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Calais Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

321 Lightening Ridge Road, Plainfield, VT 05667 · (802) 454-7777 · Part of Washington Central Unified Union School District 92

Calais’ School Grade B+ better than 65% of Vermont school districts

Directions
Students
91
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Calais Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Vermont’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Calais kids: U-32 Middle & High School

On the path

Where Calais kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Calais Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12U-32 Middle & High Schoolin Montpelier

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 33.2%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 48.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Vermont’s 269 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

321 Lightening Ridge Road, Plainfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten9
Grade 114
Grade 211
Grade 39
Grade 413
Grade 514
Grade 67
Enrollment over time
109’20
108’21
95’22
92’23
91’24

Down 16.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Calais Elementary School from Calais families.

Other schools in Washington Central Unified Union School District 92

The district →
East Montpelier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · East Montpelier
A
202 students12:1
Berlin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Berlin
B+
182 students13:1
Doty Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Worcester
B−
61 students9:1
Rumney Memorial School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Middlesex
A
114 students14:1
U-32 Middle & High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Montpelier
B+
648 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Vermont’s other public schools; Calais’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.