Best High Schools in Vermont

The top 25 high schools (grades 9-12) in Vermont, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 66%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Champlain Valley Union High School	Hinesburg, VT	1,325	58%
2	Essex High School	Essex Junction, VT	1,208	55%
3	Burlington High School	Burlington, VT	987	60%
4	Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School	Bennington, VT	926	50%
5	Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans)	Saint Albans, VT	904	71%
6	South Burlington High School	South Burlington, VT	843	59%
7	Mt. Mansfield Union High School	Jericho, VT	764	70%
8	Missisquoi Valley Union High School	Swanton, VT	736	63%
9	Colchester High School	Colchester, VT	721	71%
10	U-32 Middle & High School	Montpelier, VT	707	64%
11	Mt. Abraham Union High School	Bristol, VT	621	67%
12	Spaulding Union High School	Barre, VT	615	71%
13	Harwood Union Middle/High School	Moretown, VT	556	68%
14	Middlebury Union High School	Middlebury, VT	522	73%
15	Woodstock Union Middle/High School	Woodstock, VT	449	74%
16	Milton Senior High School	Milton, VT	439	71%
17	Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)	Fairfax, VT	415	70%
18	Montpelier High School	Montpelier, VT	403	66%
19	Williamstown Middle/High School	Williamstown, VT	271	61%
20	Peoples Academy	Morrisville, VT	265	70%
21	Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School	Townshend, VT	257	62%
22	Rivendell Academy	Orford, VT	234	67%
23	Craftsbury Schools	Craftsbury Common, VT	207	75%
24	Canaan Schools	Canaan, VT	169	62%
25	Proctor Junior/Senior High School	Proctor, VT	123	66%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in Vermont?

The largest high school in Vermont is Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg with 1,325 students and a 58% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in Vermont?

This page shows the top 25 high schools (grades 9-12) in Vermont by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: June 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.