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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64/100
Top score
C+
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 64/100 on the NCES resource index.

64/100
top score (grade C+)
1
schools at the top grade (C+)
49/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Vergennes Union High School Vergennes C+ 64
2 Albert D. Lawton School Essex Junction C 56
3 Hyde Park Elementary School Hyde Park C 55
4 Hiawatha Elementary School Essex Junction C 55
5 Winooski Middle School Winooski C 55
6 Mt. Abraham Union High School Bristol 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 Fayston Elementary School Fayston C- 52
11 Camels Hump Middle School Richmond C- 51
12 Thetford Elementary School Thetford C- 51
13 Warren Elementary School Warren C- 51
14 Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) Fairfax C- 50
15 Stowe High School Stowe C- 50
16 Thomas Fleming School Essex Junction C- 50
17 Waitsfield Elementary School Waitsfield D 49
18 Robinson School Starksboro D 49
19 Rumney Memorial School Middlesex D 49
20 South Burlington High School South Burlington D 48
21 Dothan Brook School White River Junction D 48
22 Westford Elementary School Westford D 48
23 Samuel Morey Elementary School Fairlee D 48
24 Champlain Valley Union High School Hinesburg D 47
25 Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) Fairfax D 47
26 Woodstock Union Middle/High School Woodstock D 47
27 Woodstock Elementary School Woodstock D 47
28 Franklin Central School Franklin D 47
29 Brewster Pierce School Huntington D 47
30 Newbury Elementary School Newbury D 47
31 Harwood Union Middle/High School Moretown D 46
32 Rick Marcotte Central School South Burlington D 46
33 Marion W. Cross School Norwich D 46
34 Dorset Elementary School Dorset D 46
35 Moretown Elementary School Moretown D 46
36 Monkton Central School Monkton D 46
37 Sharon Elementary School Sharon D 46
38 Guilford Central School Guilford D 46
39 Newton School South Strafford D 46
40 Mt. Mansfield Union High School Jericho D 45
41 Fair Haven Union Middle and High School Fair Haven D 45
42 Essex Middle School Essex Junction D 45
43 Fairfield Center School Fairfield D 45
44 Canaan Schools Canaan D 45
45 Cabot School Cabot D 45
46 Killington Elementary School Killington D 45
47 Fletcher Elementary School Cambridge D 45
48 Missisquoi Valley Union High School Swanton D 44
49 Middlebury Id #4 School Middlebury D 44
50 Milton Senior High School Milton D 44

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 64/100 (grade C+). 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.