Best Public Schools in Zip Code 05859

Summary:

The 05859 zip code area in Vermont is home to two elementary schools: Troy School (PK-8) and Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School (PK-6). Based on the available data, Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School emerges as the standout school in this area, consistently outperforming Troy School across various metrics.

Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School has a higher statewide ranking, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing better than the state average. In contrast, Troy School has a 0-star rating. Additionally, Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School has a significantly lower chronic absenteeism rate of 12.6% compared to Troy School's 32.9%. In terms of academic performance, Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School had much higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (84.62% vs. 13.33-27.27%) and Mathematics (38.46% vs. 0-35.29%) in the 2024-2025 school year.

The differences in district rankings, free and reduced lunch rates, and student-teacher ratios may contribute to the performance gap between the two schools. Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District is ranked 14th out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 4-star rating, while Troy School District is ranked 75th out of 75 districts and has a 0-star rating. Additionally, Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School has a lower free and reduced lunch rate of 38.27% compared to Troy School's 80.51%, and a smaller student-teacher ratio of 8.4 students per teacher compared to Troy School's 13.2 students per teacher.

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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
Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	257 Revoir Flats Road	Jay	05859	Orleans County	Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 988-4042	81	10	8.4	38.3%	71 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	68	36^th of 137 public elementary schools	73.7%					(n/a)		84.6						38.5					41.7		$14,491	$00	$14,491
Troy School	Public	PK, KG-8	126 Main Street	North Troy	05859	Orleans County	Troy School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 988-2565	195	15	13.2	80.5%	177 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	7	136^th of 137 public elementary schools	0.7%		8.9	131^st of 133 public elementary schools	1.5%	5	13.3	27.3	26.7	14.3	23.5	20.0	0.0	9.1	13.3	33.3	35.3	26.7	20.0	0.0

Cities Near Zip Code 05859

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Troy	0.39 mi	1	120^th
Jay	3.69 mi	1
Newport Center	5.67 mi	1	119^th
Newport	10.31 mi	3	81^st
Coventry	11.58 mi	1	95^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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