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Schools in Waltham

Waltham’s public schools

Addison Northwest Unified School District and Addison Northwest Supervisory District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waltham. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Vermont’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

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
0
905 students on the public path
In brief

Waltham’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Waltham’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Vermont’s 269 public schools. Ferrisburgh Central School places highest (better than 90%); Vergennes Union High School lowest (67%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Waltham, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Vergennes Union High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Waltham, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
6–8Vergennes Union Middle Schoolin VergennesNo scores
9–12Vergennes Union High Schoolin VergennesB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Addison Northwest Unified School District.

Two districts serve Waltham

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

Waltham vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waltham—Addison Northwest Unified PK–12 · Addison Northwest Supervisory District
AddisonBAddison Northwest Unified PK–12 · Addison Northwest Supervisory District
Panton—Addison Northwest Unified PK–12 · Addison Northwest Supervisory District
New HavenA−Mt. Abraham Unified PK–12 · Mt. Abraham Unified
FerrisburghBAddison Northwest Unified PK–12 · Addison Northwest Supervisory District
VergennesBAddison Northwest Unified PK–12 · Addison Northwest Supervisory District

4 of the 5 neighbors share Addison Northwest Unified with Waltham for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Waltham

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).

Also serving Walthamin other towns
Vergennes Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vergennes
B+
280 students13:1Rate it →
Ferrisburgh Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ferrisburgh
A
187 students12:1Rate it →
Vergennes Union Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vergennes
193 students15:1Rate it →
Vergennes Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Vergennes
B+
245 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Waltham’s schools

Are Waltham’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waltham. Addison Northwest Unified School District and Addison Northwest Supervisory District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waltham. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Vermont’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Waltham in?

Addison Northwest Unified School District and Addison Northwest Supervisory District.

Where do Waltham kids go to high school?

Vergennes Union High 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). Stars are from neighbors.