Best High Schools in Vermont (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

Every ranked high school in Vermont, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Vermont rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Vermont high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A-	Champlain Valley Union High School	Hinesburg	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56	63%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,325
#2	A-	Stowe High School	Stowe		63%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	221
#3	A-	Mt Mansfield Union High School	Jericho	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	60%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	764
#4	A-	South Burlington High School	South Burlington	South Burlington School District	60%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	843
#5	B+	Montpelier High School	Montpelier	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71	58%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	403
#6	B+	Essex High School	Essex Junction	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	53%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,208
#7	B	Burlington High School	Burlington	Burlington School District	50%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	987
#8	B	Woodstock Union Middlehigh School	Woodstock	Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76	49%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	449
#9	B	Craftsbury Schools (K-12)	Craftsbury Common	Craftsbury Town School District	38%	45%	Meets Expectations	207
#10	B-	Middlebury Union High School	Middlebury	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	45%	47%	Meets Expectations	522
#11	B-	Colchester High School	Colchester	Colchester School District	43%	43%	Meets Expectations	721
#12	B-	Harwood Union Middlehigh School	Moretown	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	43%	46%	Meets Expectations	556
#13	B-	Rutland Senior High School	Rutland	Rutland City School District	43%	43%	Meets Expectations	752
#14	B-	Vergennes Union High School	Vergennes	Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54	43%	44%	Meets Expectations	398
#15	B-	Brattleboro Union High School	Brattleboro	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96	42%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	757
#16	B-	U 32 Middle And High School	Montpelier	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	42%	43%	Meets Expectations	707
#17	B-	Twinfield Union School (K-12)	Plainfield	Twinfield Union School District #33	35%	39%	Meets Expectations	319
#18	B-	Cabot School (K-12)	Cabot	Cabot School District	33%	34%	Meets Expectations	164
#19	B-	Windsor School (K-12)	Windsor	Mount Ascutney School District #86	32%	38%	Meets Expectations	580
#20	C+	Spaulding Union High School	Barre	Barre Unified Union School District #97	40%	42%	Meets Expectations	615
#21	C+	Enosburg Falls Middlehigh School	Enosburg Falls	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	38%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	367
#22	C+	Lake Region Union High School	Orleans	Lake Region Union High School District #24	38%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	386
#23	C+	Bellows Free Academy Middlehigh School Fairfax	Fairfax	Fairfax School District	37%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	415
#24	C+	Mt Anthony Senior Union High School	Bennington	Mount Anthony Union High School District #14	37%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	926
#25	C+	Green Mountain Union High School	Chester	Green Mountain Unified School District #77	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	326
#26	C+	Milton Senior High School	Milton	Milton School District	35%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	439
#27	C+	Canaan Schools (K-12)	Canaan	Canaan School District	28%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	169
#28	C+	West Rutland School (K-12)	West Rutland	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	28%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	326
#29	C+	Danville School (K-12)	Danville	Danville School District	27%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	350
#30	C	Mt Abraham Union High School	Bristol	Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61	34%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	621
#31	C	Randolph Union High School	Randolph	Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59	34%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	366
#32	C	Twin Valley Middle High School	Whitingham	Twin Valley Unified School District #75	33%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	193
#33	C	Bellows Free Academy St Albans	Saint Albans	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	32%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	904
#34	C	Williamstown Middlehigh School	Williamstown	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	32%	31%	Meets Expectations	271
#35	C	Peoples Academy	Morrisville	Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90	30%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	265
#36	C-	Oxbow Union High School	Bradford	Oxbow Unified Union School District #91	30%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	355
#37	C-	Missisquoi Valley Union High School	Swanton	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	29%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	736
#38	C-	Arlington Memorial	Arlington	Arlington School District	28%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	200
#39	C-	Bellows Falls Union High School	Bellows Falls	Bellows Falls Union High School District #27	27%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	318
#40	C-	Mill River Union High School	North Clarendon	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	27%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	370
#41	C-	Poultney High School	Poultney	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	27%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	234
#42	C-	Blue Mountain Union School (K-12)	Wells River	Blue Mountain Union School District #21	22%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	411
#43	D+	Hartford High School	White River Junction	Hartford School District	25%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	518
#44	D+	Lamoille Union High School	Hyde Park	Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B	25%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	478
#45	D+	Leland And Gray Union Middle And High School	Townshend	West River Valley Union Education District #72B	25%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	257
#46	D+	North Country Union High School	Newport	North Country Union High School District	25%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	681
#47	D+	Northfield Middlehigh School	Northfield	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	25%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	236
#48	D+	Springfield High School	Springfield	Springfield School District	25%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	325
#49	D+	White River Valley High School	South Royalton	White River Unified School District #79	24%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	192
#50	D	Fair Haven Union Middle And High School	Fair Haven	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62	23%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	536
#51	D	Richford Juniorsenior High School	Richford	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	22%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	256
#52	D	Hazen Union High School	Hardwick	Hazen Union High School District #26	19%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	301
#53	D-	Winooski High School	Winooski	Winooski Incorporated School District	17%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	215
#54	D-	Otter Valley Union High School	Brandon	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	15%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	526
#55	D-	Proctor Juniorsenior High School	Proctor	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	12%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	123

How Vermont's high schools compare

A: 4B: 15C: 23D: 13

35% of the 55 ranked high schools in Vermont earn an A or B (4 A grades, 15 B, 23 C, 13 D, 0 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 25 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (45% here, 75% nationally), and 12 exceed it. On average 35% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 39% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Montpelier High School (58% against 42%, B+), Stowe High School (63% against 49%, A-), Champlain Valley Union High School (63% against 51%, A-).

The largest ranked high schools: Champlain Valley Union High School (1,325 students, A-, #1), Essex High School (1,208 students, B+, #6), Burlington High School (987 students, B, #7).

About this ranking

Scope: every public high school in Vermont.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Vermont

What is the best high school in Vermont?

Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg ranks first among the 55 ranked high schools in Vermont with a SchoolGrade of A-, 63% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 51%.

How are high schools in Vermont ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Vermont have?

SchoolGrade grades 55 public high schools in Vermont; 55 are ranked here.