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Schools in Dummerston · Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96, Windham Southeast Supervisory Union

Dummerston’s public schools score below 65% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Dummerston, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 29% of Dummerston’s students scored proficient, below the Vermont average (33%). 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 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
45%
▲ 1 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 4 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 8–12 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▼ 17% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96
Students per teacher
8.9
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
876 students on the public path
In brief

Dummerston’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 183 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dummerston’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 29% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide; 70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,703 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Brattleboro 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 Dummerston’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 35% 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 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (183)Better than 27%
Towns in Windham County (22)Better than 18%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 1,206 test results and a graduating class of 181 could put Dummerston anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Dummerston’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,211 in math, 1,201 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Dummerston SchoolsWindham Southeast Unified Union School District 96B+
9–12Brattleboro Union High Schoolin BrattleboroB+

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

Two districts serve Dummerston

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

Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,246 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$20,703VT $25,064 · FY2024
Windham Southeast Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · , Windham Southeast Supervisory Union45%
State average 44.4% · 1201 students tested
Math · , Windham Southeast Supervisory Union29%
State average 33.1% · 1211 students tested

Dummerston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
DummerstonC+Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96 PK–12 · Windham Southeast Supervisory Union
BrattleboroC+Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96 PK–12 · Windham Southeast Supervisory Union
NewfaneC+West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72A PK–5 · West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72B 6–12 · Windham Central Supervisory Union
PutneyC+Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96 PK–12 · Windham Southeast Supervisory Union
MarlboroC+Marlboro PK–8 · Windham Central Supervisory Union

2 of the 4 neighbors share Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96 with Dummerston for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Chesterfield, NH and Westmoreland, NH border Dummerston but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Dummerston

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 Dummerstonby address
Dummerston Schools
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · East Dummerston
B+
171 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Dummerstonin other towns
Brattleboro Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brattleboro
B+
705 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dummerston’s schools

Are Dummerston’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dummerston children attend score below 65% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dummerston in?

Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,246 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Dummerston kids go to high school?

Brattleboro Union High School in Brattleboro, with 705 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Dummerston’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Windham Southeast Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Dummerston spend per student?

$20,703 in Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96 (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.