Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Stowe’s public schools outscore 85% of Vermont districts
On the state math tests, 43% of Stowe’s students scored proficient, above the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Stowe, 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 97% 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.
Stowe’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Stowe Middle School, then Stowe High School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Mountain Village School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Stowe’s grade
A: better than 85% of Vermont school districts, #13 of 71 Vermont towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Vermont average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Stowe, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Stowe
Stowe Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 347 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Stowe
Stowe Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 347 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Stowe
Stowe Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 347 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Stowe
Stowe Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 347 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Stowe
Stowe Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 347 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Stowe
Stowe Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 347 students · 13:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Stowe
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Stowe vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Stowe’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Stowe | A | Stowe Town PK–12 · Lamoille South Supervisory Union |
| Morristown | A | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District 90 PK–12 · Lamoille South Supervisory Union |
| Worcester | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District 92 PK–12 · Washington Central Supervisory Union |
| Waterbury | A | Harwood Unified PK–12 · Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District |
| Underhill | A | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401 PK–12 · Mount Mansfield Unified Union |
| Cambridge | D | Cambridge PK–6 · Lamoille North Modified USD 058B 7–12 · Lamoille North Supervisory Union |
Every school in Stowe
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).
Questions about Stowe’s schools
Are Stowe’s schools good?
By Vermont’s own tests, yes: the public schools Stowe children attend outscore 85% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #13 of 71 Vermont towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Stowe in?
Stowe Town School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 756 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Stowe kids go to high school?
Stowe High School, with 225 students.
What is Stowe’s graduation rate?
80–84% of the class of 2023 in Lamoille South Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.
Are there private schools in Stowe?
Yes: Mountain Village School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 100 students).
Parents talk
What Stowe families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Stowe → 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.