For the 2024-25 school year, there are 4 public elementary schools serving 730 students in Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Vermont.
Public Elementary Schools in Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Vermont public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Vermont public elementary school average of 12% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (VT)
# Schools
5 Schools
245 Schools
# Students
1,266 Students
57,007 Students
# Teachers
98 Teachers
4,710 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 102 school districts in Vermont (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#107 out of 154 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
35%
Graduation Rate
82%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.22
# American Indian Students
n/a
137 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
1,180 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
17 Students
1,848 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
3%
# Black Students
16 Students
1,445 Students
% Black Students
1%
3%
# White Students
1,183 Students
50,183 Students
% White Students
94%
88%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
46 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
47 Students
2,169 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
104
7,876
# Students in K Grade:
94
5,395
# Students in 1st Grade:
83
5,756
# Students in 2nd Grade:
82
5,390
# Students in 3rd Grade:
88
5,802
# Students in 4th Grade:
94
5,599
# Students in 5th Grade:
93
5,714
# Students in 6th Grade:
92
5,625
# Students in 7th Grade:
100
3,954
# Students in 8th Grade:
94
3,956
# Students in 9th Grade:
82
550
# Students in 10th Grade:
93
519
# Students in 11th Grade:
89
464
# Students in 12th Grade:
78
407
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,871 in this school district is less than the state median of $29,434. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,170 is less than the state median of $28,705. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$30 MM
$2,348 MM
Spending
$29 MM
$2,290 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,871
$29,434
Spending / Student
$23,170
$28,705
Best Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Benson Village School
Magnet School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
32 School Street
Fair Haven, VT 05743
(802) 537-2491
Fair Haven, VT 05743
(802) 537-2491
Grades: PK-6
| 75 students
Rank: #22.
Orwell Village School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
494 Main Street
Orwell, VT 05760
(802) 948-2871
Orwell, VT 05760
(802) 948-2871
Grades: PK-6
| 140 students
Rank: #33.
Castleton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
263 Elementary School Road
Castleton, VT 05735
(802) 468-5624
Castleton, VT 05735
(802) 468-5624
Grades: PK-6
| 251 students
Rank: #44.
Fair Haven Grade School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
115 North Main Street
Fair Haven, VT 05743
(802) 265-3883
Fair Haven, VT 05743
(802) 265-3883
Grades: PK-6
| 264 students
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