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Schools in Ripton

Ripton’s public schools

Addison Central Unified School District and Addison Central Supervisory District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ripton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Vermont’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Spent per student
$28.2K
▲ 13% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Addison Central Unified
Students per teacher
12.8
VT 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
945 students on the public path
In brief

Ripton’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Ripton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Vermont’s 269 public schools. Ripton Elementary School places highest (better than 72%); Middlebury Union High School lowest (61%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ripton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Ripton Elementary SchoolAddison Central Unified School DistrictB+
6–8Middlebury Union Middle Schoolin MiddleburyB+
9–12Middlebury Union High Schoolin MiddleburyB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Addison Central Unified School District.

Two districts serve Ripton

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

Addison Central Unified School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 1,743 students · 12.8 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$28,231VT $25,064 · FY2024
Addison Central Supervisory DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · , Addison Central Supervisory District47%
State average 44.4% · 821 students tested
Math · , Addison Central Supervisory District36%
State average 33.1% · 821 students tested

Ripton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ripton—Addison Central Unified PK–12 · Addison Central Supervisory District
SalisburyBAddison Central Unified PK–12 · Addison Central Supervisory District
Lincoln—Lincoln Town PK–6 · Lincoln Supervisory District
Granville—Granville Hancock Unified · White River Valley Supervisory Union
MiddleburyBAddison Central Unified PK–12 · Addison Central Supervisory District
Goshen—Otter Valley Unified Union School District 53 PK–12 · Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union
BristolA−Mt. Abraham Unified PK–12 · Mt. Abraham Unified
Hancock—Granville Hancock Unified · White River Valley Supervisory Union

2 of the 7 neighbors share Addison Central Unified with Ripton for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ripton

4 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 Riptonby address
Ripton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
39 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Riptonin other towns
Middlebury Union Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Middlebury
B+
381 students13:1Rate it →
Middlebury Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Middlebury
B
525 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
North Branch School, Inc
High · Grades 7–9
Private · Nonsectarian
26 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Ripton’s schools

Are Ripton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ripton. Addison Central Unified School District and Addison Central Supervisory District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ripton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Vermont’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ripton in?

Addison Central Unified School District and Addison Central Supervisory District.

Where do Ripton kids go to high school?

Middlebury Union High School.

Are there private schools in Ripton?

Yes: North Branch School, Inc (grades 7–9, 26 students).

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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). Stars are from neighbors.