Calais Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Plainfield, Vermont
Calais Elementary School in Plainfield, Vermont enrolled 91 students in 2024-25 with 8.7 full-time teachers, 10.5 students per teacher against the Vermont elementary-school median of 11.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Vermont: 44.4% and 39.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
95 students in 2022-23, 92 students in 2023-24, 91 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.2 to 8.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 95 | 8.2 | 11.5 |
| 2023-24 | 92 | 10.6 | 8.6 |
| 2024-25 | 91 | 8.7 | 10.5 |
10.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 Vermont elementary schools
Among the 200 Vermont elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 217 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Calais Elementary School enrolled 87 students and had 0.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.4, one per 217 of the 87 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent13.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.3% of students were White, 4.4% Hispanic, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White92.3%
- Hispanic4.4%
- Two or more races3.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Calais Elementary School scored proficient or above: 70-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Vermont, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Vermont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 70‑79% | not published | 44.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 50‑59% | not published | 39.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Calais Elementary School
- East Montpelier Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 202 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Doty Memorial SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.0 miles away: 61 students, 9.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
- Compare Calais Elementary School with East Montpelier Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 spends per student$27,095 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,095
- The largest public schools in VermontCalais Elementary School is the number 154 by size of 200 Vermont elementary schools open in 2024-25.#154 of 200
- Vermont schools by students per teacher10.5 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 11.1 for elementary schools.10.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Calais Elementary School
How many students attend Calais Elementary School?
91 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 95 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Plainfield, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Calais Elementary School?
10.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Vermont median for elementary schools is 11.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Calais Elementary School a Title I school?
Calais Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Calais Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Calais Elementary School scored proficient or above: 70-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-59% in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Vermont's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Calais Elementary School in?
Washington Central Unified Union School District #92, NCES district ID 5000439. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500043900076 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.