Photo: Mfwills · CC BY-SA 3.0Berkshire’s public schools score below 58% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation
In Berkshire, 36% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Vermont average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Berkshire, 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.
From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.
Berkshire’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 242 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Berkshire’s, its schools beat 52%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Berkshire’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,856 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 Berkshire’s grade
C+: better than 42% 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 Berkshire, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Berkshire
Berkshire Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 185 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Richford
Kindergarten in Berkshire
Berkshire Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 185 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Richford
1st grade in Berkshire
Berkshire Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 185 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Richford
2nd grade in Berkshire
Berkshire Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 185 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Richford
3rd grade in Berkshire
Berkshire Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 185 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Richford
4th grade in Berkshire
Berkshire Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 185 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Richford
5th grade in Berkshire
Berkshire Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 185 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Richford
6th grade in Berkshire
Berkshire Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 185 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Richford
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Berkshire
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Berkshire vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Berkshire’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | C+ | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District 85 PK–8 · Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union |
| Enosburgh | C+ | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District 88 PK–12 · Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union |
| Franklin | B+ | Missisquoi Valley School District 89 PK–12 · Missisquoi Valley |
| Richford | C+ | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District 88 PK–12 · Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union with Berkshire for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Berkshire
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 Berkshire’s schools
Are Berkshire’s schools good?
On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Berkshire children attend score below 58% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Berkshire in?
Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District 85, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 822 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
What is Berkshire’s graduation rate?
80–84% of the class of 2023 in Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.
How much does Berkshire spend per student?
$15,856 in Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District 85 (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Berkshire 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.