Rockingham School District

25 Cherry Street
Bellows Falls, VT 05101
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 242 students in Rockingham School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Vermont.
Public Middle School in Rockingham School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Vermont public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Vermont public middle school average of 10% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (VT)
# Schools
3 Schools
110 Schools
# Students
512 Students
33,710 Students
# Teachers
38 Teachers
3,026 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

District Rank

Rockingham School District, 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.
This School District
State Average (VT)
#139 out of 154 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Rockingham   School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
17%
33%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Rockingham   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Vermont by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
30%
44%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Rockingham   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Vermont by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
22%
35%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Rockingham   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Vermont by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.19
0.19
# American Indian Students
n/a
90 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
511 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
20 Students
909 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
3%
# Black Students
4 Students
646 Students
% Black Students
1%
2%
# White Students
459 Students
30,297 Students
% White Students
90%
90%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
32 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
23 Students
1,230 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
55
2,058
# Students in K Grade:
45
1,533
# Students in 1st Grade:
43
1,590
# Students in 2nd Grade:
35
1,480
# Students in 3rd Grade:
48
1,601
# Students in 4th Grade:
44
1,584
# Students in 5th Grade:
57
2,206
# Students in 6th Grade:
49
3,752
# Students in 7th Grade:
67
5,609
# Students in 8th Grade:
69
5,547
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
1,870
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
1,775
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
1,607
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
1,498
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $21,201 in this school district is less than the state median of $29,434. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,244 is less than the state median of $28,705. The school district spending/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
This School District
This State (VT)
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$2,348 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Rockingham   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Vermont by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$10 MM
$2,290 MM
This chart displays total spending of Rockingham   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Vermont by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$21,201
$29,434
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Rockingham   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Vermont by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$20,244
$28,705
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Rockingham   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Vermont by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Rockingham School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bellows Falls Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
15 School Street
Bellows Falls, VT 05101
(802) 463-4366
Grades: 5-8
| 242 students

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: PK-08
  • Enrollment: 512 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 10%
  • : Bottom 50% in VT
  • : 17% (Btm 50%)
  • : 30% (Btm 50%)
  • : 22% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), VT Dept. of Education

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