Enrollment
169
Elementary
STATE 213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 500897000460
Westminster Schools
301 School Street, Westminster, VT 05158 · (802) 722-3241 · Windham County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
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
6.9:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
85 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 | 32 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 4 | 2% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 5% |
Student demographics
21%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
Test scores
VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 48 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 Westminster Schools
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Schools this school | 169 | 50.3% | N/A |
| Robinson School Starksboro | 121 | 47.9% | N/A |
| Guilford Central School Guilford | 143 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Ottauquechee School Quechee | 180 | 43.9% | N/A |
| Twin Valley Elementary School Wilmington | 190 | 52.1% | N/A |
| Berlin Elementary School Berlin | 182 | 52.7% | 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 Westminster Schools ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont | In Windham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #81 of 141 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #103 of 207 | #9 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #77 of 151 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #5 of 46 | N/A |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
169
-63 (-27%) vs 2017
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 13.2:1
% White
89%
was 95%
% Hispanic
7%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
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 | 169 | 24.6 | 6.9:1 | 50% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 20.8 | 8.6:1 | 56% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 1 | 187.0:1 | 34% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 17.6 | 13.2:1 | 58% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 44% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 18 | 11.5:1 | 51% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 272 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 34% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 27 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westminster Schools.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (232 to 169); teachers up 40% (17.6 to 24.6).
About Westminster Schools
Westminster Schools is a small elementary school in Westminster, Vermont, one of the schools in Westminster School District. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 169 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Vermont enroll about 213 students on average.
Westminster Schools is a school in Westminster School District.
White students are 89% of those enrolled at Westminster Schools. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Windham County, where about 91% of residents are White. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Westminster Schools are from different groups.
The school's 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Vermont average 11.5:1. Income data for the school show 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
American Community Survey estimates for Windham County show that median household income comes to about $72,217, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Windham County counts 28 public schools with about 4,839 students.
Walpole Primary School is about 2.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Westminster Schools is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles.
Westminster Schools has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 169, from 232 in 2017-18. White students went from 95% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 89% in 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 13.2:1 to 6.9:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
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Windham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,923
Census ACS
Median income
$72,217
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Walpole Primary School2.0 mi · 72
- Walpole Elementary School2.1 mi · 123
- Bellows Falls Union High School3.5 mi · 303
- Central Elementary School4.3 mi · 182
- Bellows Falls Middle School4.4 mi · 245
- North Walpole School5.1 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Westminster SchoolsHow many students attend Westminster Schools?
Westminster Schools enrolls approximately 169 students in grades PK-06.
Is Westminster Schools an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westminster Schools is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Westminster Schools have?
Westminster Schools employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Westminster Schools?
Student demographics at Westminster Schools are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Westminster Schools public or private?
Westminster Schools is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westminster School District.
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