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Elementary Schools in Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78

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Schools

348

Students

Top rankedWaterford Elementary School37^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools

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Summary:

The Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 in Vermont is home to three elementary schools: Barnet Elementary School, Waterford Elementary School, and Walden School. These schools serve students from prekindergarten through 6th grade and provide a range of educational opportunities within the district.

Among the three schools, Waterford Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 25th out of 133 Vermont elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the state average in English Language Arts and Science, with particularly strong results in 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade ELA proficiency. In contrast, Barnet Elementary School has shown more mixed results, with ELA and Math proficiency rates both above and below the state average across different grade levels.

The data also reveals significant economic challenges faced by the student populations in this district, with all three schools having a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.33% at Barnet Elementary to 63.16% at Walden School. Despite these challenges, Walden School stands out for its low student-teacher ratio of 7.1, suggesting a focus on providing personalized attention and support to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)						VTCAP Mathematics (2025)						VTCAP Science (2025)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	Vaccination: Students (K-12) fully immunized	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waterford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	276 Duck Pond Road	Waterford	05819	Caledonia County	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 748-9393	140	12	11.9	51.4%	131 (93.6%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	67.3	37^th of 137 public elementary schools	73.0%		73.6	25^th of 133 public elementary schools	81.2%	12	46.7	66.7	85.7	87.5	53.9	63.2	20.0	41.7	50.0	56.3	23.1	36.8	50.0	26.3	≥ 90%		$21,414	$1,042	$20,372
Barnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Kid Row	Barnet	05821	Caledonia County	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 633-4978	135	19	7.1	60.0%	128 (94.8%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)				36.8	52.9	44.4				31.6	17.7	5.6			≥ 90%		$24,237	$1,048	$23,190
Walden School	Public	PK, KG-8	135 Cahoon Farm Road	West Danville	05873	Caledonia County	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 563-3000	73	10	7.5	72.6%	72 (98.6%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															82%		$28,504	$1,407	$27,096

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waterford School District	0 mi	1
Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	2.47 mi	7	56^th
Concord School District	2.47 mi	1
Saint Johnsbury School District	4.87 mi	1
Barnet School District	10.04 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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