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Best Public Schools in Essex County, VT

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728

Students

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Top rankedRivendell Academy17^th of 42 Vermont high schools

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Canaan Schools 7 students per teacher

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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	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 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 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 9th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th 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	209	22	9.4	54.1%	189 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	58.8	17^th of 42 public high schools	59.5%		76.8	10^th of 47 public high schools	78.7%	7			46.2	64.0	48.4	46.9			30.8	61.5	12.9	36.4		22.6	53.3	$17,136	$731	$16,405
Concord Graded/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	173 School Street	Concord	05824	Essex County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 695-2550	144	14	10.4	65.3%	136 (94.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	20.1	120^th of 137 public elementary schools	12.4%		40.7	79^th of 133 public elementary schools	40.6%	41	18.2		50.0	52.2			27.3		11.1	39.1						$22,819	$2,332	$20,487
Lunenburg & Gilman Schools	Public	PK, KG-5	2720 River Road	Gilman	05904	Essex County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 892-5969	64	7	9.0	73.4%	59 (92.2%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)													42.9			$20,378	$1,574	$18,804
Brighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	825 Railroad Street	Island Pond	05846	Essex County	Brighton School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 723-4373	127	14	8.8	70.9%	124 (97.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	25.2	112^th of 137 public elementary schools	18.2%		20.4	113^th of 133 public elementary schools	15.0%	1	7.1	35.7	61.5				14.3	14.3	53.9							$20,917	$3,530	$17,387
Canaan Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	99 School Street	Canaan	05903	Essex County	Canaan School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 266-8910	184	26	7.0	48.4%	171 (92.9%)	5 (2.7%)	5 (2.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)	42.9					52.9	11.8					41.2				$28,351	$03	$28,348
Canaan High School CTE Program	Public	9-12	99 School Street	Canaan	05903	Essex County	Canaan School District	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(802) 266-8910	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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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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