Missisquoi Valley Union High School

Missisquoi Valley Union High School is a public high school located in Swanton, Vermont, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 741 students. The school is part of the Missisquoi Valley School District #89, which is ranked 33 out of 72 districts in Vermont and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Missisquoi Valley Union High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Vermont high schools, placing 38th out of 47 in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's academic performance is generally below the state averages in VTCAP/English Language Arts, VTCAP/Mathematics, and VTCAP/Science across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 9th-grade proficiency rates were 35.83% in English Language Arts (vs. 47% state average) and 31.93% in Mathematics (vs. 39% state average). The school's 11th-grade science proficiency rate was 25.93%, significantly lower than the 46% state average. Nearby schools, such as Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax), have consistently outperformed Missisquoi Valley Union High School.

Missisquoi Valley Union High School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 36.82% to 52.63% over the past few school years, suggesting a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.7 to 9.0 over the past few school years, which could potentially be leveraged to improve student outcomes. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Native American students performing exceptionally well and other groups, such as female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, performing below average.