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Best Public Schools in Franklin County, VT

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Schools

8,007

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedMontgomery Elementary School2^nd of 137 Vermont elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sheldon Elementary School up 23 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Richford Junior/Senior High School 9.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 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	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 5th 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 5th 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
Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans)	Public	9-12	71 South Main Street	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 527-6555	905	79	11.3	42.5%	798 (88.2%)	9 (1.0%)	27 (3.0%)	11 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.0%)	29.9	30^th of 42 public high schools	28.6%		39	28^th of 47 public high schools	40.4%	2							40.1							30.7			32.5	$20,069	$1,155	$18,915
Northwest Technical Center	Public	9-12	71 South Main Street	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 527-6517	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
St. Albans City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	29 Bellows Street	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 527-0565	681	58	11.8	65.5%	559 (82.1%)	17 (2.5%)	34 (5.0%)	10 (1.5%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.6%)	19.9	122^nd of 137 public elementary schools	10.9%		15.4	120^th of 133 public elementary schools	9.8%	2	33.3	50.0	34.5	41.2	46.8	72.6		19.6	22.4	13.6	32.4	25.8	45.2		30.5	41.9		$22,091	$2,078	$20,013
St. Albans Town Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-8	169 South Main Street	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 527-7191	754	55	13.7	47.3%	681 (90.3%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.8%)	28.9	105^th of 137 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.3	115^th of 133 public elementary schools	13.5%	10	36.4	60.6	50.7	48.1	56.3	70.5		18.2	30.3	8.0	41.8	41.4	40.9		17.3	28.4		$19,136	$416	$18,721
Fairfield Center School	Public	PK, KG-8	57 Park Street	Fairfield	05455	Franklin County	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 827-6639	249	20	12.5	39.4%	234 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	46.7	74^th of 137 public elementary schools	46.0%		60.4	46^th of 133 public elementary schools	65.4%	28	47.4	71.4	53.9	63.0	53.6	63.6		35.0	25.0	14.8	59.3	39.3	36.4		22.2	18.2		$17,998	$1,300	$16,698
Swanton School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Fourth Street	Swanton	05488	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 868-5346	644	48	13.4	62.1%	527 (81.8%)	10 (1.6%)	20 (3.1%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.6%)	30.1	102^nd of 137 public elementary schools	25.5%		33.8	95^th of 133 public elementary schools	28.6%	7	33.8	55.0	44.8	57.6				10.8	22.5	29.1	39.4				36.1			$16,315	$1,568	$14,747
Franklin Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 School Street	Franklin	05457	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 285-2100	143	10	14.3	65.0%	136 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	57.1	63^rd of 137 public elementary schools	54.0%		73.1	28^th of 133 public elementary schools	78.9%	35	52.6	60.0	73.3	93.8				15.8	20.0						66.7			$22,842	$2,341	$20,501
Missisquoi Valley Union High School	Public	7-12	175 Thunderbird Drive	Swanton	05488	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 868-7311	759	78	9.7	53.5%	546 (71.9%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.9%)	6 (0.8%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (22.7%)								(n/a)					53.5	57.1	55.9											$21,095	$604	$20,491
Highgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	219 Gore Road	Highgate Center	05459	Franklin County	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 868-4170	282	23	12.2	58.9%	217 (77.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.0%)	59.8	56^th of 137 public elementary schools	59.1%		43	73^rd of 133 public elementary schools	45.1%	17	71.1	55.2	50.0	39.3				47.4	41.4						50.0			$24,222	$1,614	$22,608
Bakersfield School	Public	PK, KG-8	82 Academy Drive	Bakersfield	05441	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 827-6611	143	13	10.7	51.0%	133 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	28.7	106^th of 137 public elementary schools	22.6%		24.3	108^th of 133 public elementary schools	18.8%	2		83.3	20.0	28.6	29.4				41.7	6.7	35.7	29.4			26.7	27.3		$20,037	$1,695	$18,341
Berkshire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4850 Water Tower Road	Richford	05476	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-2290	185	15	12.0	68.1%	175 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	23.3	116^th of 137 public elementary schools	15.3%		31.7	98^th of 133 public elementary schools	26.3%	18	28.0		20.0		36.4	55.6		36.0		20.0		45.5	16.7		13.3	0.0		$20,083	$1,258	$18,826
Montgomery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	249 School Drive	Montgomery Center	05471	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 326-4618	157	14	10.9	47.1%	144 (91.7%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	97.6	2^nd of 137 public elementary schools	98.5%		96.6	1^st of 133 public elementary schools	99.2%	1			86.4		82.4					81.8		70.6			81.8	88.2		$20,506	$1,550	$18,956
Sheldon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	78 Poor Farm Road	Sheldon	05483	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-4909	337	27	12.3	46.3%	314 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	39.8	84^th of 137 public elementary schools	38.7%		25.5	107^th of 133 public elementary schools	19.5%	23	50.0	55.9	38.2	27.6	37.9	35.3		50.0	26.5	38.2	27.6	34.5	29.4		38.2	35.3		$14,845	$1,099	$13,746
Enosburg Falls Middle/High School	Public	6-12	65 Dickenson Avenue	Enosburg Falls	05450	Franklin County	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-7777	436	42	10.4	57.8%	402 (92.2%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	25.6	32^nd of 42 public high schools	23.8%		39.9	27^th of 47 public high schools	42.6%	5				48.7	37.8	50.0	37.4				46.2	35.1	25.0	33.7		34.4	20.0	$17,234	$722	$16,511
Cold Hollow Career Center	Public	9-12	184 Missisquoi Street	Enosburg Falls	05450	Franklin County	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 933-4003	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Enosburg Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	303 Dickenson Avenue	Enosburg Falls	05450	Franklin County	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-2171	260	21	12.2	63.5%	234 (90.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	25.9	109^th of 137 public elementary schools	20.4%		42.3	76^th of 133 public elementary schools	42.9%	33	38.2	43.2	34.9					29.4	29.7	30.2					18.6			$17,168	$1,531	$15,636
Richford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Elementary School Road	Richford	05476	Franklin County	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 848-7453	187	18	10.1	78.6%	162 (86.6%)	4 (2.1%)	10 (5.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	23.8	115^th of 137 public elementary schools	16.1%		13.2	122^nd of 133 public elementary schools	8.3%	7	47.6	52.6	25.8					38.1	21.1	16.1					3.2			$19,640	$2,163	$17,477
Richford Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1 Corliss Heights	Richford	05476	Franklin County	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 848-7416	217	24	9.1	67.3%	192 (88.5%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	47.7	22^nd of 42 public high schools	47.6%		18.7	42^nd of 47 public high schools	10.6%	20					48.0		51.2					28.0		39.0		20.0	23.1	$20,510	$1,129	$19,380
Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)	Public	7-12	75 Hunt Street	Fairfax	05454	Franklin County	Fairfax School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 849-6711	393	40	9.7	42.7%	379 (96.4%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)																49.3	50.9
Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Hunt Street	Fairfax	05454	Franklin County	Fairfax School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 849-6711	579	44	13.2	41.1%	550 (95.0%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	41.7	82^nd of 137 public elementary schools	40.1%		41.4	77^th of 133 public elementary schools	42.1%	5	41.5		59.7					25.8		15.6					49.4			$14,127	$96	$14,030
Fletcher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	340 School Road	Cambridge	05444	Franklin County	Fletcher School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 849-6251	112	10	10.9	65.2%	109 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															29.4			$15,577	$46	$15,531
Georgia Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	4416 Ethan Allen Highway	Saint Albans	05478	Franklin County	Georgia School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 524-6358	584	61	9.6	46.4%	564 (96.6%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	71.4	31^st of 137 public elementary schools	77.4%		60.8	44^th of 133 public elementary schools	66.9%	13		69.8							50.8						46.7	41.9		$16,251	$254	$15,997

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