Enrollment
73
Elementary
DISTRICT 116 · STATE 213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALEDONIA COOPERATIVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #78·NCES 500041200448
Walden School
135 Cahoon Farm Road, Walden, VT 05873 · (802) 563-3000 · Caledonia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL73 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
7.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
53 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 15 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 8% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Test scores
VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 54 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 Walden School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walden School this school | 73 | 72.6% | N/A |
| Eden Central School Eden | 114 | 70.2% | N/A |
| Charleston Elementary School West Charleston | 118 | 70.3% | N/A |
| Doty Memorial School Worcester | 61 | 65.6% | N/A |
| Newbury Elementary School Newbury | 112 | 67.9% | N/A |
| Brighton Elementary School Island Pond | 127 | 70.9% | 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 Walden School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont | In Caledonia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 73 | #174 of 207 | #8 of 10 |
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
73
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 73 | 9.7 | 7.5:1 | 73% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 10.6 | 7.2:1 | 63% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 10.9 | 6.8:1 | 38% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 72 | 9 | 8.0:1 | 50% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walden School.
About Walden School
In Walden, Vermont, Walden School is a very small elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 8 and enrolls 73 students. Elementary schools in Vermont have about 213 students on average; enrollment here is 66% lower.
Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 counts 348 students in its 3 schools, and Walden School is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at Walden School is White, at 99%. The diversity index for Walden School is 3%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Vermont is 11.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school has 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Caledonia County report 60%.
In the surrounding county, Caledonia County, the median household earns about $69,970 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Caledonia County has 13 public schools with about 3,218 students, including Walden School.
Walden School is about 4.7 miles from Danville School, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Walden School was 72 in 2020-21 and 73 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Caledonia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,475
Census ACS
Median income
$69,970
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,218 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
- Waterford Elementary SchoolElementary · 140 students
- Barnet Elementary SchoolElementary · 135 students
Nearby schools
- Danville School4.7 mi · 329
- Cabot School5.6 mi · 150
- Hardwick Elementary School8.1 mi · 223
- Hazen Union High School8.2 mi · 267
- Peacham Elementary School9.1 mi · 59
- Lakeview Union School9.6 mi · 29
Frequently asked questions
About Walden SchoolHow large is Walden School?
Walden School enrolls approximately 73 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Walden School serve?
Walden School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walden School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walden School is approximately 7.5:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walden School?
At Walden School, the student body is approximately 99% White, 1% Black.
Is Walden School public or private?
Walden School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78.
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