The reported proficiency rate for Science is 57%.
Original Research by School Decision on Warren Elementary School
Warren Elementary School sits on School Road in Warren, a small mountain town in Vermont's Mad River Valley. It is a public pre-kindergarten through sixth-grade school, part of the Harwood Unified Union School District, serving the children of a community shaped by outdoor recreation and a substantial second-home presence. The school is small even by Vermont standards, with roughly a hundred students spread across eight grade levels, which means each grade cohort is quite intimate.
The town itself is defined by Sugarbush Resort on Lincoln Peak, a major four-season ski and recreation destination that anchors the local economy. A large share of the township falls within the Green Mountain National Forest, and the Mad River runs through the valley as a central geographic feature. Warren Village, where the town offices, public library, and volunteer fire department cluster along Cemetery Road, serves as the civic heart of the community. There is no separate commercial downtown. The built environment is scattered residential development and resort infrastructure rather than a walkable grid, and the town is crossed by a major scenic state highway. Agriculture and maple sugaring are historical mainstays, but tourism and recreation dominate the present-day economy. The population has grown modestly over recent decades, and the housing stock includes a high ratio of units to year-round households, reflecting the vacation-property market.
Academic results for Warren Elementary are largely unavailable. State assessment data for math and English language arts across grades three through six are suppressed, which commonly reflects very small testing cohorts in a school this size rather than any indication of performance. The one result that is reported is fifth-grade science, where a majority of tested students reached proficiency. That single data point suggests solid work in science at that grade level, but it is not enough to characterize the school's overall academic standing. A parent looking for a fuller picture of student learning may want to ask the school directly about grade-level performance, classroom-based assessments, and how teachers track progress given the small class sizes. Multi-year trend data was not available, and no comparison against other Washington County districts could be computed for proficiency, graduation, or attendance, so there is no relative positioning to report.
Because the school ends at sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and that is simply a function of the grade band served. Data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, course access, staffing ratios, and special-population counts such as individualized education programs and English learners were not available in the provided materials, so those dimensions cannot be characterized here. Program offerings were also not reported, so a parent would need to inquire directly about what the school provides beyond core instruction, including any enrichment, arts, or outdoor-based learning that might take advantage of the surrounding mountain setting.
The student body is nearly entirely white, with only one student identified as two or more races. This is consistent with the demographics of Warren and the broader Mad River Valley. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is worth noting in a town where housing values run well above state and national benchmarks. The typical home value in the school's zip code sits at roughly half a million dollars, placing it well above the Vermont statewide figure and the national figure. Estimated monthly mortgage costs are steep relative to typical household income, with a price-to-income ratio that suggests buying a home here requires a strong income or significant equity. Rent data was not available, so the rental picture could not be assessed. These housing dynamics shape who lives in Warren year-round and who has access to the school through residency.
Warren Elementary is a very small community school in a resort-area town with a tight civic core and a housing market tilted toward second-home ownership. The available academic data is thin, with most state results suppressed and only a single fifth-grade science result to go on, so parents will want to supplement this profile with direct conversations with the school. What is clear is that this is an intimate early-grades setting in a beautiful, recreation-driven valley, where class sizes are small and the community identity is strong.
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