Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Starksboro’s public schools outscore 77% of Vermont districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Starksboro, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Starksboro, 92% of each class finishes high school in four years, above the Vermont average (82%). 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.
Starksboro’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 238 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Starksboro’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $28,516 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Mt. Abraham Union High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Starksboro’s grade
A−: better than 77% of Vermont school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Vermont average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Starksboro, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Starksboro
Robinson School
Grades PK–6 · 121 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Starksboro
Robinson School
Grades PK–6 · 121 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Starksboro
Robinson School
Grades PK–6 · 121 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Starksboro
Robinson School
Grades PK–6 · 121 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Starksboro
Robinson School
Grades PK–6 · 121 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Starksboro
Robinson School
Grades PK–6 · 121 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Starksboro
Robinson School
Grades PK–6 · 121 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Starksboro
Robinson School
Grades PK–6 · 121 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Starksboro
Mt. Abraham Union High School
Grades 7–12 · 560 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bristol
8th grade in Starksboro
Mt. Abraham Union High School
Grades 7–12 · 560 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bristol
9th grade in Starksboro
Mt. Abraham Union High School
Grades 7–12 · 560 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bristol
10th grade in Starksboro
Mt. Abraham Union High School
Grades 7–12 · 560 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bristol
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Starksboro
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Starksboro vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Starksboro’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Starksboro | A− | Mt. Abraham Unified PK–12 · Mt. Abraham Unified |
| Huntington | A | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401 PK–12 · Mount Mansfield Unified Union |
| Bristol | A− | Mt. Abraham Unified PK–12 · Mt. Abraham Unified |
| Lincoln | — | Lincoln Town PK–6 · Lincoln Supervisory District |
| Monkton | A− | Mt. Abraham Unified PK–12 · Mt. Abraham Unified |
| Hinesburg | A+ | Champlain Valley Unified PK–12 · Champlain Valley Supervisory District |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Mt. Abraham Unified with Starksboro for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Starksboro
2 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 Starksboro’s schools
Are Starksboro’s schools good?
By Vermont’s own tests, yes: the public schools Starksboro children attend outscore 77% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Starksboro in?
Mt. Abraham Unified School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,223 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
What is Starksboro’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Mt. Abraham Unified School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.
How much does Starksboro spend per student?
$28,516 in Mt. Abraham Unified School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Starksboro families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Starksboro → They have their own page.
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.