Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Fayston’s public schools outscore 87% of Vermont districts
59% of students in Fayston’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Vermont average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fayston, 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.
Fayston’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 143 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fayston’s, its schools beat 80%, 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 ↓
One elementary school, then two middle schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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 Fayston’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 Fayston, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Fayston
Fayston Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 123 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Fayston
Fayston Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 123 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Fayston
Fayston Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 123 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Fayston
Fayston Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 123 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Fayston
Fayston Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 123 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Fayston
Fayston Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 123 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Fayston
Fayston Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 123 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Fayston · 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 · in Duxbury
8th grade in Fayston · 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 · in Duxbury
9th grade in Fayston
Harwood Union Middle/High School
Grades 7–12 · 556 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Moretown
10th grade in Fayston
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 Fayston
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
Fayston vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Fayston’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fayston | A | Harwood Unified PK–12 · Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District |
| Waitsfield | A | Harwood Unified PK–12 · Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District |
| Duxbury | A | Harwood Unified PK–12 · Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District |
| Warren | A | Harwood Unified PK–12 · Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District |
| Lincoln | — | Lincoln Town PK–6 · Lincoln Supervisory District |
| Moretown | A | Harwood Unified PK–12 · Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District |
4 of the 5 neighbors share Harwood Unified with Fayston for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Fayston
3 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 Fayston’s schools
Are Fayston’s schools good?
By Vermont’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fayston children attend outscore 87% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fayston in?
Harwood Unified School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,774 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
What is Fayston’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 Fayston 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 Fayston 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.