Best Public Schools in Zip Code 05660

Summary:

The 05660 zip code area is home to two standout schools - Harwood Union Middle/High School and Moretown Elementary School. Both schools have consistently ranked among the top performers in Vermont, with Harwood Union Middle/High School reaching the top 10 in the state for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years.

Harwood Union Middle/High School boasts strong test scores, with students performing above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments. The school has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 18th in 2021-2022 to 9th in 2023-2024 and 4th in 2024-2025. With a 4-year graduation rate of 82.0% and a student-teacher ratio of 9.6, the school appears to be providing a high-quality education to its 556 students.

Moretown Elementary School is also a standout, having been ranked in the top 30 elementary schools in Vermont for the past few years and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's test scores in English Language Arts are particularly impressive, with 4th and 6th-grade students significantly outperforming the state average. With 169 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.8, Moretown Elementary School is providing a strong educational foundation for its young learners.

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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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 9th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harwood Union Middle/High School	Public	7-12	458 VT Route 100	Moretown	05660	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 244-5186	556	58	9.6	31.3%	538 (96.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.4	4^th of 42 public high schools	90.5%		77.5	9^th of 47 public high schools	80.9%	5					58.1	69.6	61.8					46.0	51.8	59.2		51.8	52.4	$16,309	$394	$15,915
Moretown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	940 Route 100B	Moretown	05660	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 496-3742	169	12	13.8	23.1%	164 (97.0%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.9	39^th of 137 public elementary schools	71.5%					(n/a)	36.8	83.3	60.0	66.7				42.1	66.7	33.3	61.1				40.0			$14,977	$362	$14,615

Cities Near Zip Code 05660

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moretown	0.77 mi	5	24^th
Duxbury	4.77 mi	1	20^th
Waterbury	4.77 mi	5	34^th
Waitsfield	5.32 mi	4	39^th
Northfield	7.99 mi	4	84^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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