For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 509 students in Paine Mountain Union School District #68. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Vermont.
Public Middle Schools in Paine Mountain Union School District #68 have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the Vermont public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Vermont public middle school average of 11% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (VT)
# Schools
4 Schools
111 Schools
# Students
1,024 Students
33,070 Students
# Teachers
80 Teachers
3,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Paine Mountain Union School District #68, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 102 school districts in Vermont (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 60% has decreased from 75% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#98 out of 154 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)27%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
35%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)60%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.20
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
4%
3%
% Black
1%
2%
% White
91%
89%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,163 in this school district is less than the state median of $29,860. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,258 is less than the state median of $29,121. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$2,348 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$2,290 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,163
$29,860
Spending / Student
$17,258
$29,121
Best Paine Mountain Union School District #68 Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northfield Middle/high School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
37 Cross Street Unit 2
Northfield, VT 05663
(802) 485-4500
Northfield, VT 05663
(802) 485-4500
Grades: 6-12
| 243 students
Rank: #22.
Williamstown Middle/high School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
120 Hebert Road
Williamstown, VT 05679
(802) 433-5350
Williamstown, VT 05679
(802) 433-5350
Grades: 6-12
| 266 students
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