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Schools in Jamaica

Jamaica’s public schools

West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72B, West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72A and Windham Central Supervisory Union have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jamaica. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Vermont’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Students per teacher
10.5
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
460 students on the public path
In brief

Jamaica’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Jamaica’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Vermont’s 269 public schools. Townshend Village School places highest (better than 83%); Newbrook Elementary School lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Jamaica, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Jamaica, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
6–12Leland & Gray Union Middle & High Schoolin TownshendC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72B.

Three districts serve Jamaica

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

West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72BGrades 6–12 · 1 schools · 243 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 8.1 per teacher (VT 11.3)
West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72AGrades PK–5 · 3 schools · 217 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$52,846VT $25,064 · FY2024
Windham Central Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · , Windham Central Supervisory Union44%
State average 44.4% · 411 students tested
Math · , Windham Central Supervisory Union33%
State average 33.1% · 409 students tested

Jamaica vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jamaica—West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72A PK–5 · West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72B 6–12 · Windham Central Supervisory Union
Stratton—Stratton · Windham Central Supervisory Union
WinhallBWinhall · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union
Wardsboro—River Valleys Unified School District 73 PK–6 · Windham Central Supervisory Union
Windham—Windham · West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72B · Windham Central Supervisory Union
TownshendC+West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72A PK–5 · West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72B 6–12 · Windham Central Supervisory Union

4 of the 5 neighbors share Windham Central Supervisory Union with Jamaica for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Jamaica

4 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 Jamaicaby address
Jamaica Village School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
9 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Jamaicain other towns
Townshend Village School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Townshend
A−
112 students16:1Rate it →
Newbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newfane
C−
96 students16:1Rate it →
Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Townshend
C
243 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Jamaica’s schools

Are Jamaica’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jamaica. West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72B, West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72A and Windham Central Supervisory Union have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jamaica. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Vermont’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Jamaica in?

West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72B, West River Valley Modified Union Education District 72A and Windham Central Supervisory Union.

Where do Jamaica kids go to high school?

Leland & Gray Union Middle & High 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). Stars are from neighbors.