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Best Middle Schools in Chittenden County, VT

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Schools

3,716

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedFrederick H. Tuttle Middle School3^rd of 74 Vermont middle schools

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Biggest riser

Winooski Middle School up 14 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lyman C. Hunt Middle School 8.8 students per teacher

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested 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 (2024)
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 (2025)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Albert D. Lawton School	Public	6-8	104 Maple Street	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 878-1388	297	32	9.2	33.3%	219 (73.7%)	7 (2.4%)	11 (3.7%)	39 (13.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	78.6	13^th of 74 public middle schools	82.4%		69.4	19^th of 85 public middle schools	77.6%	6		69.7	62.8	75.3		56.2	58.7	57.3		42.7	$20,620	$438	$20,182
Essex Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Founders Road	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 879-7173	366	32	11.2	30.1%	286 (78.1%)	12 (3.3%)	19 (5.2%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.7%)	85.4	9^th of 74 public middle schools	87.8%		83.7	11^th of 85 public middle schools	87.1%	2		72.7	70.6	74.1		60.7	57.5	57.8		56.9	$19,893	$442	$19,451
Browns River Middle School	Public	5-8	20 River Road	Jericho	05465	Chittenden County	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 899-3711	403	28	14.5	13.6%	366 (90.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)					48.3				72.6	65.6	$14,601	$335	$14,266
Camels Hump Middle School	Public	5-8	173 School Street	Richmond	05477	Chittenden County	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 434-2188	332	25	13.1	23.8%	305 (91.9%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)								(n/a)					53.3				68.4	79.4	$14,883	$405	$14,479
Edmunds Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Main Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8486	356	37	9.5	60.7%	196 (55.1%)	72 (20.2%)	31 (8.7%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)								(n/a)										42.2	$18,427	$585	$17,842
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School	Public	6-8	1364 North Avenue	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8469	322	37	8.8	53.1%	209 (64.9%)	44 (13.7%)	19 (5.9%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)								(n/a)										49.0	$21,239	$2,525	$18,714
Colchester Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Blakely Road	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 264-5800	509	44	11.5	35.0%	418 (82.1%)	23 (4.5%)	23 (4.5%)	32 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	73	17^th of 74 public middle schools	77.0%		72.8	16^th of 85 public middle schools	81.2%	1		63.1	54.7	70.6		61.5	48.0	55.2		52.9	$17,357	$696	$16,660
Milton Middle School	Public	5-8	17 Rebecca Lander Drive	Milton	05468	Chittenden County	Milton School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 893-5400	420	47	9.0	49.3%	362 (86.2%)	13 (3.1%)	13 (3.1%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	27.6	57^th of 74 public middle schools	23.0%		29.6	62^nd of 85 public middle schools	27.1%	5	36.5	45.3	35.9	53.0	17.4	29.5	31.2	25.0	25.2	35.0	$18,764	$1,808	$16,955
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Dorset Street	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 652-7100	565	45	12.6	29.9%	403 (71.3%)	44 (7.8%)	32 (5.7%)	42 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	89.9	3^rd of 74 public middle schools	95.9%		88.3	8^th of 85 public middle schools	90.6%	5		67.4	73.0	79.8		71.1	59.4	66.3		67.0	$16,460	$495	$15,964
Winooski Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Normand Street	Winooski	05404	Chittenden County	Winooski Incorporated School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 655-3530	146	16	9.2	76.0%	58 (39.7%)	38 (26.0%)	10 (6.8%)	30 (20.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	12.8	70^th of 74 public middle schools	5.4%		7.5	84^th of 85 public middle schools	1.2%	14		22.2	37.3	39.1		11.1	28.9	10.6		29.2	$16,134	$3,533	$12,602

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.