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Best Public Schools in Washington County, VT

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Schools

7,422

Students

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5-star schools

Top rankedMontpelier High School1^st of 42 Vermont high schools

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Biggest riser

Waitsfield Elementary School up 27 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cabot School 8.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Montpelier High School and 5 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
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									$23,067	$1,083	$21,985
Fayston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	782 German Flats Road	Waitsfield	05673	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 496-3636	123	10	11.8	21.1%	120 (97.6%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.4	6^th of 137 public elementary schools	95.6%					(n/a)	63.6	88.9	76.9	83.3				63.6	76.5	69.2	83.3				69.2			$22,512	$557	$21,955
Crossett Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	5672 VT Route 100	Duxbury	05676	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 244-6100	262	28	9.2	29.4%	256 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.2	18^th of 74 public middle schools	75.7%		73.4	15^th of 85 public middle schools	82.4%	3			68.7	70.0	50.0	71.6				34.3	58.3	52.9	47.8		55.2	44.6		$22,818	$348	$22,471
Harwood Union Middle/High School	Public	7-12	458 VT Route 100	Moretown	05660	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 244-5186	556	58	9.6	31.3%	538 (96.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.4	4^th of 42 public high schools	90.5%		77.5	9^th of 47 public high schools	80.9%	5					58.1	69.6	61.8					46.0	51.8	59.2		51.8	52.4	$25,501	$522	$24,978
Moretown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	940 Route 100B	Moretown	05660	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 496-3742	169	12	13.8	23.1%	164 (97.0%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.9	39^th of 137 public elementary schools	71.5%					(n/a)	36.8	83.3	60.0	66.7				42.1	66.7	33.3	61.1				40.0			$20,784	$747	$20,037
Waitsfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3951 Main Street	Waitsfield	05673	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 496-3643	152	13	12.0	31.6%	146 (96.1%)	3 (2.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.4	15^th of 137 public elementary schools	89.1%		61.7	42^nd of 133 public elementary schools	68.4%	27	60.0	83.3	79.0	84.6				26.7	44.4	68.4	84.6				63.2			$21,000	$1,272	$19,729
Warren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	293 School Road	Warren	05674	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 496-2487	123	12	10.5	44.7%	120 (97.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85.9	13^th of 137 public elementary schools	90.5%					(n/a)	57.1	72.7	85.7	81.0				50.0	63.6	50.0	66.7				64.3			$24,512	$555	$23,957
Northfield Middle/High School	Public	6-12	37 Cross Street Unit 2	Northfield	05663	Washington County	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 485-4500	254	26	9.9	44.9%	226 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.5%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	50	21^st of 42 public high schools	50.0%		26.9	39^th of 47 public high schools	17.0%	18				63.2	47.5	48.7	35.3				36.8	43.6	24.3	41.2		24.3	52.0	$20,597		$20,597
Northfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Cross Street	Northfield	05663	Washington County	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 485-6161	263	23	11.4	47.1%	232 (88.2%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	50.9	71^st of 137 public elementary schools	48.2%		54	58^th of 133 public elementary schools	56.4%	13	39.5	63.3	51.3					36.8	36.7	33.3					51.3			$10,775	$57	$10,717
Montpelier High School	Public	9-12	5 High School Drive	Montpelier	05602	Washington County	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 225-8000	388	37	10.3	30.2%	341 (87.9%)	7 (1.8%)	18 (4.6%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	96.1	1^st of 42 public high schools	97.6%					(n/a)							67.4							64.4			68.5	$17,816	$496	$17,320
Main Street Middle School	Public	5-8	170 Main Street	Montpelier	05602	Washington County	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 223-3404	348	34	10.2	28.4%	288 (82.8%)	8 (2.3%)	19 (5.5%)	19 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	88.5	6^th of 74 public middle schools	91.9%		92.2	5^th of 85 public middle schools	94.1%	1			82.1	74.1	74.7	78.3				45.3	65.9	55.7	61.5		66.3	59.3		$15,132	$557	$14,575
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Park Avenue	Montpelier	05602	Washington County	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 225-8200	447	39	11.6	33.8%	374 (83.7%)	15 (3.4%)	13 (2.9%)	28 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	81.8	19^th of 137 public elementary schools	86.1%					(n/a)	67.1	77.8						51.3	38.3									$15,857	$598	$15,259
Woodbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	63 Valley Lake Road	Woodbury	05681	Washington County	Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 472-5715	54	4	14.5	42.6%	52 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	87.3	12^th of 137 public elementary schools	91.2%					(n/a)			75.0							75.0					58.3			$18,297	$1,280	$17,017
Berlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	372 Paine Turnpike North	Berlin	05602	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 223-2796	182	14	13.1	52.7%	162 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	33.3	98^th of 137 public elementary schools	28.5%		44.4	72^nd of 133 public elementary schools	45.9%	26	48.2	45.0	46.2	46.7				18.5	25.0	23.1	53.3				38.5			$21,312	$2,858	$18,454
Calais Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	321 Lightening Ridge Road	Plainfield	05667	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 454-7777	91	9	10.4	36.3%	84 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)								(n/a)																		$27,042	$3,728	$23,314
East Montpelier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	665 Vincent Flats Road	East Montpelier	05651	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 223-7936	202	17	12.1	35.6%	177 (87.6%)	3 (1.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	77.2	22^nd of 137 public elementary schools	83.9%		78.2	21^st of 133 public elementary schools	84.2%	1	73.9	71.9	65.0	85.3				60.9	31.3	55.0	55.9				55.0			$20,419	$708	$19,710
Rumney Memorial School	Public	1-6	433 Shady Rill Road	Middlesex	05602	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 223-5429	114	8	13.5	43.9%	108 (94.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	89.2	10^th of 137 public elementary schools	92.7%		89.4	10^th of 133 public elementary schools	92.5%		82.6	83.3	68.8	92.3				56.5	50.0	43.8	92.3				68.8			$21,557	$694	$20,863
U-32 Middle & High School	Public	7-12	930 Gallison Hill Road	Montpelier	05602	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 229-0321	647	63	10.2	42.5%	590 (91.2%)	9 (1.4%)	13 (2.0%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	61.5	15^th of 42 public high schools	64.3%		46.8	23^rd of 47 public high schools	51.1%	8					65.2	68.5	54.4					47.7	45.4	42.7		46.3	42.6	$18,014	$546	$17,468
Doty Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Calais Road	Worcester	05682	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 223-5656	61	7	8.9	65.6%	60 (98.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$23,652	$3,530	$20,122
Barre Town Elementary & Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Websterville Road	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-6617	821	73	11.2	35.8%	759 (92.4%)	9 (1.1%)	24 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.5%)	29.1	104^th of 137 public elementary schools	24.1%		37.2	84^th of 133 public elementary schools	36.8%	20	37.7	47.4	43.4	53.3	61.3	50.0		16.5	18.0	34.2	43.3	50.7	44.6		35.5	28.4		$11,440		$11,440
Barre City Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Parkside Terrace	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-6541	701	74	9.4	67.9%	592 (84.5%)	13 (1.9%)	48 (6.8%)	10 (1.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	9.8	133^rd of 137 public elementary schools	2.9%		12.5	123^rd of 133 public elementary schools	7.5%	10	29.7	46.6	31.5	34.3	43.9	55.3		10.9	11.9	7.4	17.1	33.9	34.2		13.0	36.8		$9,559		$9,559
Spaulding Union High School	Public	9-12	155 Ayers Street	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-4811	610	57	10.7	45.7%	544 (89.2%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (3.9%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	37.9	25^th of 42 public high schools	40.5%		30	34^th of 47 public high schools	27.7%	9							31.4							41.9			38.3	$16,822		$16,822
Cabot School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	25 Common Road	Cabot	05647	Washington County	Cabot School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 563-2289	150	18	8.3	62.7%	138 (92.0%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)								(n/a)		50.0		46.2	33.3				16.7		15.4	16.7						$16,597		$16,597
Twinfield Union School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	106 Nasmith Brook Road	Plainfield	05667	Washington County	Twinfield Union School District #33	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 426-3213	315	33	9.6	60.3%	274 (87.0%)	4 (1.3%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)								(n/a)		76.2	39.1	56.7		44.4			30.0	17.4	33.3		16.7		17.4	33.3	53.9	$18,450		$18,450
Central Vermont Career Center	Public	9-12	155 Ayers Street Suite #2	Barre	05641	Washington County	Central Vermont Career Center	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(802) 476-6237	0	19	.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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