Top Rankings
Hartford School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Vermont for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 280 students in Hartford School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Vermont.
Public Middle School in Hartford School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Vermont public middle school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% 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
6 Schools
109 Schools
# Students
1,414 Students
32,949 Students
# Teachers
169 Teachers
3,073 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Hartford School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#26 out of 103 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
35%
Graduation Rate
87%
82%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)30.6%
27.8%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.21
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
6%
3%
% Black
1%
2%
% White
88%
89%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $30,489 in this school district is less than the state median of $33,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $30,380 is less than the state median of $34,751. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$43 MM
$2,622 MM
Spending
$43 MM
$2,682 MM
Revenue / Student
$30,489
$33,974
Spending / Student
$30,380
$34,751
Best Hartford School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Hartford Memorial Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
245 Highland Avenue
White River Junction, VT 05001
(802) 295-8640
White River Junction, VT 05001
(802) 295-8640
Gr: 6-8 | 280 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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