Best Public Schools in Waterbury, VT

Summary:

The city of Waterbury, Vermont is home to a single standout elementary school, Brookside Primary School, which serves grades PK-4 and has an enrollment of 409 students. Brookside Primary is part of the Harwood Unified Union School District #60, which is ranked 11 out of 72 districts in Vermont and has a 4-star rating.

Brookside Primary School is a high-performing institution, ranking 37th out of 133 Vermont elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year and 12th out of 113 in 2022-2023, with a 5-star rating. The school's test scores in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grades exceed the state averages, with 59.68% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 54%. Additionally, Brookside Primary has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8, which is lower than the state average.

While 22.25% of Brookside Primary's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low socioeconomic status, the school's spending per student of $12,908 is higher than the state average. This investment in resources may contribute to the school's strong academic performance and the individualized attention it provides to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2024)		VTCAP Mathematics (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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	47 Stowe Street	Waterbury	05676	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 244-7195	409	32	12.8	22.2%	395 (96.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	64.7	37^th of 133 public elementary schools	72.2%		78.9	12^th of 113 public elementary schools	89.4%	25	45.8	59.7	44.1	40.3	$12,908	$312	$12,596

Cities Near Waterbury

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Duxbury	1.42 mi	1
Moretown	6.19 mi	5	5^th
Bolton	6.28 mi	1
Middlesex	7.73 mi	2	3^rd
Stowe	8.72 mi	7	8^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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