Bridge 31 · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Duxbury’s public schools outscore 87% of Vermont districts
On the state reading tests, 59% of Duxbury’s students scored proficient, above the Vermont average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Duxbury, 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.
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.
Duxbury’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 166 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Duxbury’s, its schools beat 82%, lower than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $28,166 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Duxbury’s grade
A: better than 87% of Vermont school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Vermont average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Duxbury, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Duxbury
Crossett Brook Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 262 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Duxbury
Crossett Brook Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 262 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Duxbury · depends on your address
Harwood Union Middle/High School
Grades 7–12 · 556 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Moretown
Crossett Brook Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 262 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Duxbury · depends on your address
Harwood Union Middle/High School
Grades 7–12 · 556 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Moretown
Crossett Brook Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 262 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Duxbury
Harwood Union Middle/High School
Grades 7–12 · 556 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Moretown
10th grade in Duxbury
Harwood Union Middle/High School
Grades 7–12 · 556 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Moretown
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Duxbury
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Duxbury vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Duxbury’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Duxbury | A | Harwood Unified PK–12 · Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District |
| Waterbury | A | Harwood Unified PK–12 · Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District |
| Bolton | A | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401 PK–12 · Mount Mansfield Unified Union |
| Fayston | A | Harwood Unified PK–12 · Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District |
| Moretown | A | Harwood Unified PK–12 · Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District |
| Huntington | A | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401 PK–12 · Mount Mansfield Unified Union |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Harwood Unified with Duxbury for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Duxbury
7 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).
Questions about Duxbury’s schools
Are Duxbury’s schools good?
By Vermont’s own tests, yes: the public schools Duxbury children attend outscore 87% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Duxbury in?
Harwood Unified School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,774 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
What is Duxbury’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.
How much does Duxbury spend per student?
$28,166 in Harwood Unified School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Duxbury families are saying about school.
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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.