Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Norwich’s public schools outscore 98% of Vermont districts
82% of students in Norwich’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Norwich, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Norwich’s schools, in brief
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 82% and math 82% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,501 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 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Norwich’s grade
A+: better than 98% of Vermont school districts, #1 of 71 Vermont towns. Test scores are above the Vermont average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Norwich, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Norwich
Marion W. Cross School
Grades PK–6 · 345 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Norwich
Marion W. Cross School
Grades PK–6 · 345 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Norwich
Marion W. Cross School
Grades PK–6 · 345 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Norwich
Marion W. Cross School
Grades PK–6 · 345 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Norwich
Marion W. Cross School
Grades PK–6 · 345 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Norwich
Marion W. Cross School
Grades PK–6 · 345 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Norwich
Marion W. Cross School
Grades PK–6 · 345 students · 11:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Norwich
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
Norwich vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Norwich’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Norwich | A+ | Norwich PK–6 · School Administrative Unit 70 |
| Thetford | B | Thetford PK–6 · Orange East Supervisory Union |
| Hartford | A− | Hartford PK–12 · Hartford Supervisory District |
| Sharon | C+ | Sharon PK–6 · White River Valley Supervisory Union |
Hanover, NH, Lebanon, NH and Lyme, NH border Norwich but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Norwich
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).
Questions about Norwich’s schools
Are Norwich’s schools good?
By Vermont’s own tests, yes: the public schools Norwich children attend outscore 98% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 71 Vermont towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Norwich in?
Norwich School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 345 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Norwich spend per student?
$20,501 in Norwich School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Norwich 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 2020) 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.