Best Schools for White Students in Vermont (2026)

These are the Vermont public schools where white 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 white 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	Smilie Memorial Elementary School Bolton	70%	70%	20	A+
2	Edmunds Elementary School Burlington	72%	62%	79	B+
3	Champlain School Burlington	67%	62%	88	B+
4	Underhill Central School Underhill Center	65%	65%	42	A+
5	Bingham Memorial School Cornwall	65%	65%	42	A+
6	Richmond Elementary School Richmond	67%	57%	77	A+
7	Jericho Elementary School Jericho	57%	67%	122	A+
8	Summit Street School Essex Junction	55%	65%	44	A
9	Weybridge Elementary School Middlebury	70%	50%	26	A
10	Brewster Pierce School Huntington	65%	55%	35	A+
11	Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler Burlington	75%	45%	49	C+
12	Orchard School South Burlington	67%	52%	125	A
13	Union Elementary School Montpelier	62%	52%	112	A
14	Hiawatha Elementary School Essex Junction	55%	55%	44	A
15	Townshend Village School Townshend	55%	55%	34	A
16	C. P. Smith School Burlington	52%	57%	92	B
17	Malletts Bay School Colchester	58%	51%	388	A
18	Ottauquechee School Quechee	62%	47%	96	A
19	Rick Marcotte Central School South Burlington	57%	47%	127	B+
20	Middlebury ID #4 School Middlebury	57%	47%	216	B
21	Founders Memorial School Essex Junction	57%	47%	265	B+
22	Ripton Elementary School Ripton	50%	50%	27	B
23	Brookside Primary School Waterbury	47%	52%	120	B
24	Twin Valley Elementary School Wilmington	55%	45%	51	B
25	Bethel Elementary School Bethel	55%	45%	45	B

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Marion W. Cross School Norwich	82%	82%	153	A+
2	Montgomery Elementary School Montgomery Center	82%	62%	70	A+
3	Barnard Academy Barnard	75%	65%	33	A+
4	Killington Elementary School Killington	75%	55%	53	A+
5	Waitsfield Elementary School Waitsfield	72%	57%	74	A+
6	Braintree School Braintree	75%	55%	42	A+
7	Charlotte Central School Charlotte	67%	57%	211	A+
8	Monkton Central School Monkton	67%	57%	69	A+
9	Camels Hump Middle School Richmond	72%	52%	251	A+
10	Edmunds Middle School Burlington	72%	52%	210	A
11	Hinesburg Community School Hinesburg	67%	52%	295	A+
12	Ferrisburgh Central School Ferrisburgh	65%	55%	58	A+
13	Fayston Elementary School Fayston	70%	50%	30	A+
14	Moretown Elementary School Moretown	65%	55%	48	A+
15	Dover Elementary School East Dover	65%	55%	48	A+
16	Peacham Elementary School Peacham	75%	45%	32	A+
17	Browns River Middle School Jericho	62%	53%	300	A+
18	Shelburne Community School Shelburne	66%	49%	340	A+
19	Rumney Memorial School Middlesex	62%	52%	69	A+
20	East Montpelier Elementary School East Montpelier	67%	47%	108	A+
21	Albert D. Lawton School Essex Junction	62%	47%	247	A
22	Warren Elementary School Warren	57%	52%	64	A+
23	Main Street Middle School Montpelier	67%	42%	289	A
24	Barnet Elementary School Barnet	62%	47%	112	A+
25	Cavendish Town Elementary School Proctorsville	55%	55%	42	A

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Champlain Valley Union High School Hinesburg	82%	47%	272	A+
2	Burlington High School Burlington	72%	52%	102	B+
3	South Burlington High School South Burlington	82%	37%	172	A+
4	Mt. Mansfield Union High School Jericho	67%	52%	150	A+
5	Montpelier High School Montpelier	82%	37%	72	A
6	Essex High School Essex Junction	67%	37%	211	A
7	Woodstock Union Middle/High School Woodstock	62%	42%	202	A+
8	Brattleboro Union High School Brattleboro	62%	37%	158	B+
9	Middlebury Union High School Middlebury	62%	37%	80	A
10	Vergennes Union High School Vergennes	62%	37%	181	A
11	U-32 Middle & High School Montpelier	57%	39%	299	A
12	Harwood Union Middle/High School Moretown	67%	27%	188	A
13	Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Enosburg Falls	57%	37%	132	A
14	Spaulding Union High School Barre	52%	42%	114	B+
15	Rutland Senior High School Rutland	52%	37%	120	B+
16	Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School Bennington	57%	32%	158	C+
17	Colchester High School Colchester	57%	32%	143	A
18	Rivendell Academy Orford	57%	32%	93	C+
19	Twinfield Union School Plainfield	52%	32%	115	B+
20	Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) Fairfax	52%	32%	184	B+
21	Craftsbury Schools Craftsbury Common	52%	32%	83	B
22	Twin Valley Middle High School Whitingham	52%	27%	123	C+
23	Mt. Abraham Union High School Bristol	52%	27%	257	B
24	Milton Senior High School Milton	52%	27%	106	B
25	Lake Region Union High School Orleans	52%	22%	67	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

Best Schools for White Students in Vermont (2026)

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