Best Public Schools in Moretown, VT

Summary:

The city of Moretown, Vermont is home to two standout schools - Harwood Union Middle/High School and Moretown Elementary School. Both schools have demonstrated strong academic performance, consistently ranking among the top schools in Vermont and outperforming the state average in key metrics such as test scores and graduation rates.

Harwood Union Middle/High School is a particularly impressive institution, ranking 4th out of 42 Vermont high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years, moving from 18th in 2021-2022 to 9th in 2023-2024 and now 4th in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.6.

Meanwhile, Moretown Elementary School has also established itself as a standout institution, ranking 39th out of 137 Vermont elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school achieved a 5-star rating in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating its strong performance. Moretown Elementary School outperforms the state average in English Language Arts proficiency across multiple grade levels, with particularly high performance in 4th grade, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.8.

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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 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th 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 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 9th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harwood Union Middle/High School	Public	7-12	458 VT Route 100	Moretown	05660	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 244-5186	556	58	9.6	31.3%	538 (96.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.4	4^th of 42 public high schools	90.5%		77.5	9^th of 47 public high schools	80.9%	5					58.1	69.6	61.8					46.0	51.8	59.2		51.8	52.4	$16,309	$394	$15,915
Moretown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	940 Route 100B	Moretown	05660	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 496-3742	169	12	13.8	23.1%	164 (97.0%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.9	39^th of 137 public elementary schools	71.5%					(n/a)	36.8	83.3	60.0	66.7				42.1	66.7	33.3	61.1				40.0			$14,977	$362	$14,615

Cities Near Moretown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Duxbury	4.77 mi	1	20^th
Waterbury	4.77 mi	5	34^th
Waitsfield	5.32 mi	4	39^th
Northfield	7.99 mi	4	84^th
Montpelier	8.02 mi	8	36^th

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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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