Best Elementary Schools in Vermont

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
500039200239	51	Lothrop School	Public	PK, KG-6	3447 U.S. Route 7	Pittsford	05763	Rutland County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 483-6361	180	16	11.2	35.6%	162 (90.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	$12,511	$00	$12,511	52.4	18.7	119	68
500039900306	52	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	50.4	44.1	70	18
500040200095	53	Bingham Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 School Road	Cornwall	05753	Addison County	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 462-2463	93	7	12.5	12.9%	91 (97.8%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,407	$397	$13,010	50.1			(n/a)
500043100079	54	Academy School	Public	PK, KG-6	860 Western Avenue	Brattleboro	05301	Windham County	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 254-3743	448	35	12.7	53.1%	353 (78.8%)	10 (2.2%)	37 (8.3%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.1%)				49.2	41.4	72	18
500041200363	55	Waterford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	276 Duck Pond Road	Waterford	05819	Caledonia County	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 748-9393	154	15	10.4	18.2%	145 (94.2%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$12,221	$00	$12,221	48.9	58.3	49	6
500043600059	56	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%)				48.5	15.5	124	68
500042200209	57	Mt. Holly School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 School Street	Mount Holly	05758	Rutland County	Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 259-2392	105	10	11	29.5%	101 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$11,820	$00	$11,820	47.8	36.2	84	27
500042100427	58	Concord Graded/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	173 School Street	Concord	05824	Essex County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 695-2550	156	16	9.9	50.0%	146 (93.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,424	$1,871	$13,553	45.2	39	76	18
500040800440	59	Northfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Cross Street	Northfield	05663	Washington County	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 485-6161	289	18	16	20.4%	255 (88.2%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$9,314	$00	$9,314	44.6	33	94	35
500824200340	60	Waits River Valley Union School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Waits River Valley Road	East Corinth	05040	Orange County	Waits River Union High District #36	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 439-5534	263	19	13.8	38.0%	256 (97.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,044	$728	$10,316	44.1	57.7	50	10

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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 113)	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)
500039200239	51	Lothrop School	Public	PK, KG-6	3447 U.S. Route 7	Pittsford	05763	Rutland County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 483-6361	180	16	11.2	35.6%	162 (90.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	$12,511			$00			$12,511	52.4	18.7	119	68
500039900306	52	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	50.4	44.1	70	18
500040200095	53	Bingham Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 School Road	Cornwall	05753	Addison County	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 462-2463	93	7	12.5	12.9%	91 (97.8%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,407			$397			$13,010	50.1			(n/a)
500043100079	54	Academy School	Public	PK, KG-6	860 Western Avenue	Brattleboro	05301	Windham County	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 254-3743	448	35	12.7	53.1%	353 (78.8%)	10 (2.2%)	37 (8.3%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.1%)								49.2	41.4	72	18
500041200363	55	Waterford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	276 Duck Pond Road	Waterford	05819	Caledonia County	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 748-9393	154	15	10.4	18.2%	145 (94.2%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$12,221			$00			$12,221	48.9	58.3	49	6
500043600059	56	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%)								48.5	15.5	124	68
500042200209	57	Mt. Holly School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 School Street	Mount Holly	05758	Rutland County	Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 259-2392	105	10	11	29.5%	101 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$11,820			$00			$11,820	47.8	36.2	84	27
500042100427	58	Concord Graded/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	173 School Street	Concord	05824	Essex County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 695-2550	156	16	9.9	50.0%	146 (93.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,424			$1,871			$13,553	45.2	39	76	18
500040800440	59	Northfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Cross Street	Northfield	05663	Washington County	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 485-6161	289	18	16	20.4%	255 (88.2%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$9,314			$00			$9,314	44.6	33	94	35
500824200340	60	Waits River Valley Union School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 Waits River Valley Road	East Corinth	05040	Orange County	Waits River Union High District #36	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 439-5534	263	19	13.8	38.0%	256 (97.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,044			$728			$10,316	44.1	57.7	50	10