Best Public Schools in Orford, VT

Summary:

The city of Orford, Vermont has only one public high school, Rivendell Academy, which serves grades 6-12 and has a total enrollment of 233 students. Despite its small size, Rivendell Academy has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New Hampshire, moving up from 22nd place in 2017-2018 to 10th place in the most recent 2023-2024 school year.

Rivendell Academy's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with the school outperforming the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across multiple grade levels. In 6th grade, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate is 65.38%, compared to the state average of 55%, and in 6th and 9th grade Mathematics, Rivendell Academy's proficiency rates are 64% and 45.16%, respectively, exceeding the state averages of 46% and 39%.

The school's success can be attributed to its efficient resource allocation, with a high per-student spending of $13,462 in the 2018-2019 school year and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.5 to 1. Additionally, Rivendell Academy serves a diverse student population, with 44.64% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting that the school is able to provide quality education to students from various socioeconomic backgrounds.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking ()				VTCAP English Language Arts (2024)				VTCAP Mathematics (2024)				VTCAP Science (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 9th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rivendell Academy	Public	6-12	2972 Route 25A	Orford	03777	Essex County	Rivendell Interstate School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(603) 353-4321	233	22	10.5	44.6%	213 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	76.8	10^th of 47 public high schools	78.7%					(n/a)	65.4	43.3	51.6	54.8	64.0	23.3	12.9	45.2	29.0	50.0	$13,462	$174	$13,288

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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