Enrollment
81
Elementary
STATE 213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAY/WESTFIELD JOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 500496000015
Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School
257 Revoir Flats Road, Jay, VT 05859 · (802) 988-4042 · Orleans County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL81 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
31 students
STATE 49%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 4% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 24% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Vermont average is about 51 of 100.
Source: VT Annual Snapshot. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School this school | 81 | 38.3% | N/A |
| Stamford Elementary School Stramford | 78 | 35.9% | N/A |
| Shoreham Elementary School Shoreham | 56 | 37.5% | N/A |
| Peacham Elementary School Peacham | 59 | 35.6% | N/A |
| Calais Elementary School Plainfield | 91 | 36.3% | N/A |
| Robinson School Starksboro | 121 | 47.9% | N/A |
Matched among Vermont elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont | In Orleans County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 81 | #164 of 207 | #12 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
81
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 71
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81 | 9.6 | 8.5:1 | 38% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 87 | 9.5 | 9.1:1 | 45% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 80 | 5.4 | 14.8:1 | 43% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 80 | 6 | 13.3:1 | 43% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 7.5 | 10.7:1 | 50% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 93 | 9 | 10.3:1 | 56% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 89 | 9 | 9.9:1 | 47% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 71 | 7 | 10.1:1 | 59% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (80 to 81); teachers up 27% (7.5 to 9.6).
About Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School
Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School is a small elementary school in Jay, Vermont, under Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District. The school had 81 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Vermont is about 213, so this school runs 62% smaller than that.
Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District is responsible for Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School.
The large majority of students at Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School, 88%, are White. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School operates with 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 8.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Vermont average 11.5:1. About 38% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 66% average for public schools in Orleans County is 28 points higher.
Census estimates describe Orleans County this way: median household income is about $70,103, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Orleans County number 20 and enroll about 3,662.
Troy School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles.
NCES describes the area around Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show 80 students in 2020-21 and 81 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 8.5:1.
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Orleans County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,606
Census ACS
Median income
$70,103
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
3,662 students
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- North Country Union High School11.3 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School?
Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School enrolls approximately 81 students in grades PK-06.
Is Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School.
How diverse is Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School?
Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School?
Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School is overseen by Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District in Orleans County.
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