Green Mountain Unified School District #77

The Green Mountain Unified School District #77 in Vermont serves students from preschool through 12th grade across three schools: Green Mountain Union High School (7-12th grade, 300 students), Chester Andover Elementary School (PK-6th grade, 246 students), and Cavendish Town Elementary School (PK-6th grade, 69 students).

Among the district's schools, Cavendish Town Elementary stands out as a high-performing outlier, ranking 13th out of 133 Vermont elementary schools in 2021-2022 and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite serving a high-need student population with 65.22% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Cavendish Town maintains an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 6:1. In contrast, the district's other schools, Green Mountain Union High School and Chester Andover Elementary, have struggled with lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

Across the district, addressing chronic absenteeism, which ranges from 23.0% to 36.5% among the schools, and improving academic outcomes, particularly in math, appear to be key priorities. The high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.67% to 65.22%, suggest the district serves a predominantly low-income student population, which likely contributes to the academic and attendance challenges faced by the schools. By leveraging the success of Cavendish Town Elementary and optimizing resource allocation across the district, the Green Mountain Unified School District #77 may be able to better support its students and schools.