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Winooski Middle School

Q: Is Winooski Middle School a good school?

Winooski Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.4% of Vermont middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Winooski Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 146 students attended Winooski Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Winooski Middle School?

Students at Winooski Middle School are 40% White, 26% African American, 21% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Winooski Middle School attend?

Students who attend Winooski Middle School usually go on to attend Winooski High School

Public Grades 6-8

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 74 Vermont Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Vermont middle schools

Summary

Winooski Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Winooski, Vermont, with a student population of 146. The school is part of the Winooski Incorporated School District, which is ranked 66 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Winooski Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Vermont middle schools over the past decade, with rankings ranging from 70th to 105th out of 74-106 schools. The school has maintained a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of this period and has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.7% to 61.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Proficiency rates on standardized tests are consistently well below the state averages, with the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science ranging from 22-39%, 10-28%, and 29%, respectively, compared to state averages of 55-60%, 36-48%, and 40%.

In comparison, nearby middle schools such as Browns River Middle School, Camels Hump Middle School, and Essex Middle School consistently rank in the top 20% of Vermont middle schools and have much higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. Despite Winooski Middle School's higher spending per student ($16,240 in 2018-2019) compared to the state average, the school's performance suggests that additional resources are not translating into improved academic outcomes.

146

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,240

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Normand Street
Winooski, VT 05404-1392

(802) 655-3530

District: Winooski Incorporated School District

Students who attend Winooski Middle School usually attend:

High:

Winooski High School

Feeder schools for Winooski Middle School:

Elementary:

J. F. Kennedy Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.7%

African American:

26.0%

Asian:

20.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (26% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Vermont average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

Vermont avg49%

70^th of 74

Vermont public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 75Winooski Incorporated 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	12.8	70 of 74	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	84 of 85	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	67 of 68	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	84 of 85	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	89 of 89	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	80 of 80	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	104 of 104	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.9	105 of 105	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.7	105 of 106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.9	91 of 91	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.4	105 of 107	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.4	111 of 111	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.9	103 of 106	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.7	102 of 104	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	32.0	78 of 102	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.6	95 of 99	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	88 of 98	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.8	92 of 105	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	12.6	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.5	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.1	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	11.6	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.7	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.9	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2024	32.8	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	22.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2021	39.5	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	46 of 48	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	38 of 39	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	53 of 55	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	45 of 46	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	35 of 35	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	31 of 33	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	43 of 43	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	48 of 49	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	53 of 54	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	46 of 46	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	34 of 34	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	62 of 91	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.3	84 of 92	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	88 of 88	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	86 of 91	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)5th percentile

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-25 vs state

Science29%-11 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Winooski 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Winooski Middle School

What high school do graduates of Winooski Middle School attend?

Students who attend Winooski Middle School usually go on to attend Winooski High School

What is the racial makeup of Winooski Middle School?

Students at Winooski Middle School are 40% White, 26% African American, 21% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Winooski Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 146 students attended Winooski Middle School.

Is Winooski Middle School a good school?

Winooski Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.4% of Vermont middle schools.

What district is Winooski Middle School in?

Winooski Incorporated School District

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