Vermont · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced Public Schools in Vermont

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

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68/100
Top score
B-
Top grade
49/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Vergennes Union High School in Vergennes is Vermont's top-resourced public school, scoring 68/100 on the NCES resource index.

68/100
top score (grade B-)
1
schools at the top grade (B-)
49/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Vergennes Union High School Vergennes B- 68
2 Albert D. Lawton School Essex Junction C 56
3 Hiawatha Elementary School Essex Junction C 56
4 Mt. Abraham Union High School Bristol C 55
5 Hyde Park Elementary School Hyde Park C- 54
6 Winooski Middle School Winooski C- 54
7 Montpelier High School Montpelier C- 53
8 Founders Memorial School Essex Junction C- 53
9 Essex High School Essex Junction C- 52
10 Thetford Elementary School Thetford C- 52
11 Warren Elementary School Warren C- 52
12 Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) Fairfax C- 51
13 Thomas Fleming School Essex Junction C- 51
14 Camels Hump Middle School Richmond C- 50
15 Stowe High School Stowe C- 50
16 Waitsfield Elementary School Waitsfield C- 50
17 South Burlington High School South Burlington D 49
18 Fayston Elementary School Fayston D 49
19 Rumney Memorial School Middlesex D 49
20 Samuel Morey Elementary School Fairlee D 49
21 Champlain Valley Union High School Hinesburg D 48
22 Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) Fairfax D 48
23 Westford Elementary School Westford D 48
24 Ferrisburgh Central School Ferrisburgh D 48
25 Woodstock Union Middle/High School Woodstock D 47
26 Rick Marcotte Central School South Burlington D 47
27 Marion W. Cross School Norwich D 47
28 Woodstock Elementary School Woodstock D 47
29 Dothan Brook School White River Junction D 47
30 Sharon Elementary School Sharon D 47
31 Franklin Central School Franklin D 47
32 Robinson School Starksboro D 47
33 Newton School South Strafford D 47
34 Mt. Mansfield Union High School Jericho D 46
35 Harwood Union Middle/High School Moretown D 46
36 Fair Haven Union Middle and High School Fair Haven D 46
37 East Montpelier Elementary School East Montpelier D 46
38 Cabot School Cabot D 46
39 Guilford Central School Guilford D 46
40 Proctor Elementary School Proctor D 46
41 Brewster Pierce School Huntington D 46
42 Fletcher Elementary School Cambridge D 46
43 Middlebury Id #4 School Middlebury D 45
44 Milton Senior High School Milton D 45
45 Essex Middle School Essex Junction D 45
46 Fairfield Center School Fairfield D 45
47 Dorset Elementary School Dorset D 45
48 Canaan Schools Canaan D 45
49 Moretown Elementary School Moretown D 45
50 Newbury Elementary School Newbury D 45

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Vermont? ▼

The highest-ranked school in Vermont is Vergennes Union High School in Vergennes with a quality score of 68/100 (grade B-). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.