The brief
A Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 middle school serving grades 5th – 8th.
Students at Browns River Middle School score 60% proficient, which is below what's typical for similar communities (expected: 61%).
It ranks 204 of 280 schools in Vermont and 6 of 8 in Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401.
- 202548%
- 202464%
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 53% (multi-year average, 2020-2025) · reading/ELA 68% (multi-year average, 2020-2024).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 VTCAP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2024 VTCAP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2024 VTCAP. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- State assessments · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 05465; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2020-2025, multi-year average, 2020-2024; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $116,786
- Median home value
- $460,700
- Median rent
- $1,721/mo
- College educated
- 64.6%
- Homeownership
- 92.3%
- Poverty rate
- 1.2%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 05465; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 17
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 32
- Somewhat Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 2,832/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 16.3%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Browns River Middle School serve?
Browns River Middle School serves students in grades 5th through 8th.
How many students attend Browns River Middle School?
Browns River Middle School has an enrollment of approximately 367 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Browns River Middle School?
The student-teacher ratio at Browns River Middle School is 14.1:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Browns River Middle School rank in VT?
Browns River Middle School ranks #204 of 280 schools in VT.
What is Browns River Middle School's MySchoolScout rating?
Browns River Middle School has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.2 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Browns River Middle School?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Browns River Middle School has 53% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2020-2025) and 68% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2020-2024).
Is Browns River Middle School a charter school?
No, Browns River Middle School is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Browns River Middle School a Title I school?
No, Browns River Middle School is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Browns River Middle School?
16.3% of students at Browns River Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- 5th – 8th
- Enrollment
- 367
- Student-teacher ratio
- 14.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 26
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Fringe Rural
- County
- Chittenden County
- Phone
- (802) 899-3711
- Rank in district
- #6 of 8
- Schools in district
- 8
- District spending per student
- $21,968
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 05465)
- 5,628
- Area median age
- 45.1
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Vermont Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.