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Schools in Windsor · Mount Ascutney School District 86, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union

Windsor’s public schools score below 56% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 37% of Windsor’s students scored proficient, below the Vermont average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Windsor, 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.

#38of 71 Vermont townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
37%
▼ 7 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 5 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 34% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Mount Ascutney School District 86
Students per teacher
12.2
VT 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
572 students on the public path
In brief

Windsor’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 96 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Windsor’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Windsor’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,532 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Foundations (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Windsor’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 44% of Vermont school districts, #38 of 71 Vermont towns. Graduation is above the Vermont average; test scores are below it.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (96)Better than 68%
Towns in Windsor County (24)Better than 46%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 607 test results and a graduating class of 59 could put Windsor anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Windsor’s students in the tested grades sat them (607 in math, 607 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Windsor SchoolMount Ascutney School District 86C−

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

Two districts serve Windsor

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

Mount Ascutney School District 86Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 640 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$16,532VT $25,064 · FY2024
Windsor Southeast Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union37%
State average 44.4% · 607 students tested
Math · , Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union28%
State average 33.1% · 607 students tested

Windsor vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WindsorC+Mount Ascutney School District 86 PK–12 · Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union
West WindsorC+Mount Ascutney School District 86 PK–12 · Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union
WeathersfieldC+Weathersfield PK–8 · Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union
HartlandC+Hartland PK–8 · Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union

All 3 neighbors share Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union with Windsor for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Cornish, NH borders Windsor but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Windsor

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 Windsorby address
Windsor School
Grades PK–12
C−
572 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Foundations
Private · Special education
10 students2:1Rate it →

Questions about Windsor’s schools

Are Windsor’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Windsor children attend score below 56% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #38 of 71 Vermont towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Windsor in?

Mount Ascutney School District 86, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 640 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Windsor’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Windsor spend per student?

$16,532 in Mount Ascutney School District 86 (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Windsor?

Yes: Foundations (special education, grades , 10 students).

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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.