Westshire Elementary School

Westshire Elementary School operates as a very small primary school in West Fairlee, Vermont, overseen by Rivendell Interstate School District. Current enrollment sits at 82 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 62% smaller than the typical public school in Vermont, which averages around 213 students.

Rivendell Interstate School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 190 students; Westshire Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Westshire Elementary School reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Orange County) shows that median household earnings sit near $82,232, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Westshire Elementary School is one of 21 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 3,532 students).

The closest other public school is Samuel Morey Elementary School, roughly 5.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Westshire Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 112 (now 82). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.