Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Hardwick’s public schools score below 98% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation
33% of students in Hardwick’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Vermont average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hardwick, 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 93% 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.
Hardwick’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
60–64% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Hardwick’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Hazen UHSD 26 spends $19,141 per student and Mountain View Union Elementary $17,313, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Hazen Union High School. Enrollment is down 7% 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.
What’s behind Hardwick’s grade
D−: better than 2% of Vermont school districts, #70 of 71 Vermont towns. Both inputs trail the Vermont average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hardwick, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Hardwick
Hardwick Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Hardwick
Hardwick Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Hardwick
Hardwick Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Hardwick
Hardwick Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Hardwick
Hardwick Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Hardwick
Hardwick Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Hardwick
Hardwick Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 223 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Hardwick
Hazen Union High School
Grades 7–12 · 267 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Hardwick
Hazen Union High School
Grades 7–12 · 267 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Hardwick
Hazen Union High School
Grades 7–12 · 267 students · 9:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Hardwick
Hazen Union High School
Grades 7–12 · 267 students · 9:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Hardwick
Hazen Union High School
Grades 7–12 · 267 students · 9:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Hardwick
Hazen Union High School
Grades 7–12 · 267 students · 9:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Hardwick
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Hardwick vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Hardwick’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hardwick | D− | Mountain View Union Elementary PK–6 · Hazen UHSD 26 7–12 · Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union |
| Walden | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified PK–8 · Caledonia Central Supervisory Union |
| Woodbury | — | Mountain View Union Elementary PK–6 · Hazen UHSD 26 7–12 · Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union |
| Greensboro | — | Mountain View Union Elementary PK–6 · Hazen UHSD 26 7–12 · Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union |
| Wolcott | D− | Wolcott PK–6 · Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union |
| Elmore | — | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District 90 PK–12 · Lamoille South Supervisory Union |
| Stannard | — | Mountain View Union Elementary PK–6 · Stannard · Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union |
4 of the 6 neighbors share Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union with Hardwick for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Hardwick
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).
Questions about Hardwick’s schools
Are Hardwick’s schools good?
On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hardwick children attend score below 98% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hardwick in?
Hazen UHSD 26, which runs grades 7–12 and enrolls 267 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
What is Hardwick’s graduation rate?
60–64% of the class of 2023 in Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.
How much does Hardwick spend per student?
$19,141 in Hazen UHSD 26 and $17,313 in Mountain View Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hardwick families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hardwick → They have their own page.
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.