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Schools in Bradford · Oxbow Unified Union School District 91, Orange East Supervisory Union

Bradford’s public schools outscore 60% of Vermont districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Bradford, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in Bradford’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Vermont average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−#28of 71 Vermont townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
45%
▲ 1 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 4 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.4K
▼ 7% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Oxbow Unified Union School District 91
Students per teacher
9.2
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
538 students on the public path
In brief

Bradford’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 152 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bradford’s, its schools beat 50%, lower than their 60% 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; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,356 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Oxbow 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 Bradford’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 60% of Vermont school districts, #28 of 71 Vermont towns. Graduation is above the Vermont average; test scores are below it.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (152)Better than 50%
Towns in Orange County (17)Better than 53%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 906 test results and a graduating class of 86 could put Bradford anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Bradford’s students in the tested grades sat them (905 in math, 907 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Bradford Elementary SchoolOxbow Unified Union School District 91C+
7–12Oxbow Union High SchoolOxbow Unified Union School District 91C+

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

Two districts serve Bradford

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

Oxbow Unified Union School District 91Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 650 students · 9.2 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$23,356VT $25,064 · FY2024
Orange East Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · , Orange East Supervisory Union45%
State average 44.4% · 907 students tested
Math · , Orange East Supervisory Union29%
State average 33.1% · 905 students tested

Bradford vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BradfordBOxbow Unified Union School District 91 PK–12 · Orange East Supervisory Union
NewburyBOxbow Unified Union School District 91 PK–12 · Orange East Supervisory Union
West Fairlee—Rivendell Interstate PK–12 · Rivendell Interstate Supervisory District
FairleeB−Rivendell Interstate PK–12 · Rivendell Interstate Supervisory District
CorinthBWaits River Valley USD 36 PK–8 · Orange East Supervisory Union

2 of the 4 neighbors share Orange East Supervisory Union with Bradford for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Orford, NH and Piermont, NH border Bradford but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Bradford

2 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).

District schools in Bradfordby address
Bradford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
216 students10:1Rate it →
Oxbow Union High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
322 students10:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (River Bend Career & Technical Center).

Questions about Bradford’s schools

Are Bradford’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Vermont: the public schools Bradford children attend outscore 60% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #28 of 71 Vermont towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bradford in?

Oxbow Unified Union School District 91, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 650 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Bradford’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Orange East Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Bradford spend per student?

$23,356 in Oxbow Unified Union School District 91 (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.