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Milton Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 74 Vermont Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Vermont middle schools

Summary

Milton Middle School is a public middle school serving 420 students in grades 5-8 in Milton, Vermont. The school is part of the Milton School District, which is ranked 34 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Milton Middle School consistently underperforms the state average in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 35.87% to 53%, compared to the state averages of 55.07% to 59.84%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 17.39% to 31.18%, compared to the state averages of 35.59% to 48.11%. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 36.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Camels Hump Middle School and Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, Milton Middle School consistently underperforms academically, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at Milton Middle School, with 49.29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025, may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance.

420

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,387

Per pupil spending ?

49.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17 Rebecca Lander Drive
Milton, VT 05468-3037

(802) 893-5400

District: Milton School District

Students who attend Milton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Milton Senior High School

Feeder schools for Milton Middle School:

Elementary:

Milton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.2%

Asian:

3.8%

African American:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (33% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

Vermont avg48%

57^th of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 75Milton School District 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	27.6	57 of 74	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	62 of 85	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	31 of 50	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	53 of 68	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	67 of 85	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	74 of 89	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	52 of 80	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.5	71 of 104	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.9	79 of 105	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.0	77 of 106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.7	75 of 91	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.7	67 of 107	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	17.5	100 of 111	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.4	80 of 106	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.9	65 of 104	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.4	65 of 102	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	18.1	91 of 99	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	40 of 43	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	44 of 48	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	29 of 39	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	42 of 55	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	41 of 46	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	29 of 35	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	34 of 40	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	23 of 27	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	24 of 35	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	26 of 33	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.2	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	28 of 43	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	31 of 49	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	37 of 42	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	43 of 54	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	35 of 46	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.7	15 of 34	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.8	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	39.6	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	75 of 91	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	66 of 92	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	53 of 88	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	72 of 91	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	80 of 94	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	69 of 87	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	46 of 71	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-14 vs state

Science30%-13 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

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Schools Near Milton Middle 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 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
Milton Middle School	Public	5-8	17 Rebecca Lander Drive	Milton	05468	Chittenden County	Milton School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 893-5400	420	47	9.0	49.3%	362 (86.2%)	13 (3.1%)	13 (3.1%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	27.6	57^th of 74 public middle schools	23.0%		29.6	62^nd of 85 public middle schools	27.1%	5	36.5	45.3	35.9	53.0	17.4	29.5	31.2	25.0	25.2	35.0	$10,387	$472	$9,915
Colchester Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Blakely Road	Colchester	05446	Chittenden County	Colchester School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 264-5800	509	44	11.5	35.0%	418 (82.1%)	23 (4.5%)	23 (4.5%)	32 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	73	17^th of 74 public middle schools	77.0%		72.8	16^th of 85 public middle schools	81.2%	1		63.1	54.7	70.6		61.5	48.0	55.2		52.9	$11,187	$00	$11,187
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
Winooski Middle School	Public	6-8	60 Normand Street	Winooski	05404	Chittenden County	Winooski Incorporated School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 655-3530	146	16	9.2	76.0%	58 (39.7%)	38 (26.0%)	10 (6.8%)	30 (20.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	12.8	70^th of 74 public middle schools	5.4%		7.5	84^th of 85 public middle schools	1.2%	14		22.2	37.3	39.1		11.1	28.9	10.6		29.2	$16,240	$00	$16,240
Albert D. Lawton School	Public	6-8	104 Maple Street	Essex Junction	05452	Chittenden County	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union School D	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 878-1388	297	32	9.2	33.3%	219 (73.7%)	7 (2.4%)	11 (3.7%)	39 (13.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	78.6	13^th of 74 public middle schools	82.4%		69.4	19^th of 85 public middle schools	77.6%	6		69.7	62.8	75.3		56.2	58.7	57.3		42.7	$12,633	$330	$12,303
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School	Public	6-8	1364 North Avenue	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8469	322	37	8.8	53.1%	209 (64.9%)	44 (13.7%)	19 (5.9%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)								(n/a)										49.0	$13,435	$1,089	$12,346
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
Edmunds Middle School	Public	6-8	275 Main Street	Burlington	05401	Chittenden County	Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 864-8486	356	37	9.5	60.7%	196 (55.1%)	72 (20.2%)	31 (8.7%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)								(n/a)										42.2	$13,420	$1,088	$12,332
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Dorset Street	South Burlington	05403	Chittenden County	South Burlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 652-7100	565	45	12.6	29.9%	403 (71.3%)	44 (7.8%)	32 (5.7%)	42 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	89.9	3^rd of 74 public middle schools	95.9%		88.3	8^th of 85 public middle schools	90.6%	5		67.4	73.0	79.8		71.1	59.4	66.3		67.0	$12,290	$223	$12,067
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Milton Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Milton Middle School?

Students at Milton Middle School are 86% White, 4% Asian, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Milton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Milton Middle School usually go on to attend Milton Senior High School

What district is Milton Middle School in?

Milton School District

How many students attend Milton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Milton Middle School.

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Milton Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Vermont middle schools.

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