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Schools in Cavendish · Two Rivers Supervisory Union, Green Mountain Unified School District

Cavendish’s public schools score below 77% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

67% of Cavendish’s students graduate on time, below the Vermont average (82%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cavendish, 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 D− to B−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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
42%
▼ 2 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 2 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
65–69%
▼ 13–17 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.4K
▼ 15% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Green Mountain Unified
Students per teacher
8.7
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
369 students on the public path
In brief

Cavendish’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide; 65–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,407 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 Green Mountain Union High School. Enrollment is down 8% 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 Cavendish’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 23% of Vermont school districts. Both inputs trail the Vermont average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 23%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (234)Better than 21%
Towns in Windsor County (24)Better than 4%
D−B−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 458 test results and a graduating class of 68 could put Cavendish anywhere from D− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Cavendish’s students in the tested grades sat them (456 in math, 459 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Cavendish Town Elementary SchoolGreen Mountain Unified School DistrictA−
7–12Green Mountain Union High Schoolin ChesterB−

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

Two districts serve Cavendish

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

Two Rivers Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
C−
Green Mountain Unified School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 615 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$21,407VT $25,064 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · , Two Rivers Supervisory Union42%
State average 44.4% · 459 students tested
Math · , Two Rivers Supervisory Union35%
State average 33.1% · 456 students tested

Cavendish vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CavendishC−Green Mountain Unified PK–12 · Two Rivers Supervisory Union
Reading—Mountain Views Unified Union PK–12 · Mountain Views Supervisory Union
Baltimore—Green Mountain Unified PK–12 · Two Rivers Supervisory Union
LudlowC−Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union PK–6 · Two Rivers Supervisory Union
WeathersfieldC+Weathersfield PK–8 · Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union

2 of the 4 neighbors share Two Rivers Supervisory Union with Cavendish for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cavendish

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 Cavendishby address
Cavendish Town Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Proctorsville
A−
69 students6:1Rate it →
Also serving Cavendishin other towns
Green Mountain Union High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Chester
B−
300 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Cavendish’s schools

Are Cavendish’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cavendish children attend score below 77% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cavendish in?

Two Rivers Supervisory Union, which runs grades and enrolls 0 students in 0 schools (2024–25).

What is Cavendish’s graduation rate?

65–69% of the class of 2023 in Two Rivers Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Cavendish spend per student?

$21,407 in Green Mountain 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.