Best Public Schools in Vernon, VT

Summary:

Vernon, Vermont is home to a single elementary school, Vernon Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the Vernon School District.

Vernon Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 71st out of 113 Vermont elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 89th out of 137 in 2024-2025. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 15.0% in the 2023-2024 school year was higher than the state average. Academically, Vernon Elementary School's 5th-grade students performed below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.8, which may allow for more individualized attention and support for students.

Nearly half (48.82%) of the students at Vernon Elementary School were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2024-2025 school year, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's spending per student of $14,790 in the 2018-2019 school year was higher than the state average, but this has not translated into improved academic outcomes for the students.

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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 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	381 Governor Hunt Road	Vernon	05354	Windham County	Vernon School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 254-5373	170	19	8.8	48.8%	160 (94.1%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	37.3	89^th of 137 public elementary schools	35.0%		34.7	92^nd of 133 public elementary schools	30.8%	3	55.2	27.6	34.5	$14,790	$110	$14,680

Cities Near Vernon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brattleboro	5.49 mi	12	63^rd
Guilford	5.62 mi	2	19^th
E Dummerston	11.99 mi	1
East Dummerston	11.99 mi	1	28^th
Marlboro	12.34 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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