Best Public Schools in Waterbury, VT

Summary:

Waterbury, Vermont is home to a single standout elementary school, Brookside Primary School, which serves grades PK-4 and has an enrollment of 389 students. The school is part of the highly-ranked Harwood Unified Union School District #60, which is ranked 10 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 4-star rating.

Brookside Primary School is a high-performing institution, ranking 12th out of 113 Vermont elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year and 37th out of 133 in 2023-2024, earning 5 and 4 SchoolDigger stars respectively. The school's 4th grade students outperformed the state average in both English Language Arts (62.5% vs 61%) and Mathematics (40.63% vs 34.25%) on the 2024-2025 VTCAP assessments, and it maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.6 to 1. With $12,908 spent per student in the 2018-2019 school year, Brookside Primary School appears to have adequate funding compared to other Vermont schools.

Overall, Brookside Primary School stands out as a model educational institution in Waterbury, Vermont, providing a quality education to its diverse student population and serving as an example of excellence within the Harwood Unified Union School District. The school's strong academic performance, favorable student-teacher ratio, and sufficient funding suggest that it is well-equipped to support the educational needs of its community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)		VTCAP Mathematics (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 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	389	31	12.6	24.4%	367 (94.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.4	52^nd of 137 public elementary schools	62.0%		64.7	37^th of 133 public elementary schools	72.2%	15	44.4	62.5	42.9	40.6	$12,908	$312	$12,596

Cities Near Waterbury

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Duxbury	1.42 mi	1	20^th
Moretown	6.19 mi	5	24^th
Bolton	6.28 mi	1
Middlesex	7.73 mi	2	9^th
Stowe	8.72 mi	7	6^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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