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Schools in Newbury · Orange East Supervisory Union, Oxbow Unified Union School District 91

Newbury’s public schools outscore 60% of Vermont districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Newbury, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Newbury’s districts is 29%, below the Vermont average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−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
45%
▲ 1 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 4 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.4K
▼ 7% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Oxbow Unified Union School District 91
Students per teacher
9.2
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
434 students on the public path
In brief

Newbury’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 187 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Newbury’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 29% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,356 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Oxbow 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Newbury’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 60% of Vermont school districts. Graduation is above the Vermont average; test scores are below it.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (187)Better than 73%
Towns in Orange County (17)Better than 53%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 906 test results and a graduating class of 86 could put Newbury anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Newbury’s students in the tested grades sat them (905 in math, 907 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Newbury Elementary SchoolOxbow Unified Union School District 91C−
7–12Oxbow Union High Schoolin BradfordC+

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

Two districts serve Newbury

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

Orange East Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
B
Oxbow Unified Union School District 91Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 650 students · 9.2 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$23,356VT $25,064 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · , Orange East Supervisory Union45%
State average 44.4% · 907 students tested
Math · , Orange East Supervisory Union29%
State average 33.1% · 905 students tested

Newbury vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
NewburyBOxbow Unified Union School District 91 PK–12 · Orange East Supervisory Union
Newbury (village)—Oxbow Unified Union School District 91 PK–12 · Orange East Supervisory Union
Wells River—Blue Mountain USD 21 PK–12 · Orange East Supervisory Union
TopshamBWaits River Valley USD 36 PK–8 · Orange East Supervisory Union
BradfordBOxbow Unified Union School District 91 PK–12 · Orange East Supervisory Union
RyegateBBlue Mountain USD 21 PK–12 · Orange East Supervisory Union

All 5 neighbors share Orange East Supervisory Union with Newbury for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Bath, NH and Haverhill, NH border Newbury but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Newbury

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).

District schools in Newburyby address
Newbury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
112 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Newburyin other towns
Oxbow Union High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bradford
C+
322 students10:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Newburyrun by other districts or the state
Blue Mountain Union School
Grades PK–12 · Wells River
D
392 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Newbury’s schools

Are Newbury’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Vermont: the public schools Newbury children attend outscore 60% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Newbury in?

Orange East Supervisory Union, which runs grades and enrolls 0 students in 0 schools (2024–25).

What is Newbury’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Orange East Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Newbury spend per student?

$23,356 in Oxbow Unified Union School District 91 (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.