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Northfield Middle/High School

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Northfield Middle/High School ranks 21 st of 42 Vermont high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 42 Vermont High Schools

Better than 50% of Vermont high schools

Summary

Northfield Middle/High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 in Northfield, Vermont, with 254 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 10:1. The school is part of the Paine Mountain Union School District #68, which is ranked 36 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Northfield Middle/High School has generally performed below the state averages in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates ranging from 35.29% to 63.16% in English Language Arts and 24.32% to 43.59% in mathematics, compared to state averages of 55.64% to 59.84% and 36.84% to 48.11%, respectively. However, the school's performance in science is more mixed, with 11th-grade students scoring 52% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 44.46%. Compared to nearby schools, Northfield Middle/High School generally performs worse than Randolph Union High School, Harwood Union Middle/High School, and Williamstown Middle/High School, but better than Spaulding Union High School and Montpelier High School.

The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 63% to 82%, which is on par with the graduation rates of nearby schools. However, Northfield Middle/High School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 39.5% in recent years, which is higher than the rates at some nearby schools. Additionally, the school has a significant population of low-socioeconomic status students, with 44.88% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2024-2025 school year, which may be contributing to the school's academic challenges.

254

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,473

Per pupil spending ?

44.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37 Cross Street Unit 2
Northfield, VT 05663-1317

(802) 485-4500

District: Paine Mountain Union School District #68

Feeder schools for Northfield Middle/High School:

Elementary:

Northfield Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.0%

Hispanic:

5.5%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2019 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the Vermont median (50th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Vermont average (63% vs 82%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

Vermont avg48%

Middle school

41^st of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 40% (2018) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

21^st of 42

Vermont public high schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 43% (2019) to top 50% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Vermont High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Paine Mountain Union School District #68

36^th of 75Paine Mountain Union School District #68 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	41 of 74	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	63 of 85	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	38 of 50	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.3	24 of 68	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	58 of 85	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	76 of 89	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	48 of 80	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2019	20.1	29 of 33	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	55 of 91	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	65 of 92	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	71 of 88	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.7	41 of 91	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	72 of 94	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	74 of 87	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	21 of 42	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.9	39 of 47	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.2	21 of 37	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	28 of 46	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	28 of 49	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	22 of 42	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	35.2	21 of 34	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	43.2	24 of 38	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.1	7 of 25	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	12.3	36 of 40	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	23 of 44	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.7	41 of 47	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	23 of 49	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	26 of 46	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	29 of 49	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	28 of 48	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

White (2025)40th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)12th percentile~ school

High school

White (2025)48th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)38th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2024)37th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2024)24th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-9 vs state

Mathematics36%-6 vs state

Science35%-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 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 9th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 9th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northfield Middle/High School	Public	6-12	37 Cross Street Unit 2	Northfield	05663	Washington County	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 485-4500	254	26	9.9	44.9%	226 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.5%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	50	21^st of 42 public high schools	50.0%		26.9	39^th of 47 public high schools	17.0%	18	63.2	47.5	48.7	35.3	36.8	43.6	24.3	41.2	24.3	52.0	$12,473	$00	$12,473
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%)	66.1	12^th of 42 public high schools	71.4%		10.9	44^th of 47 public high schools	6.4%	32	48.4	62.5	24.3	60.0	32.3	28.1	2.8	42.9	15.8	41.9	$9,760	$00	$9,760
Montpelier High School	Public	9-12	5 High School Drive	Montpelier	05602	Washington County	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 225-8000	388	37	10.3	30.2%	341 (87.9%)	7 (1.8%)	18 (4.6%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	96.1	1^st of 42 public high schools	97.6%					(n/a)				67.4				64.4		68.5	$15,213	$477	$14,736
Spaulding Union High School	Public	9-12	155 Ayers Street	Barre	05641	Washington County	Barre Unified Union School District #97	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 476-4811	610	57	10.7	45.7%	544 (89.2%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (3.9%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	37.9	25^th of 42 public high schools	40.5%		30	34^th of 47 public high schools	27.7%	9				31.4				41.9		38.3
Central Vermont Career Center	Public	9-12	155 Ayers Street Suite #2	Barre	05641	Washington County	Central Vermont Career Center	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(802) 476-6237	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
U-32 Middle & High School	Public	7-12	930 Gallison Hill Road	Montpelier	05602	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 229-0321	647	63	10.2	42.5%	590 (91.2%)	9 (1.4%)	13 (2.0%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	61.5	15^th of 42 public high schools	64.3%		46.8	23^rd of 47 public high schools	51.1%	8		65.2	68.5	54.4		47.7	45.4	42.7	46.3	42.6
Harwood Union Middle/High School	Public	7-12	458 VT Route 100	Moretown	05660	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 244-5186	556	58	9.6	31.3%	538 (96.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.4	4^th of 42 public high schools	90.5%		77.5	9^th of 47 public high schools	80.9%	5		58.1	69.6	61.8		46.0	51.8	59.2	51.8	52.4	$16,309	$394	$15,915
Randolph Technical Career Center	Public	9-12	17 Forest Street	Randolph	05060	Orange County	Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 728-9595	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Randolph Union High School	Public	7-12	15 Forest Street	Randolph	05060	Orange County	Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 728-3397	344	37	9.4	42.7%	311 (90.4%)	5 (1.5%)	13 (3.8%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	36.9	27^th of 42 public high schools	35.7%		32.1	31^st of 47 public high schools	34.0%	4		59.3	55.3	33.3		37.3	27.7	35.2	23.4	42.4	$13,699	$00	$13,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Northfield Middle/High School

Is Northfield Middle/High School a good school?

Northfield Middle/High School ranks 21^st of 42 Vermont high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Northfield Middle/High School in?

Paine Mountain Union School District #68

What schools feed into Northfield Middle/High School?

Northfield Middle/High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Northfield Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Northfield Middle/High School?

Students at Northfield Middle/High School are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Northfield Middle/High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Northfield Middle/High School.

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