The most improved public schools in Vermont are C. P. Smith School, Craftsbury Schools and Burlington High School.
A school's improvement is based on a its total rise in ranking spots during the last five years (2020-25).
Improved Rank Range: 36
170
Avg. Improved Rank: 87
Most Improved Public Schools in Vermont (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Ranking Change (2020-25)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
C. P. Smith School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +170
(from 258 to 88)
(from 258 to 88)
Grades: PK-5
332 Ethan Allen Parkway
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8479
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8479
Rank: #22.
Craftsbury Schools
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +160
(from 220 to 60)
(from 220 to 60)
Grades: PK-12
1422 North Craftsbury Road
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827
(802) 586-2541
Craftsbury Common, VT 05827
(802) 586-2541
Rank: #33.
Burlington High School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +155
(from 257 to 102)
(from 257 to 102)
Grades: 9-12
52 Institute Road
Burlington, VT 05408
(802) 864-8411
Burlington, VT 05408
(802) 864-8411
Rank: #44.
Sustainability Academy At Lawrence Barnes
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +152
(from 297 to 145)
(from 297 to 145)
Grades: PK-5
123 North Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8480
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8480
Rank: #55.
Waits River Valley Union School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +148
(from 273 to 125)
(from 273 to 125)
Grades: PK-8
6 Waits River Valley Road
East Corinth, VT 05040
(802) 439-5534
East Corinth, VT 05040
(802) 439-5534
Rank: #66.
Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +136
(from 258 to 122)
(from 258 to 122)
Grades: 9-12
301 Park Street Extension
Bennington, VT 05201
(802) 447-7511
Bennington, VT 05201
(802) 447-7511
Rank: #77.
Milton Senior High School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +134
(from 239 to 105)
(from 239 to 105)
Grades: 9-12
17 Rebecca Lander Drive
Milton, VT 05468
(802) 893-5400
Milton, VT 05468
(802) 893-5400
Rank: #88.
Integrated Arts Academy At H. O. Wheeler
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +124
(from 301 to 177)
(from 301 to 177)
Grades: PK-5
6 Archibald Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8475
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8475
Rank: #99.
Weathersfield School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +122
(from 188 to 66)
(from 188 to 66)
Grades: PK-8
1355 Schoolhouse Road
Ascutney, VT 05030
(802) 674-5400
Ascutney, VT 05030
(802) 674-5400
Rank: #1010.
Winooski High School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +109
(from 300 to 191)
(from 300 to 191)
Grades: 9-12
60 Normand Street
Winooski, VT 05404
(802) 655-3530
Winooski, VT 05404
(802) 655-3530
Rank: #1111.
South Burlington High School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +102
(from 173 to 71)
(from 173 to 71)
Grades: 9-12
550 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7000
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7000
Rank: #1212.
Hartford High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +93
(from 270 to 177)
(from 270 to 177)
Grades: 9-12
37 Highland Avenue
White River Junction, VT 05001
(802) 295-8610
White River Junction, VT 05001
(802) 295-8610
Rank: #1313.
White River School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +88
(from 119 to 31)
(from 119 to 31)
Grades: PK-5
102 Pine Street
White River Junction, VT 05001
(802) 295-8650
White River Junction, VT 05001
(802) 295-8650
Rank: #1414.
Canaan Schools
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +87
(from 200 to 113)
(from 200 to 113)
Grades: PK-12
99 School Street
Canaan, VT 05903
(802) 266-8910
Canaan, VT 05903
(802) 266-8910
Rank: #1515.
Vernon Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +84
(from 229 to 145)
(from 229 to 145)
Grades: PK-6
381 Governor Hunt Road
Vernon, VT 05354
(802) 254-5373
Vernon, VT 05354
(802) 254-5373
Rank: #1616.
Ottauquechee School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +80
(from 146 to 66)
(from 146 to 66)
Grades: PK-5
304 Dody Lane
Quechee, VT 05059
(802) 295-8654
Quechee, VT 05059
(802) 295-8654
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Chamberlin School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +77
(from 119 to 42)
(from 119 to 42)
Grades: PK-5
262 White Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7400
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7400
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Colchester High School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +77
(from 177 to 100)
(from 177 to 100)
Grades: 9-12
131 Laker Lane
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 264-5700
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 264-5700
Rank: #1919.
Alburgh Community Education Center
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +75
(from 282 to 207)
(from 282 to 207)
Grades: PK-8
45 Champlain Street
Alburgh, VT 05440
(802) 796-3573
Alburgh, VT 05440
(802) 796-3573
Rank: #2020.
Peacham Elementary School
(Math: 40-59% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +73
(from 138 to 65)
(from 138 to 65)
Grades: PK-6
340 Bailey Hazen Road
Peacham, VT 05862
(802) 592-3513
Peacham, VT 05862
(802) 592-3513
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Champlain School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +67
(from 106 to 39)
(from 106 to 39)
Grades: PK-5
800 Pine Street
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8477
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8477
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
North Country Union Junior High School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +67
(from 265 to 198)
(from 265 to 198)
Grades: 7-8
57 Junior High Drive
Derby, VT 05829
(802) 766-2276
Derby, VT 05829
(802) 766-2276
Rank: #2323.
Springfield High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +63
(from 295 to 232)
(from 295 to 232)
Grades: 9-12
303 South Street
Springfield, VT 05156
(802) 885-7900
Springfield, VT 05156
(802) 885-7900
Rank: #2424.
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +60
(from 219 to 159)
(from 219 to 159)
Grades: 6-8
1364 North Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8469
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 864-8469
Rank: #2525.
Cambridge Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +59
(from 119 to 60)
(from 119 to 60)
Grades: PK-6
186 School Street
Jeffersonville, VT 05464
(802) 644-8821
Jeffersonville, VT 05464
(802) 644-8821
Rank: #26 - 2826. - 28.
Orchard School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Rank Change: +57
(from 70 to 13)
(from 70 to 13)
Grades: PK-5
2 Baldwin Avenue
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7300
South Burlington, VT 05403
(802) 652-7300
Rank: #26 - 2826. - 28.
Lowell Graded School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +57
(from 146 to 89)
(from 146 to 89)
Grades: PK-8
52 Gelo Park Road
Lowell, VT 05847
(802) 744-6641
Lowell, VT 05847
(802) 744-6641
Rank: #26 - 2826. - 28.
Bellows Free Academy Middle/high School (Fairfax)
(Math: 39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +57
(from 195 to 138)
(from 195 to 138)
Grades: 7-12
75 Hunt Street
Fairfax, VT 05454
(802) 849-6711
Fairfax, VT 05454
(802) 849-6711
Rank: #2929.
Fletcher Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +55
(from 196 to 141)
(from 196 to 141)
Grades: PK-6
340 School Road
Cambridge, VT 05444
(802) 849-6251
Cambridge, VT 05444
(802) 849-6251
Rank: #3030.
St. Johnsbury School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +48
(from 245 to 197)
(from 245 to 197)
Grades: PK-8
257 Western Avenue
Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819
(802) 748-8912
Saint Johnsbury, VT 05819
(802) 748-8912
Rank: #3131.
Colchester Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +47
(from 105 to 58)
(from 105 to 58)
Grades: 6-8
425 Blakely Road
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 264-5800
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 264-5800
Rank: #3232.
Rutland Senior High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +44
(from 213 to 169)
(from 213 to 169)
Grades: 9-12
22 Stratton Road
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 773-1955
Rutland, VT 05701
(802) 773-1955
Rank: #3333.
Bellows Falls Union High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +43
(from 256 to 213)
(from 256 to 213)
Grades: 9-12
406 High School Road
Westminster, VT 05158
(802) 463-3944
Westminster, VT 05158
(802) 463-3944
Rank: #3434.
Blue Mountain Union School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +39
(from 273 to 234)
(from 273 to 234)
Grades: PK-12
2420 Route 302
Wells River, VT 05081
(802) 757-2711
Wells River, VT 05081
(802) 757-2711
Rank: #3535.
North Country Union High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +36
(from 270 to 234)
(from 270 to 234)
Grades: 9-12
209 Veterans Avenue
Newport, VT 05855
(802) 334-7921
Newport, VT 05855
(802) 334-7921
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