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

Brookfield’s public schools outscore 73% of Vermont districts

On the state math tests, 38% of Brookfield’s students scored proficient, above the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Brookfield, 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
433 students on the public path
In brief

Brookfield’s schools, in brief

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 Brookfield’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 (201)Better than 74%
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 Brookfield anywhere from B− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Brookfield’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 Brookfield, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Brookfield

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

Brookfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrookfieldB+Orange Southwest Unified PK–12 · Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
RandolphB+Orange Southwest Unified PK–12 · Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
BraintreeB+Orange Southwest Unified PK–12 · Orange Southwest Supervisory Union
Roxbury—Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union PK–12 · Montpelier-Roxbury Supervisory Union
ChelseaC+First Branch Unified PK–8 · White River Valley Supervisory Union

2 of the 4 neighbors share Orange Southwest Unified with Brookfield for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Brookfield

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 Brookfieldby address
Brookfield School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
89 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Brookfieldin other towns
Randolph Union High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Randolph
B−
344 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Brookfield’s schools

Are Brookfield’s schools good?

By Vermont’s own tests, yes: the public schools Brookfield children attend outscore 73% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brookfield in?

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

What is Brookfield’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 Brookfield 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.