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Schools in Vergennes · Addison Northwest Unified School District, Addison Northwest Supervisory District

Vergennes’s public schools outscore 56% of Vermont districts

In Vergennes, 44% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Vergennes, 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 C to A−#32of 71 Vermont townsK–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
42%
▼ 2 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 11 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.6K
▲ 14% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Addison Northwest Unified
Students per teacher
11.0
VT 11.3
Schools in town
4
718 students on the public path
In brief

Vergennes’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 244 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Vergennes’s, its schools beat 64%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide; 75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,639 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Vergennes Union Middle School, then Vergennes Union High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Champlain Valley Christian 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Vergennes’s grade

B+ Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 56% of Vermont school districts, #32 of 71 Vermont towns. Test scores are above the Vermont average; graduation is below it.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (244)Better than 64%
CA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 416 test results and a graduating class of 87 could put Vergennes anywhere from C to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Vergennes’s students in the tested grades sat them (416 in math, 415 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Vergennes Union Elementary SchoolAddison Northwest Unified School DistrictB+
6–8Vergennes Union Middle SchoolAddison Northwest Unified School DistrictNo scores
9–12Vergennes Union High SchoolAddison Northwest Unified School DistrictB+

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

Two districts serve Vergennes

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

Addison Northwest Unified School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 905 students · 11.0 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$28,639VT $25,064 · FY2024
Addison Northwest Supervisory DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · , Addison Northwest Supervisory District42%
State average 44.4% · 415 students tested
Math · , Addison Northwest Supervisory District44%
State average 33.1% · 416 students tested

Vergennes vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
VergennesBAddison Northwest Unified PK–12 · Addison Northwest Supervisory District
FerrisburghBAddison Northwest Unified PK–12 · Addison Northwest Supervisory District
Waltham—Addison Northwest Unified PK–12 · Addison Northwest Supervisory District

All 2 neighbors share Addison Northwest Unified with Vergennes for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Vergennes

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).

District schools in Vergennesby address
Vergennes Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
280 students13:1Rate it →
Vergennes Union Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
193 students15:1Rate it →
Vergennes Union High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
245 students8:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Champlain Valley Christian School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Religious
46 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Vergennes’s schools

Are Vergennes’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Vermont: the public schools Vergennes children attend outscore 56% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #32 of 71 Vermont towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Vergennes in?

Addison Northwest Unified School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 905 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Vergennes kids go to high school?

Vergennes Union High School, with 245 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Vergennes’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Addison Northwest Supervisory District graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Vergennes spend per student?

$28,639 in Addison Northwest Unified School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Vergennes?

Yes: Champlain Valley Christian School (religious, grades K–8, 46 students).

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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.