Waits River Union High District #36

Summary:

The Waits River Union High District #36 in Vermont is home to a single elementary school, Waits River Valley Union School, which serves grades PK-8. The data paints a concerning picture of the school's performance, with declining rankings, significant achievement gaps, and high poverty levels among its student population.

Waits River Valley Union School is ranked 108 out of 137 Vermont elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on standardized tests is well below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. For example, Mathematics proficiency rates range from just 15.15% in 8th grade to 39.13% in 5th grade, far below the state average.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, with 24.6% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, 69.81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The school's relatively low spending per student of $11,044 may be a contributing factor to the academic struggles, suggesting that the school may not have the resources needed to support its students' needs effectively.

District Detail

6 Waits River Valley Road
East Corinth, VT 05040

(802) 439-5534

SchoolDigger Rank:
67^th of 75 Vermont districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 265

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)				VTCAP Mathematics (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 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waits River Valley Union School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Waits River Valley Road	East Corinth	05040	Orange County	Waits River Union High District #36	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 439-5534	265	26	10.1	69.8%	251 (94.7%)	4 (1.5%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27.9	108^th of 137 public elementary schools	21.2%		27.6	105^th of 133 public elementary schools	21.1%	3	50.0	69.6	29.0	44.1	16.7	39.1	16.1	15.2	$11,044	$728	$10,316

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Echo Valley Community Union School District #67	8.55 mi	2	45^th
Orange School District	8.55 mi	1
Washington School District	8.68 mi	1
Oxbow Unified Union School District #91	8.72 mi	4	40^th
Bradford Incorporated School District	8.72 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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