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Schools in Concord · Kingdom East Supervisory District, Kingdom East Unified Union School District

Concord’s public schools score below 71% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

37% of students in Concord’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Vermont average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Concord, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.

From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 7 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 5 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Spent per student
$23.0K
▼ 8% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Kingdom East Unified Union
Students per teacher
10.1
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
144 students on the public path
In brief

Concord’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,035 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Concord’s grade

C+ Test scores

C: better than 29% of Vermont school districts. Test scores are below the Vermont average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (240)Better than 31%
Towns in Essex County (13)Better than 8%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 818 test results could put Concord anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Concord’s students in the tested grades sat them (814 in math, 821 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Concord Graded/Middle SchoolKingdom East Unified Union School DistrictC−

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

Two districts serve Concord

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Kingdom East Supervisory District37%
State average 44.4% · 821 students tested
Math · , Kingdom East Supervisory District28%
State average 33.1% · 814 students tested

Concord vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ConcordCKingdom East Unified Union PK–8 · Kingdom East Supervisory District
LunenburgCKingdom East Unified Union PK–8 · Kingdom East Supervisory District
WaterfordB+Caledonia Cooperative Unified PK–8 · Caledonia Central Supervisory Union
Victory—Northeast Kingdom Choice · Essex North Supervisory Union
Kirby—Northeast Kingdom Choice · Essex North Supervisory Union

Dalton, NH and Littleton, NH border Concord but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Concord

1 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 Concordby address

Questions about Concord’s schools

Are Concord’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Concord children attend score below 71% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Concord in?

Kingdom East Supervisory District, which runs grades and enrolls 0 students in 0 schools (2024–25).

How much does Concord spend per student?

$23,035 in Kingdom East Unified Union 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 2020) 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.