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Schools in Bellows Falls · Bellows Falls UHSD 27, Rockingham School District

Bellows Falls’s public schools score below 85% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

20% of students in Bellows Falls’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bellows Falls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.

#55of 71 Vermont townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% 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.

Reading proficiency
33%
▼ 11 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 13 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 44% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Rockingham
Students per teacher
10.0
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
809 students on the public path
In brief

Bellows Falls’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 123 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bellows Falls’s, its schools beat 20%, higher than their 15% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Bellows Falls’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Bellows Falls UHSD 27 spends $20,730 per student and Rockingham $14,029, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 5 the district’s path is Bellows Falls Middle School, then Bellows Falls Union High School. See the path ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bellows Falls’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 15% of Vermont school districts, #55 of 71 Vermont towns. Both inputs trail the Vermont average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 15%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (123)Better than 20%
D−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 494 test results and a graduating class of 72 could put Bellows Falls anywhere from D− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Bellows Falls’s students in the tested grades sat them (491 in math, 496 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bellows Falls, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
5–8Bellows Falls Middle SchoolRockingham School DistrictD
9–12Bellows Falls Union High SchoolBellows Falls UHSD 27C

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Bellows Falls

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bellows Falls UHSD 27Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 303 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$20,730VT $25,064 · FY2024
Rockingham School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 3 schools · 506 students · 9.7 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$14,029VT $25,064 · FY2024
Windham Northeast Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Windham Northeast Supervisory Union33%
State average 44.4% · 496 students tested
Math · , Windham Northeast Supervisory Union20%
State average 33.1% · 491 students tested

Bellows Falls vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Bellows Falls’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bellows FallsC−Rockingham PK–8 · Bellows Falls UHSD 27 9–12 · Windham Northeast Supervisory Union
RockinghamC−Rockingham PK–8 · Bellows Falls UHSD 27 9–12 · Windham Northeast Supervisory Union
WestminsterC−Westminster PK–6 · Bellows Falls UHSD 27 9–12 · Windham Northeast Supervisory Union

All 2 neighbors share Bellows Falls UHSD 27 with Bellows Falls for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Walpole, NH borders Bellows Falls but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Bellows Falls

4 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).

Also serving Bellows Fallsin other towns
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
D
182 students11:1Rate it →
Saxton River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Saxtons River
C−
79 students9:1Rate it →
Bellows Falls Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
D
245 students9:1Rate it →
Bellows Falls Union High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
303 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Bellows Falls’s schools

Are Bellows Falls’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bellows Falls children attend score below 85% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #55 of 71 Vermont towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bellows Falls in?

Bellows Falls UHSD 27, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 303 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Bellows Falls kids go to high school?

Bellows Falls Union High School, with 303 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Bellows Falls’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Windham Northeast Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Bellows Falls spend per student?

$20,730 in Bellows Falls UHSD 27 and $14,029 in Rockingham School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.