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Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Vermont for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 692 students in Washington Central Unified Union School District #92. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Vermont.
Public Middle School in Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Vermont public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Vermont public middle school average of 11% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (VT)
# Schools
6 Schools
111 Schools
# Students
1,392 Students
33,070 Students
# Teachers
153 Teachers
3,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Washington Central Unified Union School District #92, which is ranked within the top 20% 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
#29 out of 154 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
35%

Graduation Rate
87%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.20
# American Indian Students
5 Students
87 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
506 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
37 Students
994 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
3%
# Black Students
16 Students
606 Students
% Black Students
1%
2%
# White Students
1,275 Students
29,554 Students
% White Students
92%
89%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
18 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
51 Students
1,306 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
124
2,113
# Students in K Grade:
83
1,396
# Students in 1st Grade:
66
1,519
# Students in 2nd Grade:
91
1,585
# Students in 3rd Grade:
82
1,490
# Students in 4th Grade:
83
1,613
# Students in 5th Grade:
80
2,149
# Students in 6th Grade:
91
3,791
# Students in 7th Grade:
109
5,534
# Students in 8th Grade:
120
5,596
# Students in 9th Grade:
108
1,666
# Students in 10th Grade:
143
1,710
# Students in 11th Grade:
123
1,592
# Students in 12th Grade:
89
1,316
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $31,519 is higher than the state median of $29,860. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $30,523 is higher than the state median of $29,121. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$44 MM
$2,348 MM

Spending
$43 MM
$2,290 MM

Revenue / Student
$31,519
$29,860

Spending / Student
$30,523
$29,121

Best Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
U-32 Middle & High School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
930 Gallison Hill Road
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 229-0321
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 229-0321
Grades: 7-12
| 692 students
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