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.

Compiled from official source data by .
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
#SchoolGradeScore
1Vergennes Union High SchoolVergennesB-68
2Albert D. Lawton SchoolEssex JunctionC56
3Hiawatha Elementary SchoolEssex JunctionC56
4Mt. Abraham Union High SchoolBristolC55
5Hyde Park Elementary SchoolHyde ParkC-54
6Winooski Middle SchoolWinooskiC-54
7Montpelier High SchoolMontpelierC-53
8Founders Memorial SchoolEssex JunctionC-53
9Essex High SchoolEssex JunctionC-52
10Thetford Elementary SchoolThetfordC-52
11Warren Elementary SchoolWarrenC-52
12Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)FairfaxC-51
13Thomas Fleming SchoolEssex JunctionC-51
14Camels Hump Middle SchoolRichmondC-50
15Stowe High SchoolStoweC-50
16Waitsfield Elementary SchoolWaitsfieldC-50
17South Burlington High SchoolSouth BurlingtonD49
18Fayston Elementary SchoolFaystonD49
19Rumney Memorial SchoolMiddlesexD49
20Samuel Morey Elementary SchoolFairleeD49
21Champlain Valley Union High SchoolHinesburgD48
22Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)FairfaxD48
23Westford Elementary SchoolWestfordD48
24Ferrisburgh Central SchoolFerrisburghD48
25Woodstock Union Middle/High SchoolWoodstockD47
26Rick Marcotte Central SchoolSouth BurlingtonD47
27Marion W. Cross SchoolNorwichD47
28Woodstock Elementary SchoolWoodstockD47
29Dothan Brook SchoolWhite River JunctionD47
30Sharon Elementary SchoolSharonD47
31Franklin Central SchoolFranklinD47
32Robinson SchoolStarksboroD47
33Newton SchoolSouth StraffordD47
34Mt. Mansfield Union High SchoolJerichoD46
35Harwood Union Middle/High SchoolMoretownD46
36Fair Haven Union Middle and High SchoolFair HavenD46
37East Montpelier Elementary SchoolEast MontpelierD46
38Cabot SchoolCabotD46
39Guilford Central SchoolGuilfordD46
40Proctor Elementary SchoolProctorD46
41Brewster Pierce SchoolHuntingtonD46
42Fletcher Elementary SchoolCambridgeD46
43Middlebury Id #4 SchoolMiddleburyD45
44Milton Senior High SchoolMiltonD45
45Essex Middle SchoolEssex JunctionD45
46Fairfield Center SchoolFairfieldD45
47Dorset Elementary SchoolDorsetD45
48Canaan SchoolsCanaanD45
49Moretown Elementary SchoolMoretownD45
50Newbury Elementary SchoolNewburyD45

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.