Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Sheldon’s public schools score below 58% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Sheldon’s districts is 36%, below the Vermont average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sheldon, 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.
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.
Sheldon’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 239 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sheldon’s, its schools beat 51%, 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 Sheldon’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.
What’s behind Sheldon’s grade
C+: better than 42% of Vermont school districts. Graduation is above the Vermont average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sheldon, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Sheldon
Sheldon Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Sheldon
Sheldon Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Sheldon
Sheldon Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Sheldon
Sheldon Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Sheldon
Sheldon Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Sheldon
Sheldon Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Sheldon
Sheldon Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Sheldon
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Sheldon vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Sheldon’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sheldon | C+ | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District 85 PK–8 · Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union |
| Enosburgh | C+ | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District 88 PK–12 · Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union |
| Fairfield | C+ | Maple Run Unified PK–12 · Maple Run Supervisory District |
| Swanton | B+ | Missisquoi Valley School District 89 PK–12 · Missisquoi Valley |
| Highgate | B+ | Missisquoi Valley School District 89 PK–12 · Missisquoi Valley |
Every school in Sheldon
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 Sheldon’s schools
Are Sheldon’s schools good?
On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sheldon 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 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sheldon 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 Sheldon’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 Sheldon 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.
Parents talk
What Sheldon 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 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.