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Schools in Mendon · Barstow Unified School District, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union

Mendon’s public schools score below 87% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

22% of students in Mendon’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mendon, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
30%
▼ 14 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 11 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 45% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Barstow Unified
Students per teacher
9.6
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
168 students on the public path
In brief

Mendon’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Mendon’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,740 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 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mendon’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

D: better than 13% of Vermont school districts. Both inputs trail the Vermont average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (190)Better than 12%
Towns in Rutland County (27)Better than 0%
D−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 666 test results and a graduating class of 103 could put Mendon anywhere from D− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Mendon’s students in the tested grades sat them (667 in math, 666 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Barstow Memorial Schoolin ChittendenB+

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

Two districts serve Mendon

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

Barstow Unified School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 168 students, down 20% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$13,740VT $25,064 · FY2024
Rutland Northeast Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union30%
State average 44.4% · 666 students tested
Math · , Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union22%
State average 33.1% · 667 students tested

Mendon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MendonDBarstow Unified PK–8 · Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union
KillingtonAMountain Views Unified Union PK–12 · Mountain Views Supervisory Union
RutlandC+Rutland Town PK–8 · Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union
ShrewsburyC−Mill River Unified PK–12 · Mill River Unified Union Supervisory District
Plymouth—Mountain Views Unified Union PK–12 · Mountain Views Supervisory Union

Every school in Mendon

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).

Also serving Mendonin other towns
Barstow Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chittenden
B+
168 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Mendon’s schools

Are Mendon’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mendon children attend score below 87% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mendon in?

Barstow Unified School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 168 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

What is Mendon’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Mendon spend per student?

$13,740 in Barstow Unified School District (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 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.