Castleton Elementary School

Castleton Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in Castleton, Vermont, run under Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62. Current enrollment sits at 216 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 5 schools in Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 (1,175 students total), Castleton Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Castleton Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Rutland County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Castleton Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Rutland County (around 56%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Rutland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,616 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Castleton Elementary School is one of 31 public schools in Rutland County (combined enrollment of about 6,959 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fair Haven Union Middle and High School, around 3.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Castleton Elementary School.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

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