Best Elementary Schools in Vermont

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 137)	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
41	Twin Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 Route 100 North	Wilmington	05363	Windham County	Twin Valley Unified School District #75	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 464-5177	190	19	9.8	52.1%	180 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,992			$02			$13,990	65.5	50.3	63	22		500041800382
42	Lothrop School	Public	PK, KG-6	3447 U.S. Route 7	Pittsford	05763	Rutland County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 483-6361	192	20	9.5	38.5%	173 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	$12,511			$00			$12,511	65.2	42.7	74	32		500039200239
43	Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Ayers Brook Road	Randolph	05060	Orange County	Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 728-9555	289	28	10.1	49.5%	253 (87.5%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	$12,780			$00			$12,780	64.9	70.5	32	11		500040000443
44	Mettawee Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	5788 VT Route 153	West Pawlet	05775	Rutland County	Mettawee School District #84	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 645-9009	124	14	9.1	62.1%	109 (87.9%)	2 (1.6%)	10 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								64.5	47.3	66	22		500041900177
45	South Royalton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	223 South Winsor Street	South Royalton	05068	Windsor County	White River Unified School District #79	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 763-7740	168	15	11.4	51.2%	164 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$12,766			$00			$12,766	63.2	56.7	50	5		500042600547
46	Cambridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	186 School Street	Jeffersonville	05464	Lamoille County	Cambridge School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 644-8821	324	33	9.8	46.0%	313 (96.6%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,568			$733			$10,835	63.1	65	36	10		500291000077
47	Orwell Village School	Public	PK, KG-6	494 Main Street	Orwell	05760	Addison County	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 948-2871	115	9	13.1	62.6%	105 (91.3%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								62.9	75.4	22	25		500044000233
48	Thetford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2689 Route 113	Thetford	05074	Orange County	Thetford School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 785-2426	187	18	10.5	37.4%	173 (92.5%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$12,254			$283			$11,971	62.2	55.1	56	8		500801000325
49	White River School	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Pine Street	White River Junction	05001	Windsor County	Hartford School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 295-8650	204	20	10.2	53.9%	170 (83.3%)	3 (1.5%)	18 (8.8%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$17,540			$323			$17,217	62.1	62.1	41	8		500459000153
50	Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6 Archibald Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	Yes	No	Yes	(802) 864-8475	201	26	7.8	63.2%	98 (48.8%)	53 (26.4%)	12 (6.0%)	16 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.9%)	$14,734			$1,194			$13,540	61.6	42.4	75	25		500282000073

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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.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.