

Summary:

The Paine Mountain Union School District #68 in Vermont is home to two elementary schools: Northfield Elementary School and Williamstown Elementary School. Both schools have shown strong academic performance, with Northfield Elementary ranking 58th and Williamstown Elementary ranking 65th out of Vermont's 133 and 137 elementary schools, respectively, in the 2023-2024 school year.

Northfield Elementary School has outperformed the state average in 4th and 5th grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, as well as 5th grade Science proficiency. Williamstown Elementary School has also exceeded the state average in 4th and 5th grade ELA proficiency, and 5th grade Mathematics proficiency. Both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Northfield at 11.4 and Williamstown at 11 for the 2024-2025 school year.

While the schools have strong academic performance, they also face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates, with Northfield at 28.6% and Williamstown at 29.8%. Additionally, a significant percentage of students at both schools come from low-income families, with free and reduced lunch rates of 47.15% at Northfield and 58.44% at Williamstown in 2024-2025. The spending per student also varies, with Williamstown spending $10,221 per student in 2018-2019, compared to $9,314 per student at Northfield.

District Detail

111B Brush Hill Road
Williamstown, VT 05679

(802) 433-5818

SchoolDigger Rank:
36^th of 75 Vermont districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,009

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Williamstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Brush Hill Road	Williamstown	05679	Orange County	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 433-6653	231	21	11.0	58.4%	217 (93.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	55.3	65^th of 137 public elementary schools	52.6%		20.3	114^th of 133 public elementary schools	14.3%	49	50.0	63.0	62.1	31.3	11.1	62.1	46.7	$10,221	$00	$10,221
Northfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Cross Street	Northfield	05663	Washington County	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 485-6161	263	23	11.4	47.1%	232 (88.2%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	50.9	71^st of 137 public elementary schools	48.2%		54	58^th of 133 public elementary schools	56.4%	13	39.5	63.3	51.3	36.8	36.7	33.3	51.3	$9,314	$00	$9,314

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northfield School District	0 mi	2
Roxbury School District	5.56 mi	1
Williamstown School District	5.95 mi	2
Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	6.09 mi	6	16^th
Berlin School District	6.09 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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