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Missisquoi Valley Union High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

175 Thunderbird Drive, Swanton, VT 05488 · (802) 868-7311 · Part of Missisquoi Valley School District 89

Highgate’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Vermont school districts

Students
759
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Missisquoi Valley Union High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Vermont’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

On the path

Where Highgate kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Highgate Elementary Schoolin Highgate Center
7–12Missisquoi Valley Union High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 33.2%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 48.3%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Vermont’s 269 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

175 Thunderbird Drive, Swanton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7135
Grade 8125
Grade 9138
Grade 10126
Grade 11132
Grade 12103
Enrollment over time
781’20
750’21
736’22
741’23
759’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Two or more races 23%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Missisquoi Valley Union High School from Highgate families.

Other schools in Missisquoi Valley School District 89

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Vermont’s other public schools; Highgate’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.