Best Schools for Low-income Students in Vermont (2026)

These are the Vermont public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Townshend Village School Townshend	70%	70%	20	A
2	Twin Valley Elementary School Wilmington	50%	50%	26	B
3	Union Elementary School Montpelier	50%	50%	27	A
4	Bethel Elementary School Bethel	50%	30%	27	B
5	Fisher School Arlington	50%	30%	24	C
6	Dothan Brook School White River Junction	50%	30%	30	B+
7	White River School White River Junction	45%	25%	34	C+
8	Enosburg Falls Elementary School Enosburg Falls	35%	35%	57	C
9	Thomas Fleming School Essex Junction	35%	35%	55	B
10	Williamstown Elementary School Williamstown	35%	32%	57	C
11	Middlebury ID #4 School Middlebury	37%	27%	82	B
12	Malletts Bay School Colchester	37%	27%	156	A
13	Brookside Primary School Waterbury	30%	30%	23	B
14	Ottauquechee School Quechee	45%	15%	32	A
15	C. P. Smith School Burlington	25%	35%	58	B
16	Chamberlin School South Burlington	35%	25%	48	C+
17	Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes Burlington	35%	15%	44	C
18	South Royalton Elementary School South Royalton	35%	15%	34	C+
19	Rick Marcotte Central School South Burlington	25%	25%	40	B+
20	Orchard School South Burlington	25%	25%	41	A
21	Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler Burlington	25%	25%	58	C+
22	Champlain School Burlington	25%	25%	50	B+
23	Morristown Elementary School Morrisville	25%	25%	44	B
24	Northfield Elementary School Northfield	25%	25%	41	C+
25	Edmunds Elementary School Burlington	32%	15%	62	B+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Braintree School Braintree	70%	50%	23	A+
2	Montgomery Elementary School Montgomery Center	75%	35%	34	A+
3	Highgate Elementary School Highgate Center	57%	32%	62	A
4	Barnet Elementary School Barnet	45%	45%	55	A+
5	East Montpelier Elementary School East Montpelier	50%	30%	28	A+
6	Waterford Elementary School Waterford	50%	30%	26	B+
7	Cavendish Town Elementary School Proctorsville	30%	50%	24	A
8	Franklin Central School Franklin	50%	30%	24	A
9	Glover Community School Glover	50%	30%	27	A
10	Calais Elementary School Plainfield	50%	30%	20	A
11	Rumney Memorial School Middlesex	50%	30%	20	A+
12	Sharon Elementary School Sharon	50%	30%	28	B
13	Weathersfield School Ascutney	50%	30%	30	B+
14	Mettawee Community School West Pawlet	55%	25%	38	C+
15	North Country Union Junior High School Derby	47%	32%	112	B+
16	Poultney Elementary School Poultney	35%	45%	47	C+
17	Robinson School Starksboro	35%	35%	32	B
18	Barstow Memorial School Chittenden	35%	35%	37	B+
19	Flood Brook School Londonderry	45%	25%	45	B
20	Irasburg Village School Irasburg	45%	25%	38	B
21	Orleans Elementary School Orleans	45%	25%	41	C+
22	Sheldon Elementary School Sheldon	37%	32%	78	C+
23	Browns River Middle School Jericho	35%	35%	36	A+
24	Woodstock Elementary School Woodstock	45%	25%	45	A+
25	Wolcott Elementary School Wolcott	35%	35%	32	C+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Mt. Mansfield Union High School Jericho	50%	30%	24	A+
2	South Burlington High School South Burlington	55%	25%	45	A+
3	Rivendell Academy Orford	55%	25%	32	C+
4	Twin Valley Middle High School Whitingham	47%	27%	71	C+
5	Harwood Union Middle/High School Moretown	55%	15%	54	A
6	Essex High School Essex Junction	47%	17%	61	A
7	Vergennes Union High School Vergennes	47%	17%	62	A
8	Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) Saint Albans	42%	22%	78	C+
9	U-32 Middle & High School Montpelier	37%	27%	99	A
10	Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) Fairfax	45%	15%	45	B+
11	Champlain Valley Union High School Hinesburg	50%	10%	27	A+
12	Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Enosburg Falls	37%	22%	66	A
13	Spaulding Union High School Barre	35%	25%	41	B+
14	Woodstock Union Middle/High School Woodstock	35%	25%	33	A+
15	Cabot School Cabot	35%	25%	38	C
16	Green Mountain Union High School Chester	37%	17%	68	C+
17	West Rutland School West Rutland	27%	27%	90	C+
18	Randolph Union High School Randolph	32%	22%	85	B+
19	Brattleboro Union High School Brattleboro	35%	15%	39	B+
20	Oxbow Union High School Bradford	35%	15%	59	B
21	Craftsbury Schools Craftsbury Common	35%	15%	39	B
22	Twinfield Union School Plainfield	35%	15%	50	B+
23	Lake Region Union High School Orleans	35%	15%	36	B
24	Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School Bennington	37%	12%	89	C+
25	Burlington High School Burlington	25%	25%	60	B+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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