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Best Public Schools in Rutland County, VT

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6,959

Students

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Top rankedKillington Elementary School5^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lothrop School up 32 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Rutland Middle School 8.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Killington Elementary School and 1 more

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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
Barstow Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	223 Chittenden Road	Chittenden	05737	Rutland County	Barstow Unified Union School District #49	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 773-6926	168	17	9.6	24.4%	147 (87.5%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	42.1	81^st of 137 public elementary schools	40.9%		45.3	71^st of 133 public elementary schools	46.6%	10			57.1							23.8					42.9	61.5		$16,532	$57	$16,475
Otter Valley Union High School	Public	7-12	2997 Franklin Street	Brandon	05733	Rutland County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 247-6833	487	49	9.9	41.9%	425 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)								(n/a)																16.0	50.0	$15,852	$139	$15,713
Lothrop School	Public	PK, KG-6	3447 U.S. Route 7	Pittsford	05763	Rutland County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 483-6361	192	20	9.5	38.5%	173 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	65.2	42^nd of 137 public elementary schools	69.3%		42.7	74^th of 133 public elementary schools	44.4%	32			55.6							53.6					50.0			$16,174	$915	$15,259
Neshobe School	Public	PK, KG-6	17 Neshobe Circle	Brandon	05733	Rutland County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 247-3721	387	34	11.3	50.4%	346 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	25.9	110^th of 137 public elementary schools	19.7%		32.9	96^th of 133 public elementary schools	27.8%	14	40.0	47.8	36.0	50.0				27.3	13.3	26.0	37.5				28.0			$13,132	$1,527	$11,605
Clarendon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	84 Grange Hall Road	North Clarendon	05759	Rutland County	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 775-5379	152	9	16.8	52.0%	147 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.2	99^th of 137 public elementary schools	27.7%		22.3	110^th of 133 public elementary schools	17.3%	11	57.1	57.1	46.2	42.9				28.6	4.8	23.1	42.9							$12,149	$2,046	$10,102
Tinmouth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	573 Route 140	Tinmouth	05773	Rutland County	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 446-2458	68	5	13.6	61.8%	66 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)								(n/a)															23.1			$15,586	$1,774	$13,812
Mill River Union High School	Public	7-12	2321 Middle Road	North Clarendon	05759	Rutland County	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 775-1925	368	39	9.4	50.0%	353 (95.9%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	20.3	33^rd of 42 public high schools	21.4%		27.3	37^th of 47 public high schools	21.3%	4					42.9	60.6	33.3					22.6	30.3	26.2				$19,006	$1,377	$17,629
Wallingford Village School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 School Street	Wallingford	05773	Rutland County	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 446-2141	122	9	13.5	44.3%	119 (97.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	25.7	111^th of 137 public elementary schools	19.0%		12.2	124^th of 133 public elementary schools	6.8%	13	33.3	64.3						16.7	28.6						7.1			$14,762	$2,293	$12,470
Shrewsbury Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Mountain School Road	Cuttingsville	05738	Rutland County	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 492-3435	72	5	14.4	40.3%	70 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$12,344	$921	$11,423
Middletown Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 Schoolhouse Road	Middletown Springs	05757	Rutland County	Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 855-5155	54	7	7.9	53.7%	54 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$14,476		$14,476
Wells Village School	Public	PK, KG-6	36 MWA Loop	Wells	05774	Rutland County	Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 645-0386	80	9	9.0	67.5%	75 (93.8%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)	64.3							35.7										$12,540		$12,540
Poultney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	96 School Circle	Poultney	05764	Rutland County	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 287-5212	267	18	14.7	59.2%	249 (93.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	58.9	60^th of 137 public elementary schools	56.2%		50.5	62^nd of 133 public elementary schools	53.4%	2	63.3	74.1	40.0	57.9				40.0	59.3	28.0	44.7				44.0			$9,561		$9,561
Poultney High School	Public	7-12	154 East Main Street	Poultney	05764	Rutland County	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 287-5861	208	20	10.4	54.3%	200 (96.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	19.6	34^th of 42 public high schools	19.0%		7.2	47^th of 47 public high schools	0.0%	13												26.1	26.5	31.0		17.7	26.3	$10,626		$10,626
Proctor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14 School Street	Proctor	05765	Rutland County	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 459-2225	134	9	15.2	55.2%	131 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	12.4	130^th of 137 public elementary schools	5.1%		29.2	103^rd of 133 public elementary schools	22.6%	27	38.9	38.5	27.8	23.1				16.7	7.7	16.7	30.8				11.1			$11,962		$11,962
Proctor Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4 Park Street	Proctor	05765	Rutland County	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 459-3353	116	13	8.7	50.9%	108 (93.1%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)												66.7				31.3	25.0	$13,839		$13,839
West Rutland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	713 Main Street	West Rutland	05777	Rutland County	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 438-2288	325	32	10.1	55.4%	296 (91.1%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)								(n/a)	46.2	45.0		36.0	80.0		26.1	38.5	15.0		40.0	52.0		16.7	36.8	31.3	29.2	$11,884		$11,884
Currier Memorial Union School	Public	PK, KG-5	234 North Main Street	Danby	05739	Rutland County	Taconic and Green Regional School District #63	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 293-5191	70	9	7.7	70.0%	66 (94.3%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)																		$30,763	$1,776	$28,987
Mettawee Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	5788 VT Route 153	West Pawlet	05775	Rutland County	Mettawee School District #84	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 645-9009	124	14	9.1	62.1%	109 (87.9%)	2 (1.6%)	10 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	64.5	44^th of 137 public elementary schools	67.9%		47.3	66^th of 133 public elementary schools	50.4%	22	42.9		73.3					21.4		46.7					80.0			$22,635	$726	$21,909
Mt. Holly School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 School Street	Mount Holly	05758	Rutland County	Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 259-2392	103	11	9.6	57.3%	97 (94.2%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	82.2	17^th of 137 public elementary schools	87.6%		89.4	11^th of 133 public elementary schools	91.7%	6			66.7	65.2						75.0	69.6				66.7			$21,892	$1,539	$20,353
Benson Village School	Public	PK, KG-6	32 School Street	Benson	05743	Rutland County	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 537-2491	97	8	12.3	73.2%	92 (94.8%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$17,189	$1,549	$15,640
Fair Haven Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 North Main Street	Fair Haven	05743	Rutland County	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 265-3883	248	18	13.4	56.0%	235 (94.8%)	4 (1.6%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	58	61^st of 137 public elementary schools	55.5%		39.8	82^nd of 133 public elementary schools	38.3%	21	45.5	79.3	54.8	50.0				51.5	41.4	45.2	55.3				22.6			$16,106	$1,490	$14,616
Fair Haven Union Middle and High School	Public	7-12	33 Mechanic Street	Fair Haven	05743	Rutland County	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 265-4966	499	39	12.7	53.7%	463 (92.8%)	17 (3.4%)	11 (2.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)						51.2							29.8			31.0	19.4	$15,434	$10	$15,424
Castleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	263 Elementary School Road	Castleton	05735	Rutland County	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 468-5624	216	18	12.1	43.5%	203 (94.0%)	4 (1.9%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.2	53^rd of 137 public elementary schools	61.3%					(n/a)			56.3	69.6					51.9	40.6					37.5			$20,207	$1,806	$18,401
Killington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	686 School House Road	Killington	05751	Rutland County	Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 422-3366	112	11	10.1	29.5%	98 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	94.5	5^th of 137 public elementary schools	96.4%					(n/a)			89.5							63.2					73.7			$19,730	$349	$19,381
Rutland Intermediate School	Public	3-6	63-65 Library Avenue	Rutland	05701	Rutland County	Rutland City School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 773-1932	504	46	10.8	81.2%	402 (79.8%)	18 (3.6%)	33 (6.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	13.8	128^th of 137 public elementary schools	6.6%		14.4	121^st of 133 public elementary schools	9.0%	7	34.1	50.5	31.8	34.0				14.6	17.7	11.4	25.0				18.2			$15,366	$2,871	$12,495
Stafford Technical Center	Public	9-12	8 Stratton Road	Rutland	05701	Rutland County	Rutland City School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 770-1033	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rutland Senior High School	Public	9-12	22 Stratton Road	Rutland	05701	Rutland County	Rutland City School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 773-1955	721	59	12.3	64.5%	603 (83.6%)	20 (2.8%)	38 (5.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.7%)	60.4	16^th of 42 public high schools	61.9%		51.8	20^th of 47 public high schools	57.4%	4							45.4							39.8			53.2	$14,187	$163	$14,024
Northeast Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	117 Temple Street	Rutland	05701	Rutland County	Rutland City School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 773-1940	237	18	13.1	65.8%	199 (84.0%)	3 (1.3%)	15 (6.3%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		$17,705	$2,417	$15,288
Northwest Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	80 Pierpoint Avenue	Rutland	05701	Rutland County	Rutland City School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 773-1946	200	16	12.5	81.5%	155 (77.5%)	10 (5.0%)	13 (6.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)								(n/a)																		$18,515	$4,558	$13,957
Rutland Middle School	Public	7-8	67 Library Avenue	Rutland	05701	Rutland County	Rutland City School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 773-1960	249	29	8.5	78.3%	208 (83.5%)	9 (3.6%)	15 (6.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	18	66^th of 74 public middle schools	10.8%		19.2	75^th of 85 public middle schools	11.8%	9					41.5	43.1						15.4	20.0			27.8		$19,985	$2,072	$17,914
Rutland Town Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1612 Post Road	Rutland	05701	Rutland County	Rutland Town School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 775-0566	379	29	13.0	30.6%	346 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	73.3	27^th of 137 public elementary schools	80.3%		69.2	34^th of 133 public elementary schools	74.4%	7	66.7	67.9	76.7	70.0	61.5	72.9		28.6	39.3	53.5	63.4	46.2	63.3		48.8	47.9		$14,708	$409	$14,299

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