Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53

Summary:

The Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 in Vermont consists of 4 schools, including 3 elementary schools and 1 high school, serving students from preschool through 12th grade. The district's schools exhibit a range of performance, with Lothrop School standing out as the highest-performing school in the district, while the other elementary schools and the high school face varying challenges.

Lothrop School is the top-performing school in the district, ranking 42 out of 137 Vermont elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperformed the state average on 5th grade assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In contrast, Neshobe School and Otter Creek Academy at Leicester Sudbury and Whiting generally underperformed the state average on academic assessments.

Otter Valley Union High School outperformed the state average on 11th grade Science assessments and had a higher 4-year graduation rate than the state average. However, the school's overall ranking and performance were lower compared to other high schools in Vermont. The district's resource allocation, with Lothrop School having the highest per-student spending and lowest student-teacher ratio, may have contributed to the varying performance across the schools.

District Detail

2997 Franklin Street
Brandon, VT 05733-9713

(802) 247-6833

SchoolDigger Rank:
47^th of 75 Vermont districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,158

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Otter Valley Union High School	Public	7-12	2997 Franklin Street	Brandon	05733	Rutland County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 247-6833	487	49	9.9	41.9%	425 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)								(n/a)										16.0	50.0	$10,376	$00	$10,376
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
Neshobe School	Public	PK, KG-6	17 Neshobe Circle	Brandon	05733	Rutland County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 247-3721	387	34	11.3	50.4%	346 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	25.9	110^th of 137 public elementary schools	19.7%		32.9	96^th of 133 public elementary schools	27.8%	14	40.0	47.8	36.0	50.0	27.3	13.3	26.0	37.5	28.0			$10,856	$00	$10,856
Otter Creek Academy at Leicester Sudbury and Whiting	Public	PK, KG-6	87 South Main Street	Whiting	05778	Addison County	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 623-7991	92	12	7.4	51.1%	85 (92.4%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	24.1	113^th of 137 public elementary schools	17.5%					(n/a)			36.8				36.8		15.8

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools
Leicester School District	0 mi	1
Salisbury School District	3.69 mi	1
Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	3.69 mi	9
Brandon School District	3.87 mi	1
Whiting School District	4.64 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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