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Schools in Vermont

Vermont’s public schools

Wisconsin Heights School District and Mount Horeb Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vermont. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 4% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Mount Horeb Area
Students per teacher
13.4
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,190 students on the public path
In brief

Vermont’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Vermont’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Mount Horeb Middle places highest (better than 78%); Wisconsin Heights Middle lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Vermont, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Mount Horeb High and Wisconsin Heights High. 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 Vermont, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

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

Two districts serve Vermont

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

Wisconsin Heights School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 782 students, up 35% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$22,195WI $16,459 · FY2024
A
Mount Horeb Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,298 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,769WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wisconsin Heights School District55%
State average 38.1% · 374 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wisconsin Heights School District52%
State average 38.7% · 374 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mount Horeb Area School District49%
State average 38.1% · 1155 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mount Horeb Area School District51%
State average 38.7% · 1154 students tested

Vermont vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vermont—Wisconsin Heights PK–12 · Mount Horeb Area PK–12
Blue Mounds—Mount Horeb Area
ArenaBRiver Valley
Black Earth—Wisconsin Heights
Cross PlainsAMount Horeb Area PK–12 · Middleton-Cross Plains PK–12 · Wisconsin Heights PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Mount Horeb Area with Vermont for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Vermont

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Vermontin other towns
Wisconsin Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mazomanie
391 students13:1Rate it →
Mount Horeb Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Mount Horeb
160 students15:1Rate it →
Mount Horeb Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Horeb
A−
503 students12:1Rate it →
Wisconsin Heights Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mazomanie
B−
153 students10:1Rate it →
Mount Horeb High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Horeb
B−
745 students15:1Rate it →
Wisconsin Heights High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mazomanie
B
238 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Vermont’s schools

Are Vermont’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Vermont. Wisconsin Heights School District and Mount Horeb Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vermont. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Vermont in?

Wisconsin Heights School District and Mount Horeb Area School District.

Where do Vermont kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mount Horeb High and Wisconsin Heights High.

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What Vermont 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.