Best Middle Schools in Vermont

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
500459000150	21	Hartford Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	245 Highland Avenue	White River Junction	05001	Windsor County	Hartford School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 295-8640	294	31	9.4	35.4%	265 (90.1%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$13,016	$240	$12,776	52.7	41.9	41	20
500345000451	22	Danville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	143 Peacham Road	Danville	05828	Caledonia County	Danville School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 684-3651	350	42	8.4	23.4%	321 (91.7%)	9 (2.6%)	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$11,959	$00	$11,959	50.2	27.7	50	28
500042600545	23	White River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	273 Pleasant Street	Bethel	05032	Windsor County	White River Unified School District #79	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 234-9966	134	18	7.3	57.5%	122 (91.0%)	5 (3.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	$16,317	$00	$16,317	46.9	35.1	44	21
500324000088	24	Colchester Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Blakely Road	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 264-5800	497	45	11	27.0%	423 (85.1%)	25 (5.0%)	16 (3.2%)	24 (4.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,187	$00	$11,187	44.8	71.4	14	10
500043600137	25	Glover Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 School Street	Glover	05839	Orleans County	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 525-6958	107	9	11.5	42.1%	101 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)				42.7	84.6	5	20
500041200363	26	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	42.2	18.9	59	33
500044100034	27	Berkshire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4850 Water Tower Road	Richford	05476	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-2290	187	17	11	54.0%	175 (93.6%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)				42.2	50.8	29	2
500765000181	28	St. Johnsbury School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Western Avenue	Saint Johnsbury	05819	Caledonia County	Saint Johnsbury School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 748-8912	702	55	12.7	52.4%	624 (88.9%)	24 (3.4%)	29 (4.1%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$12,043	$00	$12,043	40.9	30.3	48	20
500044800157	29	Peoples Academy Middle School	Public	5-8	202 Copley Avenue	Morrisville	05661	Lamoille County	Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 888-1401	224	25	8.9	26.8%	198 (88.4%)	5 (2.2%)	6 (2.7%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)				40.8	46.3	36	7
500041800540	30	Twin Valley Middle High School	Public	6-12	4299 VT Route 100	Whitingham	05361	Windham County	Twin Valley Unified School District #75	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 368-2880	193	22	8.9	38.3%	190 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,072	$03	$16,069	39.4	34.2	46	16

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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.
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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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)
500459000150	21	Hartford Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	245 Highland Avenue	White River Junction	05001	Windsor County	Hartford School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 295-8640	294	31	9.4	35.4%	265 (90.1%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$13,016			$240			$12,776	52.7	41.9	41	20
500345000451	22	Danville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	143 Peacham Road	Danville	05828	Caledonia County	Danville School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 684-3651	350	42	8.4	23.4%	321 (91.7%)	9 (2.6%)	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$11,959			$00			$11,959	50.2	27.7	50	28
500042600545	23	White River Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	273 Pleasant Street	Bethel	05032	Windsor County	White River Unified School District #79	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 234-9966	134	18	7.3	57.5%	122 (91.0%)	5 (3.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	$16,317			$00			$16,317	46.9	35.1	44	21
500324000088	24	Colchester Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Blakely Road	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 264-5800	497	45	11	27.0%	423 (85.1%)	25 (5.0%)	16 (3.2%)	24 (4.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,187			$00			$11,187	44.8	71.4	14	10
500043600137	25	Glover Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 School Street	Glover	05839	Orleans County	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 525-6958	107	9	11.5	42.1%	101 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								42.7	84.6	5	20
500041200363	26	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	42.2	18.9	59	33
500044100034	27	Berkshire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4850 Water Tower Road	Richford	05476	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-2290	187	17	11	54.0%	175 (93.6%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								42.2	50.8	29	2
500765000181	28	St. Johnsbury School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Western Avenue	Saint Johnsbury	05819	Caledonia County	Saint Johnsbury School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 748-8912	702	55	12.7	52.4%	624 (88.9%)	24 (3.4%)	29 (4.1%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$12,043			$00			$12,043	40.9	30.3	48	20
500044800157	29	Peoples Academy Middle School	Public	5-8	202 Copley Avenue	Morrisville	05661	Lamoille County	Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 888-1401	224	25	8.9	26.8%	198 (88.4%)	5 (2.2%)	6 (2.7%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)								40.8	46.3	36	7
500041800540	30	Twin Valley Middle High School	Public	6-12	4299 VT Route 100	Whitingham	05361	Windham County	Twin Valley Unified School District #75	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 368-2880	193	22	8.9	38.3%	190 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,072			$03			$16,069	39.4	34.2	46	16