Photo: Thetrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Jericho’s public schools outscore 94% of Vermont districts
In Jericho, 53% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Jericho, 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 96% 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.
Jericho’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 108 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jericho’s, its schools beat 84%, lower than their 94% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $23,694 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 5 the district’s path is Browns River Middle School, then Mt. Mansfield Union 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.
What’s behind Jericho’s grade
A: better than 94% of Vermont school districts, #6 of 71 Vermont towns. 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 Jericho, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Jericho
Jericho Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 400 students · 19:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Jericho
Jericho Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 400 students · 19:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Jericho
Jericho Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 400 students · 19:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Jericho
Jericho Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 400 students · 19:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Jericho
Jericho Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 400 students · 19:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Jericho
Browns River Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 403 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Jericho
Browns River Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 403 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Jericho
Browns River Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 403 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Jericho
Browns River Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 403 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Jericho
Mt. Mansfield Union High School
Grades 9–12 · 688 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Jericho
Mt. Mansfield Union High School
Grades 9–12 · 688 students · 13:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Jericho
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
Jericho vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Jericho’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Jericho | A | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401 PK–12 · Mount Mansfield Unified Union |
| Williston | A+ | Champlain Valley Unified PK–12 · Champlain Valley Supervisory District |
| Essex | A | Essex-Westford Educational Community Unified PK–12 · Essex-Westford Supervisory |
| Underhill | A | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401 PK–12 · Mount Mansfield Unified Union |
| Bolton | A | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401 PK–12 · Mount Mansfield Unified Union |
| Richmond | A | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401 PK–12 · Mount Mansfield Unified Union |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401 with Jericho for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Jericho
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 Jericho’s schools
Are Jericho’s schools good?
By Vermont’s own tests, yes: the public schools Jericho children attend outscore 94% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #6 of 71 Vermont towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Jericho in?
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,574 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Jericho kids go to high school?
Mt. Mansfield Union High School, with 688 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Jericho’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.
How much does Jericho spend per student?
$23,694 in Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401 (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Jericho 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.