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Vernon Elementary School

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Vernon Elementary School ranks 89 th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Vernon Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Vernon, Vermont, with a total enrollment of 170 students. The school is part of the Vernon School District, which is ranked 48 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Vernon Elementary School has struggled compared to the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 55.17% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 55.07%. In mathematics, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rate was only 27.59%, significantly lower than the state's 35.59%. The school's science proficiency rate for 5th-grade was also below the state average, at 34.48% vs. 44.2%. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.2% in 2019-2020 to 44.4% in 2021-2022.

When compared to nearby schools, Vernon Elementary School generally underperforms. For example, Putney Central School, located 14.51 miles away, had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 4-8 in the 2024-2025 school year. Similarly, Newbrook Elementary School, 14.33 miles away, outperformed Vernon in several subject areas. However, the school performed particularly well for low socioeconomic status students, ranking 6th out of 45 Vermont elementary schools in this category.

170

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,790

Per pupil spending ?

48.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

381 Governor Hunt Road
Vernon, VT 05354

(802) 254-5373

District: Vernon School District

Students who attend Vernon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Brattleboro Area Middle School
High:	Brattleboro Union High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Hispanic:

2.9%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2022) to 35th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

Vermont avg45%

89^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th of 75Vernon 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	37.3	89 of 137	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	92 of 133	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	71 of 113	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	63 of 133	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	80 of 148	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	66 of 138	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	72 of 142	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.6	120 of 169	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.5	115 of 169	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.0	123 of 176	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.0	98 of 167	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.1	126 of 187	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.2	98 of 187	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.5	153 of 189	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	160 of 189	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.5	107 of 189	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.3	67 of 193	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.9	87 of 189	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.5	81 of 184	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	34 of 60	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	27 of 44	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	54 of 61	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	26 of 46	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	6 of 45	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	38 of 61	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	18 of 46	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	19 of 62	69.4%	★★★★☆
2018	23.6	40 of 46	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	95 of 141	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	114 of 142	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	94 of 133	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	69 of 145	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	83 of 147	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	71 of 146	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	67 of 117	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+52 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science34%-10 vs state

Mathematics28%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 3, 2018

Other than giving homework at too young an age, I have no complaints about this school. It is a wonderful community of caring teachers and parents. Close Quote

Schools Near Vernon Elementary 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 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vernon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	381 Governor Hunt Road	Vernon	05354	Windham County	Vernon School District	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 254-5373	170	19	8.8	48.8%	160 (94.1%)	3 (1.8%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	37.3	89^th of 137 public elementary schools	35.0%		34.7	92^nd of 133 public elementary schools	30.8%	3			55.2						27.6			34.5	$14,790	$110	$14,680
Oak Grove School	Public	PK, KG-6	15 Moreland Avenue	Brattleboro	05301	Windham County	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 254-3740	125	16	7.9	70.4%	82 (65.6%)	16 (12.8%)	14 (11.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.0%)	47.6	73^rd of 137 public elementary schools	46.7%		33.8	94^th of 133 public elementary schools	29.3%	21	52.4		50.0				33.3		16.7			50.0
Guilford Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	374 School Road	Guilford	05301	Windham County	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 254-2271	143	15	9.4	53.1%	127 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	39.6	86^th of 137 public elementary schools	37.2%		73.9	23^rd of 133 public elementary schools	82.7%	63	52.6	69.6	38.9	43.8			31.6	34.8	16.7	37.5		22.2
Green Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	164 Green Street	Brattleboro	05301	Windham County	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 254-3737	237	27	8.7	62.4%	181 (76.4%)	12 (5.1%)	31 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	52.9	67^th of 137 public elementary schools	51.1%		41.3	78^th of 133 public elementary schools	41.4%	11	51.5	60.0	51.7	61.1			33.3	33.3	31.0	66.7		31.0
Academy School	Public	PK, KG-6	860 Western Avenue	Brattleboro	05301	Windham County	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 254-3743	418	40	10.5	62.7%	300 (71.8%)	21 (5.0%)	37 (8.9%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.1%)	52.1	70^th of 137 public elementary schools	48.9%		52.1	59^th of 133 public elementary schools	55.6%	11	51.9	57.7	69.8	47.2			31.5	35.9	34.5	41.5		51.7
Dummerston Schools	Public	PK, KG-8	52 Schoolhouse Road	East Dummerston	05346	Windham County	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 254-2733	171	19	9.1	34.5%	156 (91.2%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)								(n/a)
Marlboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2669 Route 9	Marlboro	05344	Windham County	Marlboro School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 254-2668	76	9	8.7	53.9%	65 (85.5%)	4 (5.3%)	3 (3.9%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)	76.9						30.8						$14,044	$00	$14,044
Halifax West School	Public	PK, KG-8	246 Branch Road	West Halifax	05358	Windham County	Halifax School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 368-2888	66	7	9.2	54.5%	61 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)								(n/a)				63.6						45.5
Newbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14 School Road	Newfane	05345	Windham County	West River Valley Union Education District #72A	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 365-7536	96	6	16.0	44.8%	90 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	52.8	68^th of 137 public elementary schools	50.4%		60.1	47^th of 133 public elementary schools	64.7%	21	28.6	68.8	57.1				14.3	31.3	57.1			64.3
Putney Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	182 Westminster Road	Putney	05346	Windham County	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 387-5521	192	25	7.6	39.6%	151 (78.6%)	2 (1.0%)	16 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (10.4%)	80.5	21^st of 137 public elementary schools	84.7%		56.5	51^st of 133 public elementary schools	61.7%	30		83.3		83.3	52.2	75.0		33.3		66.7	34.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Vernon Elementary School

What district is Vernon Elementary School in?

Vernon School District

What schools do graduates of Vernon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Vernon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brattleboro Area Middle School
High : Brattleboro Union High School

What is the racial makeup of Vernon Elementary School?

Students at Vernon Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Vernon Elementary School a good school?

Vernon Elementary School ranks 89^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Vernon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 170 students attended Vernon Elementary School.

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