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Best High Schools in Washington County, VT

At a glance

Schools

2,455

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedMontpelier High School1^st of 42 Vermont high schools

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Biggest riser

Northfield Middle/High School up 18 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Harwood Union Middle/High School 9.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Montpelier High School

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school 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 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 9th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 9th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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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