Thetford Elementary School

Thetford Elementary School operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in Thetford, Vermont, part of Thetford School District. Current enrollment sits at 187 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Operationally, Thetford Elementary School answers to Thetford School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Thetford Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at Thetford Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Orange County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $82,232 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Thetford Elementary School is one of 21 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 3,532 students).

The closest other public school is Lyme Elementary School, roughly 3.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 231 students in 2018 compared to 187 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.