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Schools in Braintree · Orange Southwest Unified School District, Orange Southwest Supervisory Union

Braintree’s public schools outscore 73% of Vermont districts

In Braintree, 38% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Braintree, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
48%
▲ 4 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 5 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$36.5K
▲ 46% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Orange Southwest Unified
Students per teacher
9.8
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
432 students on the public path
In brief

Braintree’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 238 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Braintree’s, its schools beat 82%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 38% 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 $36,546 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 Randolph 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 Braintree’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 73% of Vermont school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Vermont average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (238)Better than 82%
Towns in Orange County (17)Better than 82%
B−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 436 test results and a graduating class of 71 could put Braintree anywhere from B− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Braintree’s students in the tested grades sat them (435 in math, 436 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Braintree SchoolOrange Southwest Unified School DistrictA+
7–12Randolph Union High Schoolin RandolphB−

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

Two districts serve Braintree

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

Orange Southwest Unified School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 810 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$36,546VT $25,064 · FY2024
Orange Southwest Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · , Orange Southwest Supervisory Union48%
State average 44.4% · 436 students tested
Math · , Orange Southwest Supervisory Union38%
State average 33.1% · 435 students tested

Braintree vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BraintreeB+Orange Southwest Unified PK–12 · Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
RochesterC+Rochester Stockbridge Unified PK–6 · White River Valley Supervisory Union
RandolphB+Orange Southwest Unified PK–12 · Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
BrookfieldB+Orange Southwest Unified PK–12 · Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
Granville—Granville Hancock Unified · White River Valley Supervisory Union
BethelC+White River Unified PK–12 · White River Valley Supervisory Union
Roxbury—Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union PK–12 · Montpelier-Roxbury Supervisory Union

2 of the 6 neighbors share Orange Southwest Unified with Braintree for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Braintree

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 Braintreeby address
Braintree School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A+
88 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Braintreein other towns
Randolph Union High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Randolph
B−
344 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Braintree’s schools

Are Braintree’s schools good?

By Vermont’s own tests, yes: the public schools Braintree children attend outscore 73% 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 Braintree in?

Orange Southwest Unified School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 810 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Braintree’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Braintree spend per student?

$36,546 in Orange Southwest Unified 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.