Williston Schools

Williston Schools is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Williston, Vermont. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 1,040 students. The average for elementary schools in Vermont is about 213 students, so this school is 388% larger than average.

The district, Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56, has 4,028 students enrolled across 5 schools.

The large majority of students at Williston Schools, 83%, are White. Next come 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 86% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Williston Schools belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.

Williston Schools counts 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.6 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Vermont, the typical ratio is 11.5:1. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Chittenden County is 33%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Chittenden County, median household income is about $96,759, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 49 public schools operate in Chittenden County, serving about 20,894 students.

The closest public school, Albert D. Lawton School, is about 3.4 miles from Williston Schools. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,040, starting from 1,058. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.9:1 to 19.6:1.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Williston Schools covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.