Best High Schools in Vermont (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

Listed, not ranked

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+	Montpelier High School	Montpelier	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71	67%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	403
#2	A+	Woodstock Union Middlehigh School	Woodstock	Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76	65%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	449
#3	A+	Craftsbury Schools (K-12)	Craftsbury Common	Craftsbury Town School District	61%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	207
#4	A+	Essex High School	Essex Junction	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	59%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,208
#5	A	Champlain Valley Union High School	Hinesburg	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56	56%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,325
#6	A	Harwood Union Middlehigh School	Moretown	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	56%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	556
#7	A	Milton Senior High School	Milton	Milton School District	56%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	439
#8	A	Twinfield Union School (K-12)	Plainfield	Twinfield Union School District #33	38%	41%	Meets Expectations	319
#9	A-	Missisquoi Valley Union High School	Swanton	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	55%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	736
#10	A-	South Burlington High School	South Burlington	South Burlington School District	55%	70%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	843
#11	A-	Burlington High School	Burlington	Burlington School District	54%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	987
#12	B+	Colchester High School	Colchester	Colchester School District	52%	54%	Meets Expectations	721
#13	B+	U 32 Middle And High School	Montpelier	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	51%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	707
#14	B+	Vergennes Union High School	Vergennes	Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54	51%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	398
#15	B+	Danville School (K-12)	Danville	Danville School District	38%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	350
#16	B	Proctor Juniorsenior High School	Proctor	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	47%	48%	Meets Expectations	123
#17	B	Middlebury Union High School	Middlebury	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	46%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	522
#18	B	Rutland Senior High School	Rutland	Rutland City School District	46%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	752
#19	B-	Mt Abraham Union High School	Bristol	Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61	45%	52%	Meets Expectations	621
#20	B-	Lake Region Union High School	Orleans	Lake Region Union High School District #24	42%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	386
#21	B-	White River Valley High School	South Royalton	White River Unified School District #79	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	192
#22	B-	West Rutland School (K-12)	West Rutland	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	326
#23	C+	Northfield Middlehigh School	Northfield	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	40%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	236
#24	C+	Green Mountain Union High School	Chester	Green Mountain Unified School District #77	39%	46%	Meets Expectations	326
#25	C+	Randolph Union High School	Randolph	Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59	39%	43%	Meets Expectations	366
#26	C	Leland And Gray Union Middle And High School	Townshend	West River Valley Union Education District #72B	39%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	257
#27	C	Oxbow Union High School	Bradford	Oxbow Unified Union School District #91	38%	42%	Meets Expectations	355
#28	C	Canaan Schools (K-12)	Canaan	Canaan School District	37%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	169
#29	C	Spaulding Union High School	Barre	Barre Unified Union School District #97	37%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	615
#30	C-	Fair Haven Union Middle And High School	Fair Haven	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62	36%	38%	Meets Expectations	536
#31	C-	Mill River Union High School	North Clarendon	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	36%	58%	Underperforms Expectations	370
#32	C-	Richford Juniorsenior High School	Richford	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	36%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	256
#33	D+	St Johnsbury School (K-12)	Saint Johnsbury	Saint Johnsbury School District	37%	33%	Meets Expectations	702
#34	D+	Hartford High School	White River Junction	Hartford School District	36%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	518
#35	D+	Arlington Memorial	Arlington	Arlington School District	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	200
#36	D+	Bellows Free Academy St Albans	Saint Albans	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	34%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	904
#37	D+	Windsor School (K-12)	Windsor	Mount Ascutney School District #86	32%	37%	Meets Expectations	580
#38	D	Enosburg Falls Middlehigh School	Enosburg Falls	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88	34%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	367
#39	D	Williamstown Middlehigh School	Williamstown	Paine Mountain Union School District #68	34%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	271
#40	D	Twin Valley Middle High School	Whitingham	Twin Valley Unified School District #75	31%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	193
#41	D-	Blue Mountain Union School (K-12)	Wells River	Blue Mountain Union School District #21	31%	27%	Meets Expectations	411
#42	D-	North Country Union High School	Newport	North Country Union High School District	26%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	681
#43	D-	Springfield High School	Springfield	Springfield School District	26%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	325
#44	D-	Winooski High School	Winooski	Winooski Incorporated School District	26%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	215
#45	F	Cabot School (K-12)	Cabot	Cabot School District	30%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	164
#46	F	Bellows Falls Union High School	Bellows Falls	Bellows Falls Union High School District #27	25%	32%	Meets Expectations	318
#47	F	Poultney High School	Poultney	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	25%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	234
#48	F	Hazen Union High School	Hardwick	Hazen Union High School District #26	24%	31%	Meets Expectations	301

How Vermont's high schools compare

A: 11B: 11C: 10D: 12F: 4

46% of the 48 ranked high schools in Vermont earn an A or B (11 A grades, 11 B, 10 C, 12 D, 4 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 32 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (67% here, 74% nationally), and 16 exceed it. On average 41% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 43% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Missisquoi Valley Union High School (55% against 32%, A-), Montpelier High School (67% against 45%, A+), Craftsbury Schools (61% against 40%, A+), Woodstock Union Middlehigh School (65% against 48%, A+), Milton Senior High School (56% against 40%, A).

The largest ranked high schools: Champlain Valley Union High School (1,325 students, A, #5), Essex High School (1,208 students, A+, #4), Burlington High School (987 students, A-, #11).

High schools in Vermont that are not ranked

8 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (8)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Bellows Free Academy Middlehigh School Fairfax, Fairfax
Brattleboro Union High School, Brattleboro
Lamoille Union High School, Hyde Park
Mt Anthony Senior Union High School, Bennington
Mt Mansfield Union High School, Jericho
Otter Valley Union High School, Brandon
Peoples Academy, Morrisville
Stowe High School, Stowe

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?

Montpelier High School in Montpelier ranks first among the 48 ranked high schools in Vermont with a SchoolGrade of A+, 67% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 45%.

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 56 public high schools in Vermont; 48 are ranked here and 8 are listed as not ranked.