Best Public Schools in Zip Code 05676

Summary:

The 05676 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Brookside Primary School and Smilie Memorial Elementary School) and 1 middle school (Crossett Brook Middle School). These schools, which are part of the Harwood Unified Union School District #60 and the Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401, have shown strong academic performance, with Crossett Brook Middle School and Brookside Primary School standing out as top-performing schools in their respective categories.

Crossett Brook Middle School has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Vermont, earning a #5 ranking out of 50 schools in 2022-2023 and a #18 ranking out of 74 schools in 2024-2025. It has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance. Brookside Primary School has also performed well, ranking #12 out of 113 Vermont elementary schools in 2022-2023 and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger that year. Its test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally above the state averages.

The schools in the 05676 zip code area vary in their student demographics and resource allocation. Smilie Memorial Elementary School has the highest free and reduced lunch rate at 34.78%, while Brookside Primary School has the lowest at 24.42%. Crossett Brook Middle School has the highest spending per student at $13,282, and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 9.2. These differences may contribute to the varying performance levels observed across the schools. Overall, the data suggests that the schools in this area are providing a strong educational foundation for their students, with opportunities for further exploration and improvement.

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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 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
Brookside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	47 Stowe Street	Waterbury	05676	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 244-7195	389	31	12.6	24.4%	367 (94.3%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.4	52^nd of 137 public elementary schools	62.0%		64.7	37^th of 133 public elementary schools	72.2%	15	44.4	62.5					42.9	40.6							$12,908	$312	$12,596
Crossett Brook Middle School	Public	5-8	5672 VT Route 100	Duxbury	05676	Washington County	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 244-6100	262	28	9.2	29.4%	256 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.2	18^th of 74 public middle schools	75.7%		73.4	15^th of 85 public middle schools	82.4%	3			68.7	70.0	50.0	71.6			34.3	58.3	52.9	47.8	55.2	44.6	$13,282	$321	$12,961
Smilie Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2712 Theodore Roosevelt Hwy.	Bolton	05676	Chittenden County	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 434-2757	69	6	12.5	34.8%	64 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 05676

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waterbury	1.63 mi	5	34^th
Duxbury	2.31 mi	1	20^th
Bolton	4.96 mi	1
Moretown	6.31 mi	5	24^th
Stowe	8.79 mi	7	6^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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