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Vermont students are ‘well below’ proficiency goals in math and English, according to state report
The Vermont State Report Card shows less than half of high school students plan postsecondary enrollment and declining graduation rates amid ongoing education reform efforts.
- Released on Thursday, the Vermont Agency of Education's Vermont State Report Card showed a majority of Vermont students were not meeting grade-level standards during the 2024-25 school year, with many well below proficiency in math and English language arts.
- As enrollment fell, Vermont lawmakers are consolidating districts, while Toren Ballard said the findings reflect long-term NAEP declines.
- Math proficiency rates show a range from 33% to 48% across grades, science proficiency remained between 41% and 45%, and just 46% of high school students planned postsecondary enrollment within 16 months, below the state's 80% goal.
- Shortly after the report's release, Gov. Phil Scott said it `illustrates why education transformation is not optional` and warned rising property taxes make Vermont unaffordable.
- The report also shows four-year graduation rates fell from 89% in 2017 to 82% in 2025, while grade 4 math in Mississippi and Louisiana now surpasses Vermont.
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Vermont students are ‘well below’ proficiency goals in math and English, according to state report
A majority of Vermont’s students are “well below” math and English language arts proficiency goals, while the state’s public education system “is not yet consistently delivering strong and sustained outcomes for all students.”
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