Top 10 Best Public Middle Schools in Vermont (2024-25)

The top ranked public middle schools in Vermont are Montgomery Elementary School, Newton School and Charlotte Central School.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Vermont is 33%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 45%.

Top Ranked Public Middle Schools in Vermont (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Montgomery Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
249 School Drive
Montgomery Center, VT 05471
(802) 326-4618
Rank: #22.
Newton School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
243 Vt Route 132
South Strafford, VT 05070
(802) 765-4351
Rank: #33.
Charlotte Central School
Magnet School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 57% (Top 10%)
Reading: 66% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
408 Hinesburg Road
Charlotte, VT 05445
(802) 425-2771
Rank: #44.
Camels Hump Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 51% (Top 20%)
Reading: 63% (Top 20%)
Grades: 5-8
173 School Street
Richmond, VT 05477
(802) 434-2188
Rank: #55.
Hinesburg Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 50% (Top 20%)
Reading: 64% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
10888 Route 116
Hinesburg, VT 05461
(802) 482-2106
Rank: #66.
Shelburne Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 47% (Top 30%)
Reading: 64% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
345 Harbor Road
Shelburne, VT 05482
(802) 985-3331
Rank: #77.
Williston Schools
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 50% (Top 20%)
Reading: 61% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
195 Central School Drive
Williston, VT 05495
(802) 878-2762
Rank: #88.
Main Street Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 46% (Top 30%)
Reading: 65% (Top 10%)
Grades: 5-8
170 Main Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 223-3404
Rank: #99.
Stowe Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 40-44% (Top 30%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
413 Barrows Road
Stowe, VT 05672
(802) 253-6913
Rank: #1010.
Browns River Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 49% (Top 20%)
Reading: 59% (Top 20%)
Grades: 5-8
20 River Road
Jericho, VT 05465
(802) 899-3711
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Barnet Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 45-49% (Top 30%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
163 Kid Row
Barnet, VT 05821
(802) 633-4978
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Barstow Memorial School
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 45-49% (Top 30%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
223 Chittenden Road
Chittenden, VT 05737
(802) 773-6926
Rank: #1313.
Albert D. Lawton School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 46% (Top 30%)
Reading: 58% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
104 Maple Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 878-1388
Rank: #1414.
Woodstock Union Middle/high School
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Math: 48% (Top 20%)
Reading: 55% (Top 30%)
Grades: 7-12
100 Amsden Way
Woodstock, VT 05091
(802) 457-1317
Rank: #1515.
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 43% (Top 30%)
Reading: 59% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
500 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7100
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Craftsbury Schools
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 40-44% (Top 30%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
1422 North Craftsbury Road
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827
(802) 586-2541
Rank: #16 - 1716. - 17.
Glover Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 40-44% (Top 30%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
100 School Street
Glover, VT 05839
(802) 525-6958
Rank: #1818.
Essex Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 46% (Top 30%)
Reading: 55% (Top 30%)
Grades: 6-8
60 Founders Road
Essex Junction, VT 05452
(802) 879-7173
Rank: #1919.
Dummerston Schools
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 35-39% (Top 50%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
52 Schoolhouse Road
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 254-2733
Rank: #20 - 2220. - 22.
Halifax West School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 40-49% (Top 30%)
Reading: 50-59% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-8
246 Branch Road
West Halifax, VT 05358
(802) 368-2888
Rank: #20 - 2220. - 22.
Lowell Graded School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 40-49% (Top 30%)
Reading: 50-59% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-8
52 Gelo Park Road
Lowell, VT 05847
(802) 744-6641
Rank: #20 - 2220. - 22.
Newark School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 40-49% (Top 30%)
Reading: 50-59% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-8
1448 Newark Street
West Burke, VT 05871
(802) 467-3401
Rank: #2323.
Crossett Brook Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 37% (Top 50%)
Reading: 61% (Top 20%)
Grades: 5-8
5672 Vt Route 100
Waterbury, VT 05676
(802) 244-6100
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Dorset Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 35-39% (Top 50%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
130 School Drive
Dorset, VT 05251
(802) 362-2606
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Flood Brook School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 35-39% (Top 50%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
91 Vt Route 11
Londonderry, VT 05148
(802) 824-6811
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Westford Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Math: 35-39% (Top 50%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
146 Brookside Road
Westford, VT 05494
(802) 878-5932
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Folsum Education & Community Center
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Math: 40-44% (Top 30%)
Reading: 50-54% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-8
75 South Street
South Hero, VT 05486
(802) 372-6600
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Putney Central School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Math: 40-44% (Top 30%)
Reading: 50-54% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-8
182 Westminster Road
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-5521
Rank: #2929.
Colchester Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Math: 38% (Top 50%)
Reading: 53% (Top 30%)
Grades: 6-8
425 Blakely Road
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 264-5800
Rank: #3030.
Weathersfield School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Math: 35-39% (Top 50%)
Reading: 50-54% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-8
1355 Schoolhouse Road
Ascutney, VT 05030
(802) 674-5400
Rank: #3131.
Walden School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Math: 30-39% (Top 50%)
Reading: 50-59% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-8
135 Cahoon Farm Road
West Danville, VT 05873
(802) 563-3000
Rank: #3232.
Edmunds Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Math: 44% (Top 30%)
Reading: 48% (Top 50%)
Grades: 6-8
275 Main Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8486
Rank: #3333.
Rutland Town Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Math: 41% (Top 50%)
Reading: 47% (Top 50%)
Grades: PK-8
1612 Post Road
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 775-0566
Rank: #3434.
Oxbow Union High School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Math: 35-39% (Top 50%)
Reading: 45-49% (Top 50%)
Grades: 7-12
36 Oxbow Drive
Bradford, VT 05033
(802) 222-5214
Rank: #3535.
Vergennes Union High School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Math: 40-44% (Top 30%)
Reading: 40-44% (Bottom 50%)
Grades: 7-12
50 Monkton Road
Vergennes, VT 05491
(802) 877-2938
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