Best Public Schools in Zip Code 05346

Summary:

The 05346 zip code area is home to two high-performing elementary schools, Putney Central School and Dummerston Schools, both of which are consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state of Vermont.

Putney Central School stands out with its impressive 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking of 21st out of 137 Vermont elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 50 elementary schools in the state over the past three years. Putney Central School's students have outperformed the state average in English Language Arts proficiency across multiple grade levels, and the school boasts a low student-teacher ratio of 7.6 to 1.

Dummerston Schools is also a high-performing institution, ranked 33rd out of 133 Vermont elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. While Dummerston Schools has a slightly higher student-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1 compared to Putney Central, it has consistently ranked in the top 30-33 elementary schools in Vermont over the past two school years, indicating a strong commitment to academic excellence.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)				VTCAP Mathematics (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 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
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
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)

Cities Near Zip Code 05346

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
E Dummerston	2.02 mi	1
East Dummerston	2.02 mi	1	28^th
Putney	2.83 mi	2	48^th
Newfane	4.32 mi	2	42^nd
Brattleboro	7.15 mi	12	63^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.

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