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C+
Schools in Montgomery · Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District 85, Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union

Montgomery’s public schools score below 58% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 36% of Montgomery’s students scored proficient, below the Vermont average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Montgomery, 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 98% 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
36%
▼ 8 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 3 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 2–2 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 37% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District 85
Students per teacher
11.7
VT 11.3
Schools in town
1
157 students on the public path
In brief

Montgomery’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 108 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Montgomery’s, its schools beat 59%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Montgomery’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,856 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 Montgomery’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Vermont school districts. Graduation is above the Vermont average; test scores are below it.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (108)Better than 59%
Towns in Franklin County (14)Better than 14%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 962 test results and a graduating class of 122 could put Montgomery anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Montgomery’s students in the tested grades sat them (961 in math, 962 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Montgomery Elementary SchoolNorthern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District 85A+

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

Two districts serve Montgomery

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

Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District 85Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 822 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$15,856VT $25,064 · FY2024
Franklin Northeast Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union36%
State average 44.4% · 962 students tested
Math · , Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union30%
State average 33.1% · 961 students tested

Montgomery vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MontgomeryC+Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District 85 PK–8 · Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
EnosburghC+Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District 88 PK–12 · Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
Westfield—Westfield · North Country Junior/Senior UHSD 22 · North Country Supervisory Union
Lowell—Lowell PK–8 · North Country Senior UHSD 22 9–12 · North Country Supervisory Union
EdenDLamoille North Modified USD 058A PK–6 · Lamoille North Modified USD 058B 7–12 · Lamoille North Supervisory Union
Belvidere—Lamoille North Modified USD 058A PK–6 · Lamoille North Modified USD 058B 7–12 · Lamoille North Supervisory Union
RichfordC+Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District 88 PK–12 · Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union
BakersfieldC+Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District 85 PK–8 · Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union

3 of the 7 neighbors share Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union with Montgomery for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Montgomery

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).

District schools in Montgomeryby address
Montgomery Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Montgomery Center
A+
157 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Montgomery’s schools

Are Montgomery’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Montgomery children attend score below 58% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Montgomery in?

Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District 85, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 822 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Montgomery’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Montgomery spend per student?

$15,856 in Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District 85 (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.