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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 05495

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School

1,040

Students

Top rankedWilliston Schools33^rd of 137 Vermont elementary schools

Summary:

The 05495 zip code is home to a single standout school, Williston Schools, an elementary school serving grades PK-8 with 1,040 students. Williston Schools is part of the Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56, which is ranked 4 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Williston Schools consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, 7th-grade students achieved an impressive 85.85% proficiency rate in ELA compared to the state's 55.64%, and 69.44% proficiency in Mathematics compared to the state's 43.74%. The school also maintains a relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of 20.19% for the 2024-2025 school year.

Williston Schools has been a standout educational institution within the 05495 zip code, ranking 10th out of 113 Vermont elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year, 19th out of 133 in the 2023-2024 school year, and 33rd out of 137 in the most recent 2024-2025 school year, all while maintaining a 4-star or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This consistent high performance and strong reputation suggest that Williston Schools is providing a robust educational foundation for its students.

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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 (2024)
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
Williston Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	195 Central School Drive	Williston	05495	Chittenden County	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 878-2762	1,040	53	19.5	20.2%	866 (83.3%)	38 (3.7%)	35 (3.4%)	57 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.0%)	70.3	33^rd of 137 public elementary schools	75.9%		79.3	19^th of 133 public elementary schools	85.7%	14	65.1	71.7	65.5	65.7	85.9	79.0	45.0	53.3	31.5	56.6	69.4	49.5	46.9	53.7	$16,393	$541	$15,852

Cities Near Zip Code 05495

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Williston	1.15 mi	2	13^th
Essex Junction	4.14 mi	18	15^th
Richmond	4.72 mi	6	2^nd
South Burlington	4.83 mi	5	14^th
Hinesburg	5.84 mi	4	12^th

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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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