Best Public Schools in Bradford, VT

Summary:

The city of Bradford, Vermont is home to two schools - Oxbow Union High School and Bradford Elementary School, both part of the Oxbow Unified Union School District #91. While the schools have seen some declines in their statewide rankings over the past few years, they continue to maintain 3-star ratings from SchoolDigger, indicating a mixed academic performance.

Oxbow Union High School has seen a significant drop in its ranking, from 8th out of 16 Vermont high schools in 2022-2023 to 36th out of 42 in 2024-2025. However, the school has maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 82.0% in 2023-2024. Academically, the school performs above the state average in 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts, but below average in 9th grade and Mathematics across all grades.

Bradford Elementary School has also seen a decline in its statewide ranking, from 41st out of 113 Vermont elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 64th out of 137 in 2024-2025. The school outperforms the state average in 6th grade English Language Arts, but underperforms in 3rd grade English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 61.57% in 2024-2025.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)					VTCAP Mathematics (2025)					VTCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 9th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 9th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	143 Fairground Road	Bradford	05033	Orange County	Oxbow Unified Union School District #91	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 222-4077	216	23	9.5	61.6%	207 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	55.5	64^th of 137 public elementary schools	53.3%		57	49^th of 133 public elementary schools	63.2%	15	54.8	68.8				35.5	37.5				40.7
River Bend Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	36 Oxbow Drive	Bradford	05033	Orange County	Oxbow Unified Union School District #91	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 222-5212	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oxbow Union High School	Public	7-12	36 Oxbow Drive	Bradford	05033	Orange County	Oxbow Unified Union School District #91	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 222-5214	322	34	9.5	60.2%	314 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18.5	36^th of 42 public high schools	14.3%		61.7	15^th of 47 public high schools	68.1%	21			56.4	61.1	30.8			38.5	22.2	26.9

Cities Near Bradford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fairlee	6.37 mi	1
Newbury	6.7 mi	2
Orford	6.91 mi	1	56^th
East Corinth	8.25 mi	1	110^th
West Fairlee	8.88 mi	1

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

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Best Public Schools in Bradford, VT

Bradford Elementary School

Oxbow Union High School

River Bend Career & Technical Center

Cities Near Bradford