Worst 10 Vermont Middle Schools

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 74)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
74	Bellows Falls Middle School	Public	5-8	15 School Street	Bellows Falls	05101	Windham County	Rockingham School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 463-4366	245	26	9.4	63.7%	216 (88.2%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.7%)	$14,193			$1,665			$12,528	8.1	11	81	7		500693000262
73	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	265	26	10.1	69.8%	251 (94.7%)	4 (1.5%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,480			$1,237			$15,244	11.1	13.1	78	5		500824200340
72	Cabot School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	25 Common Road	Cabot	05647	Washington County	Cabot School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 563-2289	150	18	8.3	62.7%	138 (92.0%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$16,597						$16,597	11.5			(n/a)		500285000074
71	Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	13 Fairgrounds Road	Springfield	05156	Windsor County	Springfield School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 885-8490	247	22	11	66.0%	219 (88.7%)	8 (3.2%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$17,149			$1,013			$16,136	11.7	10.3	82	11		500753000298
70	Winooski Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Normand Street	Winooski	05404	Chittenden County	Winooski Incorporated School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 655-3530	146	16	9.2	76.0%	58 (39.7%)	38 (26.0%)	10 (6.8%)	30 (20.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$16,134			$3,533			$12,602	12.8	7.5	84	14		500936000183
69	Troy School	Public	PK, KG-8	126 Main Street	North Troy	05859	Orleans County	Troy School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 988-2565	195	15	13.2	80.5%	177 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$18,863			$2,867			$15,996	13.6	11.5	79	10		500813000328
68	Bakersfield School	Public	PK, KG-8	82 Academy Drive	Bakersfield	05441	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 827-6611	143	13	10.7	51.0%	133 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	$20,037			$1,695			$18,341	15.9			(n/a)		500044100009
67	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	183	24	7.7	55.2%	172 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,869						$23,869	17.5	45	48	19		500041800540
66	Rutland Middle School	Public	7-8	67 Library Avenue	Rutland	05701	Rutland County	Rutland City School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 773-1960	249	29	8.5	78.3%	208 (83.5%)	9 (3.6%)	15 (6.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	$19,985			$2,072			$17,914	18	19.2	75	9		500705000468
65	Barnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Kid Row	Barnet	05821	Caledonia County	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 633-4978	135	19	7.1	60.0%	128 (94.8%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$21,651			$929			$20,722	18	64	25	40		500041200421

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About our rankings:

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, 2026, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.