Best Middle Schools in Vermont

The top 33 middle schools (grades 6-8) 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	Williston Schools	Williston, VT	942	73%
2	Barre Town Elementary & Middle School	Barre, VT	800	70%
3	Barre City Elementary/Middle School	Barre, VT	784	48%
4	St. Albans Town Educational Center	Saint Albans, VT	777	57%
5	Shelburne Community School	Shelburne, VT	736	70%
6	Charlotte Central School	Charlotte, VT	707	66%
7	Swanton School	Swanton, VT	664	64%
8	Milton Middle School	Milton, VT	389	63%
9	Essex Middle School	Essex Junction, VT	382	61%
10	Middlebury Union Middle School	Middlebury, VT	369	68%
11	Marion W. Cross School	Norwich, VT	351	73%
12	Main Street Middle School	Montpelier, VT	327	64%
13	Albert D. Lawton School	Essex Junction, VT	319	70%
14	Flood Brook School	Londonderry, VT	308	67%
15	Camels Hump Middle School	Richmond, VT	307	75%
16	Fair Haven Grade School	Fair Haven, VT	264	63%
17	Waits River Valley Union School	East Corinth, VT	263	65%
18	Weathersfield School	Ascutney, VT	262	65%
19	Peoples Academy Middle School	Morrisville, VT	224	63%
20	Thetford Elementary School	Thetford, VT	208	70%
21	Westford Elementary School	Westford, VT	201	69%
22	Stowe Middle School	Stowe, VT	190	68%
23	Barstow Memorial School	Chittenden, VT	186	68%
24	Vernon Elementary School	Vernon, VT	185	65%
25	Dorset Elementary School	Dorset, VT	168	62%
26	Dummerston Schools	East Dummerston, VT	162	68%
27	Waterford Elementary School	Waterford, VT	154	68%
28	Warren Elementary School	Warren, VT	142	64%
29	Folsum Education & Community Center	South Hero, VT	141	73%
30	Grand Isle School	Grand Isle, VT	140	63%
31	Rumney Memorial School	Middlesex, VT	121	69%
32	Fletcher Elementary School	Cambridge, VT	120	63%
33	Killington Elementary School	Killington, VT	111	63%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best middle school in Vermont?

The largest middle school in Vermont is Williston Schools in Williston with 942 students and a 73% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many middle schools are in Vermont?

This page shows the top 33 middle schools (grades 6-8) 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.