Enrollment
82
Elementary
DISTRICT 95 · STATE 213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVENDELL INTERSTATE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 500002400250
Westshire Elementary School
744 VT Route 113, West Fairlee, VT 05083 · (802) 333-4668 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL82 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
9.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
47 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 19 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (11).
Student demographics
12%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
42.8%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 43 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 Westshire Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westshire Elementary School this school | 82 | 57.3% | N/A |
| Dover Elementary School East Dover | 80 | 55.0% | N/A |
| Sunderland Elementary School Arlington | 58 | 56.9% | N/A |
| Glover Community School Glover | 78 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Brownington Central School Brownington | 113 | 62.8% | N/A |
| Albany Community School Albany | 98 | 64.3% | 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 Westshire Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 82 | #163 of 207 | #13 of 13 |
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
82
-10 (-11%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 96
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 82 | 8.7 | 9.4:1 | 57% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 8.7 | 7.8:1 | 60% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 9.3 | 8.3:1 | 44% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 92 | 11 | 8.4:1 | 63% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 10.1 | 11.1:1 | 62% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 109 | 10 | 10.9:1 | 46% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 84 | 10 | 8.4:1 | 65% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 96 | 7 | 13.7:1 | 61% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westshire Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (112 to 82); teachers down 14% (10.1 to 8.7).
About Westshire Elementary School
Westshire Elementary School is a very small elementary school in West Fairlee, Vermont, (ZIP code 05083). The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 82 students in 2024-25. The school is 62% below the average for elementary schools in Vermont.
Rivendell Interstate School District (2 schools, 190 students) runs Westshire Elementary School.
At Westshire Elementary School, 94% of students are White. It is also 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Orange County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Westshire Elementary School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Westshire Elementary School reported 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.4:1. Elementary schools in Vermont average 11.5:1, 2.1 more students per teacher than here. There are 47 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 57% of enrollment. The figure for public schools in Orange County is close, at 56%.
In Orange County, home to about 29,761 people, the median household earns about $82,232 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Westshire Elementary School shares Orange County with 20 other public schools.
A public school about 5.7 miles away, Samuel Morey Elementary School, is the closest to Westshire Elementary School. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 11% over 4 years, reaching 82 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.4:1 to 9.4:1 over the same years.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,761
Census ACS
Median income
$82,232
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
3,532 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rivendell Interstate School District
- Samuel Morey Elementary SchoolElementary · 108 students
Nearby schools
- Samuel Morey Elementary School5.7 mi · 108
- Rivendell Academy6.2 mi · 209
- Thetford Elementary School6.3 mi · 187
- Newton School7.2 mi · 116
- Lyme Elementary School8.4 mi · 187
- Bradford Elementary School9.5 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Westshire Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Westshire Elementary School?
Westshire Elementary School enrolls approximately 82 students in grades PK-05.
Is Westshire Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westshire Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Westshire Elementary School have?
Westshire Elementary School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
How diverse is Westshire Elementary School?
Westshire Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Westshire Elementary School in?
Westshire Elementary School is part of Rivendell Interstate School District.
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