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Best Schools in Vermont (2026)

385 schools across 109 districts and 202 cities, starting with the place you want to live.

Not yet ratedNo axis is drawn until three districts have rated campuses.

The local route

No metro map yet; start with the biggest places.

  1. Burlington

    14 schools on file.

  2. Bennington

    11 schools on file.

  3. Brattleboro

    11 schools on file.

The districts

No axis is drawn until three districts have rated campuses.

The schools

The ten highest-rated schools; open a profile for the evidence.

The map

Where the highest-rated schools sit.
The 50 highest-rated schools in Vermont, pinned and colored by score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries.

The cities

The twenty places with the most schools.

The record

Total schools
385
Districts
109
Cities/towns
202
Average rating
6.4
out of 10
Math proficiency
46%
avg across schools
ELA proficiency
59%
avg across schools
Avg student-teacher ratio
10.5:1
Estimated scores
18%
68 of 385 schools use estimated academic data from nearby schools

Questions

How many schools are ranked in Vermont?

MySchoolScout has rankings and data for 385 public schools across 109 districts in Vermont.

What is the average school rating in Vermont?

The average MySchoolScout composite score for ranked schools in Vermont is 6.4 out of 10.

What percentage of students in Vermont are proficient in math?

On average, 45.9% of students across ranked schools in Vermont are proficient in math, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What percentage of students in Vermont are proficient in reading?

On average, 58.6% of students across ranked schools in Vermont are proficient in reading and ELA, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What is the average student-teacher ratio in Vermont?

The average student-teacher ratio across ranked schools in Vermont is 10.5:1.

What is the top-ranked school in Vermont?

The top-ranked school in Vermont on MySchoolScout is Marion W. Cross School in Norwich, with a composite score of 9.9/10.

How does MySchoolScout rate schools in Vermont?

MySchoolScout rates schools using publicly available data from the NCES Common Core of Data and the Vermont Department of Education. Each school receives a 1-10 composite score built from Student Growth, Poverty-Adjusted Academic Achievement, and School Environment — plus College Readiness for high schools. Weights vary by school level, and equity data is shown for context but not scored.

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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.