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Wolcott Elementary School

320 School Hill Drive, Wolcott, VT 05680 · (802) 472-6551 · Lamoille County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL109 STUDENTS
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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

Enrollment
109
Elementary
STATE 213
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
9 FTE teachers
STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
62 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K109%
Kindergarten1110%
Grade 176%
Grade 22119%
Grade 31716%
Grade 498%
Grade 52018%
Grade 61413%

This year's kindergarten class (11) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (14).

Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 24% · US 70%
White
10395%
STATE 87% · US 43%
Two+
66%
STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
4440%
Female
6560%

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Test scores

VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency Score
English Language Arts
50.8%
VT avg 50.6%

What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 51 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 Wolcott Elementary School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Wolcott Elementary School this school10956.9%N/A
Sutton Village School
Sutton
10654.7%N/A
Proctor Elementary School
Proctor
13455.2%N/A
Braintree School
Braintree
8854.5%N/A
Bethel Elementary School
Bethel
12457.3%N/A
Mt. Holly School
Mount Holly
10357.3%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 Wolcott Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VermontIn Lamoille County
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.8%#70 of 141#4 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
109#147 of 207#8 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
56.9%#60 of 151#4 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
109
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 9.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25109912.1:157% (62)
2023-24110912.2:158% (64)
2022-23121913.4:121% (25)
2020-21106119.6:143% (46)
2017-1814314.210.1:152% (74)
2015-16146916.2:152% (76)
2010-111311013.1:152% (68)
2000-011351112.3:151% (69)
1990-91160917.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wolcott Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 24% (143 to 109); teachers down 37% (14.2 to 9).

About Wolcott Elementary School

Students in Wolcott, Vermont, attend Wolcott Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The student body numbers 109 students, from pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Vermont) has about 213 students.

Wolcott Elementary School is part of Wolcott School District.

White students are the large majority at Wolcott Elementary School, with 95% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% multiracial. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Wolcott Elementary School comes in at 10%.

The teaching staff at Wolcott Elementary School is 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.1:1. Elementary schools in Vermont average about 11.5:1, a similar figure. About 57% of students, or 62, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Lamoille County averages 41%, lower than here.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Lamoille County show that median household income is about $74,908, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Wolcott Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Lamoille County, which together enroll about 4,120 students.

Nearest public school: Elmore School, about 3.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 3.

Wolcott Elementary School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 109 was 3% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 106. Federal data show the ratio rising from 9.6:1 to 12.1:1.

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Lamoille County at a glance

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Population
26,148
Census ACS
Median income
$74,908
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,120 students

Quick facts

School name
Wolcott Elementary School
District
Wolcott School District
Address
320 School Hill Drive, Wolcott, VT 05680
Phone
(802) 472-6551
County
Lamoille County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
109
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
62 (57%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
500939000391
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Wolcott Elementary School
How many students attend Wolcott Elementary School?
Wolcott Elementary School enrolls approximately 109 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Wolcott Elementary School serve?
Wolcott Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Wolcott Elementary School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Wolcott Elementary School.
How diverse is Wolcott Elementary School?
Wolcott Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Wolcott Elementary School?
Wolcott Elementary School is overseen by Wolcott School District in Lamoille County.
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