Best Middle Schools in Vermont

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
51	Lyndon Town School	Public	PK, KG-8	2591 Lily Pond Road	Lyndonville	05851	Caledonia County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 626-3209	471	46	10.1	64.5%	429 (91.1%)	10 (2.1%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$12,015	$1,458	$10,557	32.3	21.9	70	19	500042100436
52	Barton Graded School	Public	PK, KG-8	137 Church Street	Barton	05822	Orleans County	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 525-3636	136	15	9	75.0%	123 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)				32	11.3	80	28	500043600025
53	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%)				31.7	25.7	65	12	500044500055
54	Orange Center School	Public	5-8	357 U.S. Route 302	East Barre	05649	Orange County	Echo Valley Community Union School District #67	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-3278	80	6	13.5	57.5%	75 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$11,874	$00	$11,874	31.2	19.9	72	18	500043000551
55	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%)	$15,377	$00	$15,377	30.7	33.1	60	5	500822500335
56	Berkshire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4850 Water Tower Road	Richford	05476	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-2290	185	15	12	68.1%	175 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)				28	19.8	74	18	500044100034
57	Milton Middle School	Public	5-8	17 Rebecca Lander Drive	Milton	05468	Chittenden County	Milton School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 893-5400	420	47	9	49.3%	362 (86.2%)	13 (3.1%)	13 (3.1%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$10,387	$472	$9,915	27.6	29.6	62	5	500561000193
58	Richford Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1 Corliss Heights	Richford	05476	Franklin County	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 848-7416	217	24	9.1	67.3%	192 (88.5%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)				23.9	16.4	77	19	500044400256
59	Mt. Anthony Union Middle School	Public	6-8	747 East Road	Bennington	05201	Bennington County	Mount Anthony Union High School District #14	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 447-7541	484	42	11.5	84.9%	436 (90.1%)	10 (2.1%)	21 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$10,375	$00	$10,375	23.6			(n/a)	500581000463
60	Sheldon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	78 Poor Farm Road	Sheldon	05483	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-4909	337	27	12.3	46.3%	314 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)				23.1	22.9	69	9	500044100286

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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.
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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
51	Lyndon Town School	Public	PK, KG-8	2591 Lily Pond Road	Lyndonville	05851	Caledonia County	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 626-3209	471	46	10.1	64.5%	429 (91.1%)	10 (2.1%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$12,015			$1,458			$10,557	32.3	21.9	70	19		500042100436
52	Barton Graded School	Public	PK, KG-8	137 Church Street	Barton	05822	Orleans County	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 525-3636	136	15	9	75.0%	123 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)								32	11.3	80	28		500043600025
53	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%)								31.7	25.7	65	12		500044500055
54	Orange Center School	Public	5-8	357 U.S. Route 302	East Barre	05649	Orange County	Echo Valley Community Union School District #67	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-3278	80	6	13.5	57.5%	75 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$11,874			$00			$11,874	31.2	19.9	72	18		500043000551
55	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%)	$15,377			$00			$15,377	30.7	33.1	60	5		500822500335
56	Berkshire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4850 Water Tower Road	Richford	05476	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-2290	185	15	12	68.1%	175 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								28	19.8	74	18		500044100034
57	Milton Middle School	Public	5-8	17 Rebecca Lander Drive	Milton	05468	Chittenden County	Milton School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 893-5400	420	47	9	49.3%	362 (86.2%)	13 (3.1%)	13 (3.1%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$10,387			$472			$9,915	27.6	29.6	62	5		500561000193
58	Richford Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1 Corliss Heights	Richford	05476	Franklin County	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 848-7416	217	24	9.1	67.3%	192 (88.5%)	4 (1.8%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)								23.9	16.4	77	19		500044400256
59	Mt. Anthony Union Middle School	Public	6-8	747 East Road	Bennington	05201	Bennington County	Mount Anthony Union High School District #14	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 447-7541	484	42	11.5	84.9%	436 (90.1%)	10 (2.1%)	21 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$10,375			$00			$10,375	23.6			(n/a)		500581000463
60	Sheldon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	78 Poor Farm Road	Sheldon	05483	Franklin County	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 933-4909	337	27	12.3	46.3%	314 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)								23.1	22.9	69	9		500044100286