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B+
Schools in Calais · Washington Central Unified Union School District 92, Washington Central Supervisory Union

Calais’s public schools outscore 65% of Vermont districts

On the state reading tests, 55% of Calais’s students scored proficient, above the Vermont average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Calais, 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.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to AK–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
55%
▲ 11 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 6 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.4K
▲ 21% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Washington Central Unified Union School District 92
Students per teacher
11.0
VT 11.3
Schools in town
1
739 students on the public path
In brief

Calais’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide; 75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $30,402 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 U-32 Middle & High School. Enrollment is down 11% 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 Calais’s grade

A− Test scoresC− Graduation

B+: better than 65% of Vermont school districts. Test scores are above the Vermont average; graduation is below it.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (189)Better than 67%
Towns in Washington County (18)Better than 17%
C+AA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 714 test results and a graduating class of 129 could put Calais anywhere from C+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Calais’s students in the tested grades sat them (712 in math, 716 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Calais Elementary SchoolWashington Central Unified Union School District 92A−
7–12U-32 Middle & High Schoolin MontpelierB+

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

Two districts serve Calais

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

Washington Central Unified Union School District 92Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,298 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$30,402VT $25,064 · FY2024
Washington Central Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · , Washington Central Supervisory Union55%
State average 44.4% · 716 students tested
Math · , Washington Central Supervisory Union39%
State average 33.1% · 712 students tested

Calais vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CalaisB+Washington Central Unified Union School District 92 PK–12 · Washington Central Supervisory Union
Worcester—Washington Central Unified Union School District 92 PK–12 · Washington Central Supervisory Union
East MontpelierB+Washington Central Unified Union School District 92 PK–12 · Washington Central Supervisory Union
Woodbury—Mountain View Union Elementary PK–6 · Hazen UHSD 26 7–12 · Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union
MarshfieldB+Twinfield USD 33 PK–12 · Caledonia Central Supervisory Union
Elmore—Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District 90 PK–12 · Lamoille South Supervisory Union

2 of the 5 neighbors share Washington Central Unified Union School District 92 with Calais for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Calais

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 Calaisby address
Calais Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Plainfield
A−
91 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Calaisin other towns
U-32 Middle & High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Montpelier
B+
648 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Calais’s schools

Are Calais’s schools good?

By Vermont’s own tests, yes: the public schools Calais children attend outscore 65% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 67%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Calais in?

Washington Central Unified Union School District 92, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,298 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Calais’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Washington Central Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Calais spend per student?

$30,402 in Washington Central Unified Union School District 92 (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.