For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public preschools serving 655 students in Mount Ascutney School District #86. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Vermont.
Public Preschools in Mount Ascutney School District #86 have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Vermont public pre school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Vermont public preschool average of 12% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (VT)
# Schools
2 Schools
206 Schools
# Students
655 Students
46,059 Students
# Teachers
52 Teachers
3,913 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Mount Ascutney School District #86, which is ranked within the bottom 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 75% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#135 out of 154 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
35%

Graduation Rate
75%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.22
# American Indian Students
1 Student
123 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
6 Students
793 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
9 Students
1,585 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
4%
# Black Students
20 Students
1,105 Students
% Black Students
3%
2%
# White Students
618 Students
40,594 Students
% White Students
94%
88%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
25 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
1,834 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
65
8,002
# Students in K Grade:
39
5,134
# Students in 1st Grade:
30
5,329
# Students in 2nd Grade:
42
5,694
# Students in 3rd Grade:
34
4,859
# Students in 4th Grade:
43
5,179
# Students in 5th Grade:
46
4,374
# Students in 6th Grade:
42
3,343
# Students in 7th Grade:
30
1,679
# Students in 8th Grade:
45
1,675
# Students in 9th Grade:
57
201
# Students in 10th Grade:
69
214
# Students in 11th Grade:
60
206
# Students in 12th Grade:
53
170
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,785 in this school district is less than the state median of $29,860. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,203 is less than the state median of $29,121. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$2,348 MM

Spending
$12 MM
$2,290 MM

Revenue / Student
$19,785
$29,860

Spending / Student
$18,203
$29,121

Best Mount Ascutney School District #86 Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Windsor School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
127 State Street
Windsor, VT 05089
(802) 674-2310
Windsor, VT 05089
(802) 674-2310
Grades: PK-12
| 584 students
Rank: #22.
Albert Bridge School (West Windsor)
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
108 Brownsville Hartland Road
Brownsville, VT 05037
(802) 484-3344
Brownsville, VT 05037
(802) 484-3344
Grades: PK-6
| 71 students
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