Summary:
The city of Derby, Vermont has only one public middle school, the North Country Union Junior High School, which serves grades 7-8 with an enrollment of 234 students. The school is part of the North Country Union Junior High School District, which is ranked 46 out of 75 districts in Vermont and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
North Country Union Junior High School has seen its statewide ranking among Vermont middle schools fluctuate in recent years, ranging from 37th out of 68 schools in 2021-2022 to 58th out of 85 schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the statewide averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science for both 7th and 8th grades. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 40.3%, which is significantly higher than the state average and may be contributing to the lower academic performance.
The school serves a student population with significant economic challenges, as 64.96% of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite the relatively high spending per student of $12,919, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 8.2 to 1 suggests that there may be opportunities to optimize class sizes and teaching resources to better support student learning and address the observed academic challenges.
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