Photo: Jared and Corin · CC BY-SA 2.0Vernon’s public schools score below 65% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Vernon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in Vernon’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Vermont average (33%). 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.
Vernon’s schools, in brief
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 45% and math 29% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide; 70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,668 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.
What’s behind Vernon’s grade
C+: better than 35% of Vermont school districts. Both inputs trail the Vermont average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Vernon, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Vernon
Vernon Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 170 students · 9:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Vernon
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
Vernon vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Vernon’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Vernon | C+ | Vernon PK–6 · Windham Southeast Supervisory Union |
| Guilford | C+ | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96 PK–12 · Windham Southeast Supervisory Union |
| Brattleboro | C+ | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District 96 PK–12 · Windham Southeast Supervisory Union |
All 2 neighbors share Windham Southeast Supervisory Union with Vernon for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Hinsdale, NH borders Vernon but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Vernon
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).
Questions about Vernon’s schools
Are Vernon’s schools good?
On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Vernon children attend score below 65% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Vernon in?
Vernon School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 170 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
What is Vernon’s graduation rate?
70–74% of the class of 2023 in Windham Southeast Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.
How much does Vernon spend per student?
$18,668 in Vernon School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Vernon families are saying about school.
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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.