Best Middle Schools in Vermont

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
500043600059	11	Brownington Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	103 Chase Road	Brownington	05860	Orleans County	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 754-8467	107	8	12.9	60.7%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)				74.1	60.1	21	10
500041200421	12	Barnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Kid Row	Barnet	05821	Caledonia County	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 633-4978	135	17	7.7	39.3%	130 (96.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$13,210	$00	$13,210	74.1	83.9	8	4
500042900550	13	First Branch Middle School	Public	5-8	6 School Street	Chelsea	05038	Orange County	First Branch Unified School District #82	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 685-4551	94	10	9.4	37.2%	92 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,260	$00	$17,260	63.4	47.4	33	20
500041700337	14	Flood Brook School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 VT Route 11	Londonderry	05148	Windham County	Taconic and Green Regional School District #63	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 824-6811	308	26	11.8	26.6%	289 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)				63.3			(n/a)
500462000155	15	Hartland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	97 Martinsville Road	Hartland	05048	Windsor County	Hartland School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 436-2255	281	23	12.2	31.3%	260 (92.5%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,445	$00	$12,445	59.6	66	16	1
500708000279	16	Rutland Town Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1612 Post Road	Rutland	05701	Rutland County	Rutland Town School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 775-0566	360	27	13.3	11.4%	338 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$11,948	$00	$11,948	57.4			(n/a)
500042100424	17	Burke Town School	Public	PK, KG-8	3293 Burke Hollow Road	West Burke	05871	Caledonia County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 467-3385	189	18	10.5	24.9%	184 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,257	$1,608	$11,649	56.9	71.1	15	2
500039900306	18	St. Albans Town Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-8	169 South Main Street	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 527-7191	777	55	14.1	20.2%	709 (91.2%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (4.9%)	$11,303	$664	$10,639	56.6	57.6	23	5
500002400180	19	Rivendell Academy	Public	6-12	2972 Route 25A	Orford	03777	Grafton County	Rivendell Interstate School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(603) 353-4321	229	22	10.5	31.0%	215 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$13,462	$174	$13,288	55.7	48.2	31	12
500042500338	20	Mt. Abraham Union High School	Public	7-12	220 Airport Drive	Bristol	05443	Addison County	Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 453-2333	621	55	11.2	21.1%	586 (94.4%)	14 (2.3%)	17 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,766	$627	$14,139	55.1	42.5	40	20

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on VTCAP English Language Arts, VTCAP Mathematics, VTCAP Science test scores released by the Vermont Agency of Education.
These rankings were last updated on February 20, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Vermont Agency of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Vermont Agency of Education.
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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 50)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
500043600059	11	Brownington Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	103 Chase Road	Brownington	05860	Orleans County	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 754-8467	107	8	12.9	60.7%	102 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								74.1	60.1	21	10
500041200421	12	Barnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Kid Row	Barnet	05821	Caledonia County	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 633-4978	135	17	7.7	39.3%	130 (96.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$13,210			$00			$13,210	74.1	83.9	8	4
500042900550	13	First Branch Middle School	Public	5-8	6 School Street	Chelsea	05038	Orange County	First Branch Unified School District #82	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 685-4551	94	10	9.4	37.2%	92 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,260			$00			$17,260	63.4	47.4	33	20
500041700337	14	Flood Brook School	Public	PK, KG-8	91 VT Route 11	Londonderry	05148	Windham County	Taconic and Green Regional School District #63	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 824-6811	308	26	11.8	26.6%	289 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)								63.3			(n/a)
500462000155	15	Hartland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	97 Martinsville Road	Hartland	05048	Windsor County	Hartland School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 436-2255	281	23	12.2	31.3%	260 (92.5%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,445			$00			$12,445	59.6	66	16	1
500708000279	16	Rutland Town Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1612 Post Road	Rutland	05701	Rutland County	Rutland Town School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 775-0566	360	27	13.3	11.4%	338 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$11,948			$00			$11,948	57.4			(n/a)
500042100424	17	Burke Town School	Public	PK, KG-8	3293 Burke Hollow Road	West Burke	05871	Caledonia County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 467-3385	189	18	10.5	24.9%	184 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,257			$1,608			$11,649	56.9	71.1	15	2
500039900306	18	St. Albans Town Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-8	169 South Main Street	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 527-7191	777	55	14.1	20.2%	709 (91.2%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.3%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (4.9%)	$11,303			$664			$10,639	56.6	57.6	23	5
500002400180	19	Rivendell Academy	Public	6-12	2972 Route 25A	Orford	03777	Grafton County	Rivendell Interstate School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(603) 353-4321	229	22	10.5	31.0%	215 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$13,462			$174			$13,288	55.7	48.2	31	12
500042500338	20	Mt. Abraham Union High School	Public	7-12	220 Airport Drive	Bristol	05443	Addison County	Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 453-2333	621	55	11.2	21.1%	586 (94.4%)	14 (2.3%)	17 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,766			$627			$14,139	55.1	42.5	40	20