Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Barnet’s public schools outscore 71% of Vermont districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Barnet, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Barnet, 92% of each class finishes high school in four years, above the Vermont average (82%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.
From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Barnet’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 219 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Barnet’s, its schools beat 82%, higher than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 45% and math 29% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,491 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Barnet’s grade
B+: better than 71% of Vermont school districts. Graduation is above the Vermont average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Barnet, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Barnet
Barnet Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 135 students · 7:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Barnet
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Barnet vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Barnet’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Barnet | B+ | Caledonia Cooperative Unified PK–8 · Caledonia Central Supervisory Union |
| Peacham | — | Peacham PK–6 · Caledonia Central Supervisory Union |
| Ryegate | B | Blue Mountain USD 21 PK–12 · Orange East Supervisory Union |
| Danville | B+ | Danville PK–12 · Caledonia Central Supervisory Union |
| Waterford | B+ | Caledonia Cooperative Unified PK–8 · Caledonia Central Supervisory Union |
| St. Johnsbury | C− | St. Johnsbury PK–12 · St. Johnsbury Supervisory District |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Caledonia Central Supervisory Union with Barnet for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Littleton, NH and Monroe, NH border Barnet but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Barnet
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Vermont’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Barnet’s schools
Are Barnet’s schools good?
By Vermont’s own tests, yes: the public schools Barnet children attend outscore 71% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Barnet in?
Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 348 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
What is Barnet’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Caledonia Central Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.
How much does Barnet spend per student?
$14,491 in Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Barnet families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Vermont. Stars are from neighbors.