Best Middle Schools in Vermont

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the VTCAP test scores by the Vermont Agency of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, February 20, 2026.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 74)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
61	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%)	$12,347			$169			$12,178	22.4	26.9	64	3		500041100245
62	Arlington Memorial	Public	6-12	529 East Arlington Road	Arlington	05250	Bennington County	Arlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 375-2589	202	19	10.6	71.8%	191 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	$12,607			$00			$12,607	22			(n/a)		500183000005
63	Williamstown Middle/High School	Public	6-12	120 Hebert Road	Williamstown	05679	Orange County	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 433-5350	261	28	9.4	57.5%	243 (93.1%)	4 (1.5%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$9,760			$00			$9,760	21.5	38	55	8		500040800380
64	Hazen Union High School	Public	7-12	126 Hazen Union Drive	Hardwick	05843	Caledonia County	Hazen Union High School District #26	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 472-6511	265	31	8.5	63.0%	248 (93.6%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	$13,510			$29			$13,481	19.6			(n/a)		500824300343
65	Barnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Kid Row	Barnet	05821	Caledonia County	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 633-4978	135	19	7.1	60.0%	128 (94.8%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$13,210			$00			$13,210	18	64	25	40		500041200421
66	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%)	$12,769			$1,009			$11,760	18	19.2	75	9		500705000468
67	Twin Valley Middle High School	Public	6-12	4299 VT Route 100	Whitingham	05361	Windham County	Twin Valley Unified School District #75	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 368-2880	183	24	7.7	55.2%	172 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,072			$03			$16,069	17.5	45	48	19		500041800540
68	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%)								15.9			(n/a)		500044100009
69	Troy School	Public	PK, KG-8	126 Main Street	North Troy	05859	Orleans County	Troy School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 988-2565	195	15	13.2	80.5%	177 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								13.6	11.5	79	10		500813000328
70	Winooski Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Normand Street	Winooski	05404	Chittenden County	Winooski Incorporated School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 655-3530	146	16	9.2	76.0%	58 (39.7%)	38 (26.0%)	10 (6.8%)	30 (20.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$16,240			$00			$16,240	12.8	7.5	84	14		500936000183

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on VTCAP English Language Arts, VTCAP Mathematics, VTCAP Science test scores released by the Vermont Agency of Education.
These rankings were last updated on February 20, 2026, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Vermont Agency of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Vermont Agency of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.