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Missisquoi Valley School District #89 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Vermont for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 736 students in Missisquoi Valley School District #89. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Vermont.
Public Middle School in Missisquoi Valley School District #89 have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Vermont public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Vermont public middle school average of 10% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (VT)
# Schools
4 Schools
110 Schools
# Students
1,813 Students
33,710 Students
# Teachers
176 Teachers
3,026 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Missisquoi Valley School District #89, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 102 school districts in Vermont (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#52 out of 154 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
35%
Graduation Rate
87%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.19
# American Indian Students
22 Students
90 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
511 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
41 Students
909 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
3%
# Black Students
7 Students
646 Students
% Black Students
n/a
2%
# White Students
1,447 Students
30,297 Students
% White Students
80%
90%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
32 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
289 Students
1,230 Students
% of Two or more races Students
16%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
174
2,058
# Students in K Grade:
132
1,533
# Students in 1st Grade:
131
1,590
# Students in 2nd Grade:
131
1,480
# Students in 3rd Grade:
136
1,601
# Students in 4th Grade:
110
1,584
# Students in 5th Grade:
134
2,206
# Students in 6th Grade:
129
3,752
# Students in 7th Grade:
136
5,609
# Students in 8th Grade:
124
5,547
# Students in 9th Grade:
135
1,870
# Students in 10th Grade:
120
1,775
# Students in 11th Grade:
108
1,607
# Students in 12th Grade:
113
1,498
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,071 in this school district is less than the state median of $29,434. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,918 is less than the state median of $28,705. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$2,348 MM
Spending
$42 MM
$2,290 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,071
$29,434
Spending / Student
$22,918
$28,705
Best Missisquoi Valley School District #89 Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Missisquoi Valley Union High School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
175 Thunderbird Drive
Swanton, VT 05488
(802) 868-7311
Swanton, VT 05488
(802) 868-7311
Grades: 7-12
| 736 students
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