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Neshobe School

Q: Is Neshobe School a good school?

Neshobe School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Vermont elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Neshobe School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Neshobe School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Neshobe School?

Students at Neshobe School are 89% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Neshobe School attend?

Students who attend Neshobe School usually go on to attend: High : Otter Valley Union High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Neshobe School is an elementary school located in Brandon, Vermont, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 387 students. It is part of the Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53, which is ranked 47 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Neshobe School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Vermont elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 86 to 145 out of 113-148 schools over the past several years. It has maintained a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the VTCAP assessments, is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 4th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 47.83%, compared to the state average of 61%, and its 4th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 13.33%, compared to the state average of 34.25%. Neshobe School has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 46.1% over the past several years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Neshobe School to other nearby schools within the same district, such as Lothrop School, the performance gap is evident. Lothrop School has consistently outperformed Neshobe School in academic achievement and has a higher overall ranking. In contrast, some nearby schools, such as Bingham Memorial School and Orwell Village School, have demonstrated much stronger academic performance, with higher proficiency rates and overall rankings among the top Vermont elementary schools.

387

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,856

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17 Neshobe Circle
Brandon, VT 05733-9312

(802) 247-3721

District: Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53

Students who attend Neshobe School usually attend:

High:

Otter Valley Union High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Hispanic:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (34% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

Vermont avg48%

110^th of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 16 pts since 2018

From bottom 36% (2018) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53

47^th of 75Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 among Vermont districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	110 of 137	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	96 of 133	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	86 of 113	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	145 of 148	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	97 of 138	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	91 of 142	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	46 of 60	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	39 of 55	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	33 of 44	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	62 of 66	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	40 of 66	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	20 of 46	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	36 of 45	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	32 of 44	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.1	41 of 44	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	28 of 42	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	48 of 61	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	46 of 56	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	28 of 46	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.6	66 of 67	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	51 of 65	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	27 of 46	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	112 of 141	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	118 of 142	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	98 of 133	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	124 of 145	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	144 of 147	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	100 of 146	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	79 of 117	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-15 vs state

Science28%-16 vs state

Mathematics26%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Neshobe School

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Salisbury Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	286 Kelly Cross Road	Salisbury	05769	Addison County	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 352-4291	62	6	10.5	54.8%	62 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$17,303	$512	$16,791
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
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
Barstow Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-8	223 Chittenden Road	Chittenden	05737	Rutland County	Barstow Unified Union School District #49	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 773-6926	168	17	9.6	24.4%	147 (87.5%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	42.1	81^st of 137 public elementary schools	40.9%		45.3	71^st of 133 public elementary schools	46.6%	10			57.1				23.8		42.9	61.5	$11,220	$00	$11,220
Ripton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	753 Lincoln Road	Ripton	05766	Addison County	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 388-2208	39	4	8.8	33.3%	39 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$18,362	$543	$17,819
Proctor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14 School Street	Proctor	05765	Rutland County	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 459-2225	134	9	15.2	55.2%	131 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	12.4	130^th of 137 public elementary schools	5.1%		29.2	103^rd of 133 public elementary schools	22.6%	27	38.9	38.5	27.8	23.1	16.7	7.7	16.7	30.8	11.1		$13,652	$187	$13,465
Bingham Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 School Road	Cornwall	05753	Addison County	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 462-2463	91	7	12.6	26.4%	87 (95.6%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.3	8^th of 137 public elementary schools	94.2%					(n/a)	73.7	76.5	69.2		68.4	61.1	61.5		69.2		$13,407	$397	$13,010
Orwell Village School	Public	PK, KG-6	494 Main Street	Orwell	05760	Addison County	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 948-2871	115	9	13.1	62.6%	105 (91.3%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	62.9	47^th of 137 public elementary schools	65.7%		75.4	22^nd of 133 public elementary schools	83.5%	25	33.3	75.0			33.3	56.3
Rochester School	Public	PK, KG-6	222 South Main Street	Rochester	05767	Windsor County	Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 767-3161	85	9	9.8	63.5%	80 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	34.3	94^th of 137 public elementary schools	31.4%		23.7	109^th of 133 public elementary schools	18.0%	15	42.9			30.8	42.9			23.1			$14,493	$00	$14,493

Frequently Asked Questions about Neshobe School

How many students attend Neshobe School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Neshobe School.

What is the racial makeup of Neshobe School?

Students at Neshobe School are 89% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Neshobe School in?

Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53

Is Neshobe School a good school?

Neshobe School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Vermont elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Neshobe School attend?

Students who attend Neshobe School usually go on to attend:

High : Otter Valley Union High School

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