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Crossett Brook Middle School

Q: Is Crossett Brook Middle School a good school?

Crossett Brook Middle School ranks 18 th of 74 Vermont middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 74 Vermont Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Vermont middle schools

Summary

Crossett Brook Middle School is a public middle school located in Duxbury, Vermont, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 262 students. The school is part of the Harwood Unified Union School District, which is ranked 10th out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crossett Brook Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 50% to 71.64%, compared to the state averages of 55.07% to 59.84%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 34.33% to 58.33%, compared to the state averages of 35.59% to 48.11%. The school has also demonstrated strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking 2nd out of 21 Vermont middle schools for both female and male students, and 9th out of 88 Vermont middle schools for white students, all with a 5-star rating.

While Crossett Brook Middle School outperforms the state averages, some nearby schools, such as Main Street Middle School and Camels Hump Middle School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in certain subjects and grade levels. Additionally, Crossett Brook Middle School has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (14.24% in 2022-2023) compared to some nearby schools, such as Peoples Academy Middle School (58.52% in 2024-2025), suggesting a more socioeconomically diverse student population.

262

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,282

Per pupil spending ?

29.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5672 VT Route 100
Duxbury, VT 05676

(802) 244-6100

District: Harwood Unified Union School District #60

Students who attend Crossett Brook Middle School usually attend:

High:

Harwood Union Middle/High School

Feeder schools for Crossett Brook Middle School:

Elementary:	Brookside Primary School
	Fayston Elementary School
	Moretown Elementary School
	Waitsfield Elementary School
	More...
	Warren Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.7%

Asian:

1.5%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 90th percentile in 2023 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Vermont average (55% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Vermont middle schools

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 90th-percentile peak (2023) to 76th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

Vermont avg48%

18^th of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 17 pts since 2018

From top 41% (2018) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	71.2	18 of 74	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	15 of 85	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	5 of 50	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	12 of 68	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	22 of 85	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	33 of 80	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	9 of 48	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.9	2 of 21	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	70.8	10 of 39	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	13 of 55	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	13 of 35	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	22 of 38	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	12 of 43	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	15 of 49	69.4%	★★★★☆
2023	97.4	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	6 of 42	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	17 of 54	68.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	19 of 46	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	16 of 34	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	25 of 91	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	18 of 92	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	9 of 88	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.7	20 of 91	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	25 of 94	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	29 of 87	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	33 of 71	53.5%	★★★☆☆

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)74th percentile~ school

White (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+8 vs state

Science50%+8 vs state

Mathematics48%+7 vs state

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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 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crossett Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	5672 VT Route 100	Duxbury	05676	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 244-6100	262	28	9.2	29.4%	256 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.2	18^th of 74 public middle schools	75.7%		73.4	15^th of 85 public middle schools	82.4%	3	68.7	70.0	50.0	71.6	34.3	58.3	52.9	47.8	55.2	44.6	$13,282	$321	$12,961
Main Street Middle School	Public	5-8	170 Main Street	Montpelier	05602	Washington County	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 223-3404	348	34	10.2	28.4%	288 (82.8%)	8 (2.3%)	19 (5.5%)	19 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	88.5	6^th of 74 public middle schools	91.9%		92.2	5^th of 85 public middle schools	94.1%	1	82.1	74.1	74.7	78.3	45.3	65.9	55.7	61.5	66.3	59.3	$10,761	$337	$10,424
Stowe Middle School	Public	6-8	413 Barrows Road	Stowe	05672	Lamoille County	Stowe Town School District	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(802) 253-6913	184	18	10.3	20.7%	165 (89.7%)	6 (3.3%)	7 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)										71.2
Camels Hump Middle School	Public	5-8	173 School Street	Richmond	05477	Chittenden County	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 434-2188	332	25	13.1	23.8%	305 (91.9%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)								(n/a)					53.3				68.4	79.4
Browns River Middle School	Public	5-8	20 River Road	Jericho	05465	Chittenden County	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 899-3711	403	28	14.5	13.6%	366 (90.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)					48.3				72.6	65.6
Peoples Academy Middle School	Public	5-8	202 Copley Avenue	Morrisville	05661	Lamoille County	Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 888-1401	229	23	9.9	58.5%	192 (83.8%)	5 (2.2%)	8 (3.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.3%)								(n/a)									34.7	34.9
Essex Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Founders Road	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 879-7173	366	32	11.2	30.1%	286 (78.1%)	12 (3.3%)	19 (5.2%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.7%)	85.4	9^th of 74 public middle schools	87.8%		83.7	11^th of 85 public middle schools	87.1%	2		72.7	70.6	74.1		60.7	57.5	57.8		56.9	$11,977	$313	$11,664

Frequently Asked Questions about Crossett Brook Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Crossett Brook Middle School?

Students at Crossett Brook Middle School are 98% White, 2% Asian.

Is Crossett Brook Middle School a good school?

Crossett Brook Middle School ranks 18^th of 74 Vermont middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Crossett Brook Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Crossett Brook Middle School.

What district is Crossett Brook Middle School in?

Harwood Unified Union School District #60

What high school do graduates of Crossett Brook Middle School attend?

Students who attend Crossett Brook Middle School usually go on to attend Harwood Union Middle/High School

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