Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School

Located at 257 Revoir Flats Road, in Jay, Vermont, Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School is a tiny elementary campus that teaches 81 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District. By comparison, Vermont's public schools average about 213 students each, so Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School sits 62% below that benchmark.

Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School is a school of Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School reports that nearly all students (88%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.5:1 average. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Orleans County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Orleans County put median household income runs about $70,103, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in Orleans County (combined enrollment of about 3,662 students).

The closest other public school is Troy School, roughly 3.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 80 students in 2018 compared to 81 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 3% to 7%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.