Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Pawlet’s public schools outscore 63% of Vermont districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Pawlet, 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 95% 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.
Pawlet’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 187 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pawlet’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 48% and math 34% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,615 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 Pawlet’s grade
B: better than 63% of Vermont school districts. 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 Pawlet, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Pawlet
Mettawee Community School
Grades PK–6 · 124 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in West Pawlet
Kindergarten in Pawlet
Mettawee Community School
Grades PK–6 · 124 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in West Pawlet
1st grade in Pawlet
Mettawee Community School
Grades PK–6 · 124 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in West Pawlet
2nd grade in Pawlet
Mettawee Community School
Grades PK–6 · 124 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in West Pawlet
3rd grade in Pawlet
Mettawee Community School
Grades PK–6 · 124 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in West Pawlet
4th grade in Pawlet
Mettawee Community School
Grades PK–6 · 124 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in West Pawlet
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Pawlet
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Pawlet vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Pawlet’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pawlet | B | Mettawee PK–6 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
| Wells | C+ | Wells Spring Unified Union PK–6 · Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union |
| Rupert | — | Mettawee PK–6 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
| Danby | B | Taconic and Green Regional PK–8 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union with Pawlet for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Granville, NY borders Pawlet but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Pawlet
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 Pawlet’s schools
Are Pawlet’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Vermont: the public schools Pawlet children attend outscore 63% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Pawlet in?
Mettawee School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 124 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Pawlet spend per student?
$13,615 in Mettawee School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Pawlet 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.