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Schools in South Hero · South Hero School District, Grand Isle Supervisory Union

South Hero’s public schools score below 75% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in South Hero’s districts is 27%, below the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving South Hero, 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.

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 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 7 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 6 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.6K
▼ 18% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · South Hero
Students per teacher
14.9
VT 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
164 students on the public path
In brief

South Hero’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 75 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of South Hero’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,575 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind South Hero’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 25% of Vermont school districts. Test scores are below the Vermont average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 25%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (75)Better than 17%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 343 test results could put South Hero anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of South Hero’s students in the tested grades sat them (344 in math, 342 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Folsom Education & Community CenterSouth Hero School DistrictB−

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

Two districts serve South Hero

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

South Hero School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 164 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$20,575VT $25,064 · FY2024
Grand Isle Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Grand Isle Supervisory Union37%
State average 44.4% · 342 students tested
Math · , Grand Isle Supervisory Union27%
State average 33.1% · 344 students tested

South Hero vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South HeroCSouth Hero PK–8 · Grand Isle Supervisory Union
MiltonB−Milton Incorporated PK–12 · Milton Supervisory District
ColchesterAColchester PK–12 · Colchester Supervisory District
Grand IsleCChamplain Islands Unified Union School District 66 PK–6 · Grand Isle Supervisory Union

Peru, NY and Plattsburgh, NY border South Hero but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in South Hero

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).

District schools in South Heroby address
Folsom Education & Community Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B−
164 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about South Hero’s schools

Are South Hero’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools South Hero children attend score below 75% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is South Hero in?

South Hero School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 164 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does South Hero spend per student?

$20,575 in South Hero School District (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 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.