Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Wells’s public schools score below 65% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 32% of Wells’s students scored proficient, below the Vermont average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wells, 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.
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.
Wells’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Wells’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,961 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 Wells’s grade
C+: better than 35% of Vermont school districts. Graduation is above the Vermont average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wells, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Wells
Wells Village School
Grades PK–6 · 80 students · 9:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Wells
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Wells vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Wells’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wells | C+ | Wells Spring Unified Union PK–6 · Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union |
| Pawlet | B | Mettawee PK–6 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
| Poultney | C+ | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District 70 PK–12 · Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union |
| Tinmouth | — | Mill River Unified PK–12 · Mill River Unified Union Supervisory District |
| Middletown Springs | — | Wells Spring Unified Union PK–6 · Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union with Wells for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Granville, NY borders Wells but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Wells
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 Wells’s schools
Are Wells’s schools good?
On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wells 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 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wells in?
Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union, which runs grades and enrolls 0 students in 0 schools (2024–25).
What is Wells’s graduation rate?
80–84% of the class of 2023 in Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.
How much does Wells spend per student?
$17,961 in Wells Spring Unified Union School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Wells 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.