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Schools in Strafford · Strafford School District, White River Valley Supervisory Union

Strafford’s public schools score below 62% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Strafford, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B+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 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
44%
▼ 0 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 3 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 3–12 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 54% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Strafford
Students per teacher
8.5
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
116 students on the public path
In brief

Strafford’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 141 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Strafford’s, its schools beat 28%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% 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

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Strafford’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,573 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Strafford’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Vermont school districts. Both inputs trail the Vermont average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (141)Better than 28%
Towns in Orange County (17)Better than 18%
DB+A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 630 test results and a graduating class of 54 could put Strafford anywhere from D to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Strafford’s students in the tested grades sat them (632 in math, 629 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Newton SchoolStrafford School DistrictB+

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

Two districts serve Strafford

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

Strafford School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 116 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$11,573VT $25,064 · FY2024
White River Valley Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · , White River Valley Supervisory Union44%
State average 44.4% · 629 students tested
Math · , White River Valley Supervisory Union30%
State average 33.1% · 632 students tested

Strafford vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
StraffordC+Strafford PK–8 · White River Valley Supervisory Union
TunbridgeC+First Branch Unified PK–8 · White River Valley Supervisory Union
SharonC+Sharon PK–6 · White River Valley Supervisory Union
ThetfordBThetford PK–6 · Orange East Supervisory Union
Vershire—Rivendell Interstate PK–12 · Rivendell Interstate Supervisory District
RoyaltonC+White River Unified PK–12 · White River Valley Supervisory Union
West Fairlee—Rivendell Interstate PK–12 · Rivendell Interstate Supervisory District

3 of the 6 neighbors share White River Valley Supervisory Union with Strafford for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Strafford

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 Straffordby address
Newton School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · South Strafford
B+
116 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Strafford’s schools

Are Strafford’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Strafford children attend score below 62% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Strafford in?

Strafford School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 116 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

What is Strafford’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in White River Valley Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Strafford spend per student?

$11,573 in Strafford 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 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.