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Waterford Elementary School

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Waterford Elementary School ranks 37 th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Waterford Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Waterford, Vermont, with 140 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.9 for the 2024-2025 school year. The school stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, with several grade levels outperforming the state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the VTCAP assessments.

For example, in 2024-2025, 85.71% of 5th graders, 87.5% of 6th graders, and 63.16% of 8th graders at Waterford Elementary School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 55.07%, 57.38%, and 59.84%, respectively. However, the school has seen a fluctuation in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.1% in 2019-2020 to 32.0% in 2021-2022, with the most recent rate of 16.7% in 2023-2024 still higher than the state's target of 10% or less.

Waterford Elementary School generally outperforms the nearby Newark School and Barnet Elementary School in academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. However, Waterford has a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to Barnet Elementary (20.6% in 2023-2024). Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 18.18% in 2022-2023 to 51.43% in 2024-2025, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

140

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,221

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

276 Duck Pond Road
Waterford, VT 05819-0276

(802) 748-9393

District: Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.6%

Two or more races:

3.6%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2018 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2018

✓Above the Vermont median (73rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

Vermont avg48%

Elementary school

37^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 28 pts since 2018

From bottom 45% (2018) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

25^th of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 21 pts since 2018

From bottom 45% (2018) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	37 of 137	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	25 of 133	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	48.9	55 of 113	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	49 of 133	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	68 of 148	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	40 of 138	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	78 of 142	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	44 of 141	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	31 of 142	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	63 of 133	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	68 of 145	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	65 of 147	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	32 of 146	78.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	25 of 74	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	56 of 85	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	26 of 50	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.9	59 of 68	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.4	26 of 85	69.4%	★★★★☆
2019	35.4	61 of 89	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	44 of 80	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	40 of 91	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	59 of 92	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	55 of 88	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	54 of 91	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	35 of 94	62.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)69th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)56th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+10 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Science36%-6 vs state

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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 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	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	$12,221	$00	$12,221
Concord Graded/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	173 School Street	Concord	05824	Essex County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 695-2550	144	14	10.4	65.3%	136 (94.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	20.1	120^th of 137 public elementary schools	12.4%		40.7	79^th of 133 public elementary schools	40.6%	41	18.2			50.0	52.2		27.3			11.1	39.1				$15,424	$1,871	$13,553
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			$13,210	$00	$13,210
Lyndon Town School	Public	PK, KG-8	2591 Lily Pond Road	Lyndonville	05851	Caledonia County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 626-3209	471	46	10.1	64.5%	429 (91.1%)	10 (2.1%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	19.9	121^st of 137 public elementary schools	11.7%		26.2	106^th of 133 public elementary schools	20.3%	15	29.3	37.2	40.5	50.0	31.0	47.4	10.3	7.0	23.8	35.4	25.9	33.3	40.5	47.4	$12,015	$1,458	$10,557
Lunenburg & Gilman Schools	Public	PK, KG-5	2720 River Road	Gilman	05904	Essex County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 892-5969	64	7	9.0	73.4%	59 (92.2%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)													42.9		$10,062	$1,221	$8,841
Peacham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	340 Bailey Hazen Road	Peacham	05862	Caledonia County	Peacham School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 592-3513	59	6	9.2	35.6%	54 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)		81.8						18.2							$14,684	$00	$14,684
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)															$18,069	$00	$18,069
Burke Town School	Public	PK, KG-8	3293 Burke Hollow Road	West Burke	05871	Caledonia County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 467-3385	188	17	11.1	51.6%	183 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	24	114^th of 137 public elementary schools	16.8%		35.5	91^st of 133 public elementary schools	31.6%	23	47.4	57.1	30.0			69.0	21.1	14.3	15.0			27.6	26.3	37.9	$13,257	$1,608	$11,649
Sutton Village School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Underpass Road	Sutton	05867	Caledonia County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 467-3492	106	11	9.5	54.7%	105 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	35.1	91^st of 137 public elementary schools	33.6%		55.2	55^th of 133 public elementary schools	58.6%	36	42.9	38.5	58.3				14.3	23.1	33.3				50.0	23.1	$15,586	$1,891	$13,695
Millers Run School	Public	PK, KG-8	3249 VT Route 122	Sheffield	05866	Caledonia County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 626-9755	146	13	11.1	65.1%	145 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.5	129^th of 137 public elementary schools	5.8%		10.7	126^th of 133 public elementary schools	5.3%	3	33.3	37.5	25.0	13.3			16.7	12.5	18.8				31.3	29.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Waterford Elementary School

Is Waterford Elementary School a good school?

Waterford Elementary School ranks 37^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Waterford Elementary School in?

Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78

How many students attend Waterford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 140 students attended Waterford Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Waterford Elementary School?

Students at Waterford Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic.

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