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Schools in Topsham · Waits River Valley USD 36, Orange East Supervisory Union

Topsham’s public schools outscore 60% of Vermont districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Topsham, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 29% of Topsham’s students scored proficient, below the Vermont average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−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
45%
▲ 1 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 4 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 39% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Waits River Valley USD 36
Students per teacher
10.2
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
265 students on the public path
In brief

Topsham’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 246 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Topsham’s, its schools beat 67%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 29% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,380 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 Topsham’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 60% of Vermont school districts. Graduation is above the Vermont average; test scores are below it.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (246)Better than 67%
Towns in Orange County (17)Better than 53%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 906 test results and a graduating class of 86 could put Topsham anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Topsham’s students in the tested grades sat them (905 in math, 907 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Waits River Valley Union SchoolWaits River Valley USD 36B−

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

Two districts serve Topsham

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

Waits River Valley USD 36Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 265 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$15,380VT $25,064 · FY2024
Orange East Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · , Orange East Supervisory Union45%
State average 44.4% · 907 students tested
Math · , Orange East Supervisory Union29%
State average 33.1% · 905 students tested

Topsham vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
TopshamBWaits River Valley USD 36 PK–8 · Orange East Supervisory Union
NewburyBOxbow Unified Union School District 91 PK–12 · Orange East Supervisory Union
OrangeD−Echo Valley PK–8 · Central Vermont Supervisory Union
Groton—Blue Mountain USD 21 PK–12 · Orange East Supervisory Union
CorinthBWaits River Valley USD 36 PK–8 · Orange East Supervisory Union

3 of the 4 neighbors share Orange East Supervisory Union with Topsham for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Topsham

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 Topshamby address
Waits River Valley Union School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · East Corinth
B−
265 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Topsham’s schools

Are Topsham’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Vermont: the public schools Topsham children attend outscore 60% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 67%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Topsham in?

Waits River Valley USD 36, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 265 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

What is Topsham’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Orange East Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Topsham spend per student?

$15,380 in Waits River Valley USD 36 (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.