Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Brownington

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Brownington - 9-13-25Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0
B−
Schools in Brownington · Lake Region UHSD 24, Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District

Brownington’s public schools outscore 52% of Vermont districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Brownington, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Brownington’s districts is 27%, below the Vermont average (33%). 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 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
39%
▼ 5 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 6 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.8K
▼ 21% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Lake Region Union Elementary Middle
Students per teacher
9.7
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
466 students on the public path
In brief

Brownington’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 246 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brownington’s, its schools beat 61%, higher than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Brownington’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Lake Region UHSD 24 spends $22,179 per student and Lake Region Union Elementary Middle $19,842, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Lake Region Union High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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 Brownington’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 52% of Vermont school districts. Graduation is above the Vermont average; test scores are below it.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 52%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (246)Better than 61%
Towns in Orleans County (18)Better than 67%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 586 test results and a graduating class of 108 could put Brownington anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Brownington’s students in the tested grades sat them (586 in math, 587 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Brownington Central SchoolLake Region Union Elementary Middle School DistrictC+
9–12Lake Region Union High Schoolin OrleansB−

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

Three districts serve Brownington

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

Lake Region UHSD 24Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 353 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$22,179VT $25,064 · FY2024
Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 6 schools · 644 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$19,842VT $25,064 · FY2024
Orleans Central Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Orleans Central Supervisory Union39%
State average 44.4% · 587 students tested
Math · , Orleans Central Supervisory Union27%
State average 33.1% · 586 students tested

Brownington vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrowningtonB−Lake Region Union Elementary Middle PK–8 · Lake Region UHSD 24 9–12 · Orleans Central Supervisory Union
BartonB−Lake Region Union Elementary Middle PK–8 · Lake Region UHSD 24 9–12 · Orleans Central Supervisory Union
CoventryCCoventry PK–8 · North Country Supervisory Union
DerbyCDerby PK–6 · North Country Junior/Senior UHSD 22 · North Country Supervisory Union

Every school in Brownington

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 Browningtonby address
Brownington Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
113 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Browningtonin other towns
Lake Region Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orleans
B−
353 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Brownington’s schools

Are Brownington’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Vermont: the public schools Brownington children attend outscore 52% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brownington in?

Lake Region UHSD 24, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 353 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Brownington kids go to high school?

Lake Region Union High School in Orleans, with 353 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Brownington’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Brownington spend per student?

$22,179 in Lake Region UHSD 24 and $19,842 in Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Brownington families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Brownington → They have their own page.

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.