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Schools in Winooski · Winooski School District, Winooski Supervisory District

Winooski’s public schools score below almost every Vermont district on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Winooski’s districts is 7%, below the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Winooski, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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
17%
▼ 27 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
7%
▼ 26 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
50–59%
▼ 23–32 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$37.6K
▲ 50% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Winooski
Students per teacher
8.7
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
749 students on the public path
In brief

Winooski’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 7% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

50–59% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Winooski’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $37,588 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Winooski Middle School, then Winooski High School. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Francis Xavier School (private) and Mill School (The) (private) are 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 Winooski’s grade

D− Test scoresD− Graduation

D−: better than 0% of Vermont school districts, last of 71 Vermont towns. Both inputs trail the Vermont average; among the 238 Vermont towns with similar household incomes, Winooski’s schools place at the bottom.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 0%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (238)At the bottom
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 334 test results and a graduating class of 58 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Winooski’s students in the tested grades sat them (334 in math, 334 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5J. F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolWinooski School DistrictD−
6–8Winooski Middle SchoolWinooski School DistrictD
9–12Winooski High SchoolWinooski School DistrictD−

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

Two districts serve Winooski

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

Winooski School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 749 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$37,588VT $25,064 · FY2024
Winooski Supervisory DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Winooski Supervisory District17%
State average 44.4% · 334 students tested
Math · , Winooski Supervisory District7%
State average 33.1% · 334 students tested

Winooski vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WinooskiD−Winooski PK–12 · Winooski Supervisory District
BurlingtonB+Burlington PK–12 · Burlington Supervisory District
ColchesterAColchester PK–12 · Colchester Supervisory District
South BurlingtonASouth Burlington PK–12 · South Burlington Supervisory District

Every school in Winooski

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).

District schools in Winooskiby address
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
421 students10:1Rate it →
Winooski Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
146 students9:1Rate it →
Winooski High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
182 students6:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Francis Xavier School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
204 students16:1Rate it →
Mill School (The)
Grades 6–12
Private · Special education
30 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Winooski’s schools

Are Winooski’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Winooski children attend score below 100% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they place at the bottom. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Winooski in?

Winooski School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 749 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Winooski kids go to high school?

Winooski High School, with 182 students; its own test results earn a D−.

What is Winooski’s graduation rate?

50–59% of the class of 2023 in Winooski Supervisory District graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Winooski spend per student?

$37,588 in Winooski School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Winooski?

Yes: St. Francis Xavier School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 204 students) and Mill School (The) (special education, grades 6–12, 30 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.