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Schools in Wilder

Wilder’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools 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

$29.5K

▲ 18% vs VT $25.1K

FY2024 · Hartford

Students per teacher

9.6

VT 11.3 · smaller classes

Schools in town

1,418 students on the public path

In brief

Wilder’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Wilder’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Vermont’s 269 public schools. Ottauquechee School places highest (better than 83%); Hartford High School lowest (17%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Wilder, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Hartford 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 Wilder, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Wilder · depends on your address

Dothan Brook School

Grades PK–5 · 248 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in White River Junction

A⁻

White River School

Grades PK–5 · 204 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in White River Junction

Ottauquechee School

Grades PK–5 · 180 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Quechee

A⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A⁻

6–8Hartford Memorial Middle Schoolin White River JunctionB⁻

9–12Hartford High Schoolin White River JunctionC⁻

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hartford School District.

Two districts serve Wilder

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

Hartford School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,418 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (VT 11.3)

$29,482VT $25,064 · FY2024

Hartford Supervisory DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students

A⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · , Hartford Supervisory District48%

State average 44.4% · 697 students tested

Math · , Hartford Supervisory District39%

State average 33.1% · 694 students tested

Wilder vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Wilder	—	Hartford PK–12 · Hartford Supervisory District
Hartford	A⁻	Hartford PK–12 · Hartford Supervisory District

Lebanon, NH borders Wilder but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Wilder

5 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 Wilderin other towns

Dothan Brook School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White River Junction

A⁻

248 students11:1Rate it →

White River School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White River Junction

204 students10:1Rate it →

Ottauquechee School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Quechee

A⁻

180 students9:1Rate it →

Hartford Memorial Middle School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · White River Junction

B⁻

280 students9:1Rate it →

Hartford High School

High · Grades 9–12 · White River Junction

C⁻

506 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Wilder’s schools

Are Wilder’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wilder. Hartford School District and Hartford Supervisory District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wilder. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Vermont’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wilder in?

Hartford School District and Hartford Supervisory District.

Where do Wilder kids go to high school?

Hartford High School.

Parents talk

What Wilder 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). Stars are from neighbors.