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Schools in Wolcott · Wolcott School District, Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union

Wolcott’s public schools score below 98% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Wolcott’s districts is 33%, below the Vermont average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wolcott, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
33%
▼ 11 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 8 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
60–64%
▼ 18–22 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 41% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Wolcott
Students per teacher
12.1
VT 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
109 students on the public path
In brief

Wolcott’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

60–64% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Wolcott’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,742 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Wolcott’s grade

C− Test scoresD− Graduation

D−: better than 2% of Vermont school districts. Both inputs trail the Vermont average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 2%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (237)Better than 0%
Towns in Lamoille County (10)Better than 0%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 466 test results and a graduating class of 84 could put Wolcott anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Wolcott’s students in the tested grades sat them (468 in math, 465 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wolcott, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Wolcott Elementary SchoolWolcott School DistrictB−

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Wolcott

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Wolcott School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 109 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$14,742VT $25,064 · FY2024
Orleans Southwest Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union33%
State average 44.4% · 465 students tested
Math · , Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union25%
State average 33.1% · 468 students tested

Wolcott vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Wolcott’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WolcottD−Wolcott PK–6 · Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union
Elmore—Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District 90 PK–12 · Lamoille South Supervisory Union
Hyde ParkDLamoille North Modified USD 058A PK–6 · Lamoille North Modified USD 058B 7–12 · Lamoille North Supervisory Union
CraftsburyD−Craftsbury PK–12 · Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union
HardwickD−Mountain View Union Elementary PK–6 · Hazen UHSD 26 7–12 · Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union
Greensboro—Mountain View Union Elementary PK–6 · Hazen UHSD 26 7–12 · Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union

3 of the 5 neighbors share Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union with Wolcott for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wolcott

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Vermont’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Wolcottby address
Wolcott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
109 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Wolcott’s schools

Are Wolcott’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wolcott children attend score below 98% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wolcott in?

Wolcott School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 109 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

What is Wolcott’s graduation rate?

60–64% of the class of 2023 in Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Wolcott spend per student?

$14,742 in Wolcott School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Vermont. Stars are from neighbors.