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Brookside Primary School

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Brookside Primary School ranks 52 nd of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Brookside Primary School is an exceptional elementary school located in Waterbury, Vermont, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 389 students. As part of the highly-ranked Harwood Unified Union School District, Brookside Primary consistently performs at the top of the state, ranking 12th out of 113 Vermont elementary schools with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brookside Primary School's academic performance is consistently strong, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to state averages. The school's performance is on par or slightly higher than nearby schools in the district, such as Fayston Elementary and Waitsfield Elementary, which also rank highly in the state. Notably, Brookside Primary School has shown strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Brookside Primary School has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the nearby schools in the Harwood Unified Union School District serve a more diverse range of socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests the district's ability to provide equitable resources and support to all its schools, which may contribute to the consistent high performance of Brookside Primary School and its peers. The proximity and similar performance of the schools within the district also present an opportunity for collaboration and sharing of best practices to support the improvement of all schools in the area.

389

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,908

Per pupil spending ?

24.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47 Stowe Street
Waterbury, VT 05676

(802) 244-7195

District: Harwood Unified Union School District #60

Students who attend Brookside Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Crossett Brook Middle School
High:	Harwood Union Middle/High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.3%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2018 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Vermont median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2018

!Near the bottom of Harwood Unified Union School District #60's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

Vermont avg48%

52^nd of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 30 pts since 2018

From top 8% (2018) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Harwood Unified Union School District #60

10^th of 75Harwood Unified Union School District #60 among Vermont districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	52 of 137	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	37 of 133	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	12 of 113	89.4%	★★★★★
2022	65.2	40 of 133	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	44 of 148	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	8 of 138	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	11 of 142	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	19 of 60	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	15 of 55	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	5 of 44	88.6%	★★★★★
2022	63.2	22 of 61	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	19 of 66	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	2 of 66	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	5 of 46	89.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	21 of 45	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	9 of 44	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	14 of 42	66.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	22 of 61	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	23 of 56	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	6 of 46	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	22 of 62	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	24 of 67	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	15 of 65	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	2 of 46	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	68 of 141	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	48 of 142	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.1	21 of 133	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	47 of 145	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	48 of 147	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.3	10 of 146	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.8	15 of 117	87.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%-7 vs state

Mathematics42%+7 vs state

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Schools Near Brookside Primary School

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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 (2019)
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 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brookside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	47 Stowe Street	Waterbury	05676	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 244-7195	389	31	12.6	24.4%	367 (94.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.4	52^nd of 137 public elementary schools	62.0%		64.7	37^th of 133 public elementary schools	72.2%	15	44.4	62.5			42.9	40.6				$12,908	$312	$12,596
Moretown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	940 Route 100B	Moretown	05660	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 496-3742	169	12	13.8	23.1%	164 (97.0%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.9	39^th of 137 public elementary schools	71.5%					(n/a)	36.8	83.3	60.0	66.7	42.1	66.7	33.3	61.1	40.0	$14,977	$362	$14,615
Smilie Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2712 Theodore Roosevelt Hwy.	Bolton	05676	Chittenden County	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 434-2757	69	6	12.5	34.8%	64 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)								(n/a)
Rumney Memorial School	Public	1-6	433 Shady Rill Road	Middlesex	05602	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 223-5429	114	8	13.5	43.9%	108 (94.7%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	89.2	10^th of 137 public elementary schools	92.7%		89.4	10^th of 133 public elementary schools	92.5%		82.6	83.3	68.8	92.3	56.5	50.0	43.8	92.3	68.8
Stowe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	254 Park Street	Stowe	05672	Lamoille County	Stowe Town School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 253-4154	347	27	12.9	29.4%	320 (92.2%)	7 (2.0%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	82	18^th of 137 public elementary schools	86.9%		84.7	14^th of 133 public elementary schools	89.5%	4	58.9				41.1				78.4	$11,644	$82	$11,562
Doty Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Calais Road	Worcester	05682	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 223-5656	61	7	8.9	65.6%	60 (98.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Waitsfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3951 Main Street	Waitsfield	05673	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 496-3643	152	13	12.0	31.6%	146 (96.1%)	3 (2.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.4	15^th of 137 public elementary schools	89.1%		61.7	42^nd of 133 public elementary schools	68.4%	27	60.0	83.3	79.0	84.6	26.7	44.4	68.4	84.6	63.2	$13,958	$337	$13,621
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1 Park Avenue	Montpelier	05602	Washington County	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 225-8200	447	39	11.6	33.8%	374 (83.7%)	15 (3.4%)	13 (2.9%)	28 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	81.8	19^th of 137 public elementary schools	86.1%					(n/a)	67.1	77.8			51.3	38.3				$12,625	$395	$12,230
Brewster Pierce School	Public	PK, KG-4	120 School Street	Huntington	05462	Chittenden County	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 434-2074	127	9	14.5	23.6%	117 (92.1%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)
Berlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	372 Paine Turnpike North	Berlin	05602	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 223-2796	182	14	13.1	52.7%	162 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	33.3	98^th of 137 public elementary schools	28.5%		44.4	72^nd of 133 public elementary schools	45.9%	26	48.2	45.0	46.2	46.7	18.5	25.0	23.1	53.3	38.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookside Primary School

How many students attend Brookside Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Brookside Primary School.

Is Brookside Primary School a good school?

Brookside Primary School ranks 52^nd of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Brookside Primary School attend?

Students who attend Brookside Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crossett Brook Middle School
High : Harwood Union Middle/High School

What district is Brookside Primary School in?

Harwood Unified Union School District #60

What is the racial makeup of Brookside Primary School?

Students at Brookside Primary School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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