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Poultney High School

Q: Is Poultney High School a good school?

Poultney High School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Vermont high schools.

Q: How many students attend Poultney High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended Poultney High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Poultney High School?

Students at Poultney High School are 96% White, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Poultney High School?

Poultney High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Poultney Elementary School

Public Grades 7-12

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 42 Vermont High Schools

Better than 19% of Vermont high schools

Summary

Poultney High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Poultney, Vermont, part of the Quarry Valley Unified Union School District. With 208 students, the school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate in recent years, ranging from 19th to 47th out of Vermont high schools.

Poultney High School faces significant challenges, consistently underperforming the state average on standardized tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.09% of 7th graders were proficient or better in VTCAP Math, compared to the state average of 43.74%. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 79.9% to 91.0% in recent years, generally lower than the 82.0% rate reported for nearby schools like Otter Valley Union High, Fair Haven Union Middle and High School, and Proctor Junior/Senior High. Additionally, Poultney High School has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 64.4% to 69.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the 28.4% to 84.5% rates reported for the nearby schools.

While Poultney High School performs relatively well for special education students, it struggles to support other subgroups, particularly female and white students. The school's per-student spending of $12,347 in 2018-2019 is higher than the $10,376 spent at Otter Valley Union High School, but lower than the $14,637 spent at Proctor Junior/Senior High School. The school's student-teacher ratio has ranged from 10.4 to 12.7 in recent years, generally higher than the ratios reported for the nearby schools.

208

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,347

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

154 East Main Street
Poultney, VT 05764-1198

(802) 287-5861

District: Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70

Feeder schools for Poultney High School:

Elementary:

Poultney Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.2%

African American:

1.4%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2018 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Vermont average (82%)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

Vermont avg41%

Middle school

61^st of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 31 pts since 2018

From bottom 49% (2018) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

34^th of 42

Vermont public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 9 pts since 2018

From bottom 28% (2018) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 75Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 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	22.4	61 of 74	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	64 of 85	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	61 of 68	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	73 of 85	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	57 of 89	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	41 of 80	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	31.3	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	36 of 39	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	40 of 55	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	25 of 46	45.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	9.7	40 of 40	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	29 of 35	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	19.0	43 of 49	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	27 of 30	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	38 of 42	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	46 of 54	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	32 of 46	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	85 of 91	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	70 of 92	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	78 of 88	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	84 of 91	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	83 of 94	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	56 of 87	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	47 of 47	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	37 of 37	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	51.4	23 of 46	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	33 of 46	28.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	36 of 37	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	31 of 33	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	29 of 42	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	20 of 38	47.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	32 of 34	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	62.2	11 of 31	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	24 of 34	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.8	35 of 38	7.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	62.8	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	19 of 41	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2024	72.4	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	40 of 44	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	47 of 47	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	44 of 49	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	45 of 46	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	51.7	24 of 49	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	19 of 48	60.4%	★★★☆☆

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

Female (2024)21st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2024)12th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile-25 vs school

High school

Special Education (2024)83rd percentile+83 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)6th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics28%-12 vs state

Science22%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Poultney High 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 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 9th 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
Poultney High School	Public	7-12	154 East Main Street	Poultney	05764	Rutland County	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 287-5861	208	20	10.4	54.3%	200 (96.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	19.6	34^th of 42 public high schools	19.0%		7.2	47^th of 47 public high schools	0.0%	13				26.1	26.5	31.0	17.7	26.3	$12,347	$169	$12,178
Fair Haven Union Middle and High School	Public	7-12	33 Mechanic Street	Fair Haven	05743	Rutland County	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 265-4966	499	39	12.7	53.7%	463 (92.8%)	17 (3.4%)	11 (2.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)								(n/a)		51.2			29.8		31.0	19.4
Mill River Union High School	Public	7-12	2321 Middle Road	North Clarendon	05759	Rutland County	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 775-1925	368	39	9.4	50.0%	353 (95.9%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	20.3	33^rd of 42 public high schools	21.4%		27.3	37^th of 47 public high schools	21.3%	4	42.9	60.6	33.3	22.6	30.3	26.2
Proctor Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4 Park Street	Proctor	05765	Rutland County	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 459-3353	116	13	8.7	50.9%	108 (93.1%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)				66.7			31.3	25.0	$14,637	$200	$14,437
Rutland Senior High School	Public	9-12	22 Stratton Road	Rutland	05701	Rutland County	Rutland City School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 773-1955	721	59	12.3	64.5%	603 (83.6%)	20 (2.8%)	38 (5.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.7%)	60.4	16^th of 42 public high schools	61.9%		51.8	20^th of 47 public high schools	57.4%	4			45.4			39.8		53.2	$11,798	$933	$10,865
Stafford Technical Center	Public	9-12	8 Stratton Road	Rutland	05701	Rutland County	Rutland City School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 770-1033	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Otter Valley Union High School	Public	7-12	2997 Franklin Street	Brandon	05733	Rutland County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 247-6833	487	49	9.9	41.9%	425 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)								(n/a)							16.0	50.0	$10,376	$00	$10,376

Frequently Asked Questions about Poultney High School

What district is Poultney High School in?

Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70

Is Poultney High School a good school?

Poultney High School ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Vermont high schools.

How many students attend Poultney High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended Poultney High School.

What is the racial makeup of Poultney High School?

Students at Poultney High School are 96% White, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Poultney High School?

Poultney High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Poultney Elementary School

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