Best Middle Schools in Vermont (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

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

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A	Camels Hump Middle School	Richmond	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	60%	59%	Meets Expectations	307
#2	A-	Browns River Middle School	Jericho	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401	58%	58%	Meets Expectations	364
#3	A-	Essex Middle School	Essex Junction	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	54%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	382
#4	B+	Albert D Lawton School	Essex Junction	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51	51%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	319
#5	B+	Main Street Middle School	Montpelier	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71	51%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	327
#6	B	Crossett Brook Middle School	Duxbury	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	47%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	288
#7	B	Frederick H Tuttle Middle School	South Burlington	South Burlington School District	46%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	512
#8	B	Middlebury Union Middle School	Middlebury	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	46%	47%	Meets Expectations	369
#9	B	Edmunds Middle School	Burlington	Burlington School District	43%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	365
#10	B	Stowe Middle School	Stowe		43%	56%	Underperforms Expectations	190
#11	B-	Colchester Middle School	Colchester	Colchester School District	42%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	497
#12	B-	Hartford Memorial Middle School	White River Junction	Hartford School District	41%	43%	Meets Expectations	294
#13	B-	North Country Union Junior High School	Derby	North Country Union Junior High School District	40%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	263
#14	C+	Lyman C Hunt Middle School	Burlington	Burlington School District	37%	40%	Meets Expectations	337
#15	C	Brattleboro Area Middle School	Brattleboro	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96	34%	34%	Meets Expectations	262
#16	C	Peoples Academy Middle School	Morrisville	Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90	33%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	224
#17	C-	Lamoille Union Middle School	Hyde Park	Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B	31%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	262
#18	C-	First Branch Middle School	Chelsea	First Branch Unified School District #82	30%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	94
#19	C-	White River Valley Middle School	Bethel	White River Unified School District #79	29%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	134
#20	C-	Milton Middle School	Milton	Milton School District	27%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	389
#21	D+	Mt Anthony Union Middle School	Bennington	Mount Anthony Union High School District #14	27%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	522
#22	D	Orange Center School	East Barre	Echo Valley Community Union School District #67	23%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	77
#23	D	Bellows Falls Middle School	Bellows Falls	Rockingham School District	22%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	242
#24	D-	Riverside Middle School	Springfield	Springfield School District	18%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	254
#25	D-	Winooski Middle School	Winooski	Winooski Incorporated School District	15%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	139
#26	D-	Rutland Middle School	Rutland	Rutland City School District	14%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	254

How Vermont's middle schools compare

A: 3B: 10C: 7D: 6

50% of the 26 ranked middle schools in Vermont earn an A or B (3 A grades, 10 B, 7 C, 6 D, 0 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 11 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (42% here, 71% nationally), and 5 exceed it. On average 37% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 41% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

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+, #21), Frederick H Tuttle Middle School (512 students, B, #7), Colchester Middle School (497 students, B-, #11).

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?

Camels Hump Middle School in Richmond ranks first among the 26 ranked middle schools in Vermont with a SchoolGrade of A, 60% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 59%.

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; 26 are ranked here.