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Waits River Valley Union School

Q: Is Waits River Valley Union School a good school?

Waits River Valley Union School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Vermont elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Waits River Valley Union School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Waits River Valley Union School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Waits River Valley Union School?

Students at Waits River Valley Union School are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Waits River Valley Union School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in East Corinth, Vermont, with 265 students. The school is part of the Waits River Union High District #36, which is ranked 67 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waits River Valley Union School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.3% in 2020-2021 to 28.5% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average and most nearby schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics 10-30 percentage points lower than the state averages in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.02% in 2022-2023 to 69.81% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the nearby Peacham Elementary School and Williamstown Elementary School.

The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from a high of 50th out of 133 Vermont elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 108th out of 137 schools in 2024-2025, suggesting a concerning trend of declining academic performance. When compared to the nearby schools, Waits River Valley Union School generally underperforms in terms of test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratio, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges faced by the school's student population.

265

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,044

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6 Waits River Valley Road
East Corinth, VT 05040

(802) 439-5534

District: Waits River Union High District #36

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.7%

Hispanic:

2.6%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (34% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

Vermont avg48%

Elementary school

108^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

73^rd of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 75Waits River Union High District #36 among Vermont districts

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	27.9	108 of 137	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	105 of 133	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	60 of 113	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	50 of 133	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	74 of 148	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	82 of 138	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	123 of 142	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.0	93 of 169	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.7	131 of 169	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.6	126 of 176	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.8	165 of 187	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.3	137 of 187	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	158 of 189	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	164 of 189	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.1	164 of 189	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	181 of 193	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	31.5	146 of 189	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.0	139 of 184	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	57 of 60	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	45 of 55	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	66.3	19 of 61	68.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	9 of 66	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	34 of 66	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	19 of 46	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	39 of 56	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.8	40 of 46	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	35 of 62	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	40 of 67	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	47 of 65	27.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	34 of 46	26.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	115 of 141	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	100 of 142	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	78 of 133	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	58 of 145	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	68 of 147	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	92 of 146	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.4	104 of 117	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	73 of 74	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	78 of 85	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	43 of 68	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	75 of 85	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	80 of 104	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.2	92 of 105	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	84 of 106	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	102 of 107	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	29.6	86 of 111	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	3.7	105 of 106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.5	98 of 104	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	32.0	79 of 102	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	73 of 99	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.0	71 of 98	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.3	81 of 105	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	20.6	42 of 48	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	4.7	49 of 49	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	87 of 91	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	86 of 92	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	56 of 88	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	45 of 91	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	70 of 94	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	55 of 71	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Female (2024)12th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-12 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 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
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
Washington Village School	Public	PK, KG-4	72 School Lane	Washington	05675	Orange County	Echo Valley Community Union School District #67	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 883-2312	120	13	9.4	63.3%	116 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	52.6	69^th of 137 public elementary schools	49.6%					(n/a)	40.9	29.4					50.0	47.1							$11,193	$00	$11,193
Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	143 Fairground Road	Bradford	05033	Orange County	Oxbow Unified Union School District #91	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 222-4077	216	23	9.5	61.6%	207 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	55.5	64^th of 137 public elementary schools	53.3%		57	49^th of 133 public elementary schools	63.2%	15	54.8			68.8			35.5			37.5			40.7
Newbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	214 Pulaski Street	Newbury	05051	Orange County	Oxbow Unified Union School District #91	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 866-5621	112	14	8.0	67.9%	110 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)													25.0
Westshire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	744 VT Route 113	West Fairlee	05083	Orange County	Rivendell Interstate School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 333-4668	82	9	9.4	57.3%	77 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)								(n/a)													25.0		$19,352	$250	$19,102
Barre Town Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Websterville Road	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-6617	821	73	11.2	35.8%	759 (92.4%)	9 (1.1%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	29.1	104^th of 137 public elementary schools	24.1%		37.2	84^th of 133 public elementary schools	36.8%	20	37.7	47.4	43.4	53.3	61.3	50.0	16.5	18.0	34.2	43.3	50.7	44.6	35.5	28.4
Samuel Morey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	214 School Street	Fairlee	05045	Orange County	Rivendell Interstate School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 333-9755	108	8	14.0	46.3%	104 (96.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)													41.7		$12,582	$162	$12,420
Barre City Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Parkside Terrace	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-6541	701	74	9.4	67.9%	592 (84.5%)	13 (1.9%)	48 (6.8%)	10 (1.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	9.8	133^rd of 137 public elementary schools	2.9%		12.5	123^rd of 133 public elementary schools	7.5%	10	29.7	46.6	31.5	34.3	43.9	55.3	10.9	11.9	7.4	17.1	33.9	34.2	13.0	36.8
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
First Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	523 VT Route 110	Tunbridge	05077	Orange County	First Branch Unified School District #82	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 889-3310	141	14	10.2	44.0%	134 (95.0%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	35	92^nd of 137 public elementary schools	32.8%		31.9	97^th of 133 public elementary schools	27.1%	5	37.0	50.0					37.0	20.8							$16,569	$00	$16,569

Frequently Asked Questions about Waits River Valley Union School

Is Waits River Valley Union School a good school?

Waits River Valley Union School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Vermont elementary schools.

What district is Waits River Valley Union School in?

Waits River Union High District #36

What is the racial makeup of Waits River Valley Union School?

Students at Waits River Valley Union School are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Waits River Valley Union School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Waits River Valley Union School.

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