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Schools in Wilmington · Twin Valley Unified School District, Windham Southwest Supervisory Union

Wilmington’s public schools outscore 50% of Vermont districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Wilmington, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
45%
▲ 1 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 3 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.6K
▲ 14% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Twin Valley Unified
Students per teacher
8.7
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
373 students on the public path
In brief

Wilmington’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 237 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wilmington’s, its schools beat 59%, higher than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 30% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,615 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Twin Valley Middle 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Wilmington’s grade

B Test scores

B−: better than 50% of Vermont school districts. Test scores are below the Vermont average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 50%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (237)Better than 59%
Towns in Windham County (22)Better than 82%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 316 test results could put Wilmington anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Wilmington’s students in the tested grades sat them (316 in math, 316 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Twin Valley Elementary SchoolTwin Valley Unified School DistrictB+
6–12Twin Valley Middle High Schoolin WhitinghamC+

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

Two districts serve Wilmington

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

Twin Valley Unified School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 373 students · 8.7 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$28,615VT $25,064 · FY2024
Windham Southwest Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · , Windham Southwest Supervisory Union45%
State average 44.4% · 316 students tested
Math · , Windham Southwest Supervisory Union30%
State average 33.1% · 316 students tested

Wilmington vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WilmingtonB−Twin Valley Unified PK–12 · Windham Southwest Supervisory Union
Searsburg—Searsburg · Windham Southwest Supervisory Union
WhitinghamB−Twin Valley Unified PK–12 · Windham Southwest Supervisory Union
DoverC+River Valleys Unified School District 73 PK–6 · Windham Central Supervisory Union
Readsboro—Readsboro PK–6 · Windham Southwest Supervisory Union

3 of the 4 neighbors share Windham Southwest Supervisory Union with Wilmington for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wilmington

2 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 Wilmingtonby address
Twin Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
190 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Wilmingtonin other towns
Twin Valley Middle High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Whitingham
C+
183 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Wilmington’s schools

Are Wilmington’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Vermont: the public schools Wilmington children attend outscore 50% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 59%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wilmington in?

Twin Valley Unified School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 373 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Wilmington spend per student?

$28,615 in Twin Valley Unified School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.