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Schools in Grand Isle · Champlain Islands Unified Union School District 66, Grand Isle Supervisory Union

Grand Isle’s public schools score below 75% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 27% of Grand Isle’s students scored proficient, below the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Grand Isle, 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.

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 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
27%
▼ 6 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.2K
▼ 27% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Champlain Islands Unified Union School District 66
Students per teacher
10.2
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
151 students on the public path
In brief

Grand Isle’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,198 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 Grand Isle’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 25% 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 25%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (188)Better than 21%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 343 test results could put Grand Isle anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Grand Isle’s students in the tested grades sat them (344 in math, 342 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Grand Isle SchoolChamplain Islands Unified Union School District 66C+

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

Two districts serve Grand Isle

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

Champlain Islands Unified Union School District 66Grades PK–6 · 2 schools · 199 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$18,198VT $25,064 · FY2024
Grand Isle Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Grand Isle Supervisory Union37%
State average 44.4% · 342 students tested
Math · , Grand Isle Supervisory Union27%
State average 33.1% · 344 students tested

Grand Isle vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Grand IsleCChamplain Islands Unified Union School District 66 PK–6 · Grand Isle Supervisory Union
North Hero—Champlain Islands Unified Union School District 66 PK–6 · Grand Isle Supervisory Union
MiltonB−Milton Incorporated PK–12 · Milton Supervisory District
St. Albans—Maple Run Unified PK–12 · Maple Run Supervisory District
South HeroCSouth Hero PK–8 · Grand Isle Supervisory Union
GeorgiaB−Georgia PK–8 · Franklin West Supervisory Union

2 of the 5 neighbors share Grand Isle Supervisory Union with Grand Isle for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Plattsburgh, NY borders Grand Isle but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Grand Isle

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 Grand Isleby address
Grand Isle School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
151 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Grand Isle’s schools

Are Grand Isle’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Grand Isle children attend score below 75% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Grand Isle in?

Champlain Islands Unified Union School District 66, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 199 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Grand Isle spend per student?

$18,198 in Champlain Islands Unified Union School District 66 (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.