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Schools in Fairlee · Rivendell Interstate School District, Rivendell Interstate Supervisory District

Fairlee’s public schools score below 52% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Fairlee, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Math proficiency in Fairlee’s districts is 29%, below the Vermont average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
Spent per student
$35.5K
▲ 42% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Rivendell Interstate
Students per teacher
10.4
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
317 students on the public path
In brief

Fairlee’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 244 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fairlee’s, its schools beat 57%, higher than their 48% 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. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $35,506 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 6 the district’s path is Rivendell Academy. Enrollment is down 9% 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 Fairlee’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 48% 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 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (244)Better than 57%
Towns in Orange County (17)Better than 35%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 238 test results could put Fairlee anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Fairlee’s students in the tested grades sat them (238 in math, 238 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Samuel Morey Elementary SchoolRivendell Interstate School DistrictB−
6–12Rivendell Academyin OrfordNo scores

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

Two districts serve Fairlee

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

Rivendell Interstate School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 399 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$35,506VT $25,064 · FY2024
Rivendell Interstate Supervisory DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · , Rivendell Interstate Supervisory District45%
State average 44.4% · 238 students tested
Math · , Rivendell Interstate Supervisory District29%
State average 33.1% · 238 students tested

Fairlee vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FairleeB−Rivendell Interstate PK–12 · Rivendell Interstate Supervisory District
West Fairlee—Rivendell Interstate PK–12 · Rivendell Interstate Supervisory District
BradfordBOxbow Unified Union School District 91 PK–12 · Orange East Supervisory Union

Orford, NH borders Fairlee but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Fairlee

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 Fairleeby address
Samuel Morey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
108 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Fairleein other towns
Rivendell Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Orford
209 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairlee’s schools

Are Fairlee’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fairlee children attend score below 52% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fairlee in?

Rivendell Interstate School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 399 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

How much does Fairlee spend per student?

$35,506 in Rivendell Interstate 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.