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Best High Schools in Zip Code 05602

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1,035

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5-star school

Top rankedMontpelier High School1^st of 42 Vermont high schools

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Biggest riser

U-32 Middle & High School up 8 spots statewide this year

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Montpelier High School

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Summary:

The 05602 zip code in Vermont is home to two high schools: U-32 Middle & High School and Montpelier High School. While both schools serve students in grades 7-12, Montpelier High School stands out as a top-performing institution, ranking 1st out of 42 Vermont high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Montpelier High School's exceptional performance is evident in its academic proficiency, where it outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science for 9th and 11th grade students. In contrast, U-32 Middle & High School outperforms the state average in ELA proficiency for 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students, as well as in 8th grade Science proficiency. Both schools perform similarly in Mathematics, slightly above the state average for 7th and 8th grade students, but below the state average for 9th grade students.

Interestingly, the two schools have the same 4-year graduation rate of 82.0% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a strong commitment to student success and completion. However, U-32 Middle & High School has a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (42.5%) compared to Montpelier High School (30.15%), suggesting potential differences in the socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations. The student-teacher ratios are similar between the two schools, with U-32 Middle & High School at 10.2 and Montpelier High School at 10.3.

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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 (2024)
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 (2025)	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 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 9th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 9th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montpelier High School	Public	9-12	5 High School Drive	Montpelier	05602	Washington County	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 225-8000	388	37	10.3	30.2%	341 (87.9%)	7 (1.8%)	18 (4.6%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	96.1	1^st of 42 public high schools	97.6%					(n/a)			67.4			64.4		68.5	$17,816	$496	$17,320
U-32 Middle & High School	Public	7-12	930 Gallison Hill Road	Montpelier	05602	Washington County	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 229-0321	647	63	10.2	42.5%	590 (91.2%)	9 (1.4%)	13 (2.0%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	61.5	15^th of 42 public high schools	64.3%		46.8	23^rd of 47 public high schools	51.1%	8	65.2	68.5	54.4	47.7	45.4	42.7	46.3	42.6	$18,014	$546	$17,468

Cities Near Zip Code 05602

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montpelier	0.6 mi	8	23^rd
Berlin	3.86 mi	2	94^th
East Montpelier	4.18 mi	2	22^nd
Middlesex	5.73 mi	2	9^th
Barre	6.91 mi	9	87^th

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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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