Best Middle Schools in Vermont (2025-26)
Every ranked middle 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 middle schools ranked
How Vermont's middle schools compare
A: 6B: 4C: 5D: 5F: 2
45% of the 22 ranked middle schools in Vermont earn an A or B (6 A grades, 4 B, 5 C, 5 D, 2 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 16 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (73% here, 70% nationally), and 9 exceed it. On average 45% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 43% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Brattleboro Area Middle School (47% against 33%, B-), Frederick H Tuttle Middle School (69% against 57%, A+), Camels Hump Middle School (63% against 51%, A), Essex Middle School (63% against 52%, A).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 (2), Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 (2).
The largest ranked middle schools: Mt Anthony Union Middle School (522 students, D, #17), Frederick H Tuttle Middle School (512 students, A+, #1), Colchester Middle School (497 students, A-, #6).
Middle schools in Vermont that are not ranked
4 graded middle 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 (4)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Edmunds Middle School, Burlington
- Lyman C Hunt Middle School, Burlington
- Peoples Academy Middle School, Morrisville
- Stowe Middle School, Stowe
About this ranking
- Scope: every public middle 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 middle schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about middle schools in Vermont
What is the best middle school in Vermont?
Frederick H Tuttle Middle School in South Burlington ranks first among the 22 ranked middle schools in Vermont with a SchoolGrade of A+, 69% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 57%.
How are middle 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 middle schools does Vermont have?
SchoolGrade grades 26 public middle schools in Vermont; 22 are ranked here and 4 are listed as not ranked.