Best Public Schools in Pittsford, VT

Summary:

The city of Pittsford, Vermont has only one public elementary school, the Lothrop School, which serves grades PK-6. The school is part of the Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53, which is ranked 47 out of 75 districts in Vermont and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

The Lothrop School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, going from 51st out of 113 schools in 2022-2023 to 74th out of 133 schools in 2023-2024, before improving to 42nd out of 137 schools in 2024-2025. However, the school's test scores in ELA, Math, and Science exceed the statewide averages, indicating strong academic performance. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 86.4% in 2023-2024 is a concern, as is the fact that 38.54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the school serves a population with significant economic need.

Despite these challenges, the Lothrop School appears to be efficiently allocating its resources, with a relatively low per-student spending of $12,511 in 2018-2019 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.5 to 1 in 2024-2025. Overall, the Lothrop School seems to be a solid elementary school, providing a strong academic foundation for its students, but the district and school leaders may need to focus on addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate and supporting the economically disadvantaged population it serves.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)	VTCAP Mathematics (2025)	VTCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lothrop School	Public	PK, KG-6	3447 U.S. Route 7	Pittsford	05763	Rutland County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 483-6361	192	20	9.5	38.5%	173 (90.1%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	65.2	42^nd of 137 public elementary schools	69.3%		42.7	74^th of 133 public elementary schools	44.4%	32	55.6	53.6	50.0	$12,511	$00	$12,511

Cities Near Pittsford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brandon	4.12 mi	4	111^th
Chittenden	4.65 mi	2	32^nd
Proctor	8.08 mi	4	66^th
Rutland	8.9 mi	7	69^th
Leicester	9.82 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.

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