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Schools in Leicester · Otter Valley Unified Union School District 53, Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union

Leicester’s public schools score below 87% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation

In Leicester, 22% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Leicester, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
30%
▼ 14 pts vs VT 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 11 pts vs VT 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs VT 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 39% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Otter Valley Unified Union School District 53
Students per teacher
10.0
VT 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,158 students on the public path
In brief

Leicester’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Leicester’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,215 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Otter Valley Union High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Leicester’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

D: better than 13% of Vermont school districts. Both inputs trail the Vermont average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Vermont school districts we grade (52)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
Vermont towns with similar household incomes (238)Better than 15%
Towns in Addison County (21)Better than 0%
D−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 666 test results and a graduating class of 103 could put Leicester anywhere from D− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Leicester’s students in the tested grades sat them (667 in math, 666 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Leicester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C
7–12Otter Valley Union High Schoolin BrandonD

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Leicester

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Otter Valley Unified Union School District 53Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,158 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$15,215VT $25,064 · FY2024
Rutland Northeast Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union30%
State average 44.4% · 666 students tested
Math · , Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union22%
State average 33.1% · 667 students tested

Leicester vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Leicester’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LeicesterDOtter Valley Unified Union School District 53 PK–12 · Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union
Whiting—Otter Valley Unified Union School District 53 PK–12 · Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union
Goshen—Otter Valley Unified Union School District 53 PK–12 · Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union
BrandonDOtter Valley Unified Union School District 53 PK–12 · Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union
SalisburyBAddison Central Unified PK–12 · Addison Central Supervisory District

3 of the 4 neighbors share Otter Valley Unified Union School District 53 with Leicester for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Leicester

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Vermont’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Leicesterin other towns
Neshobe School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brandon
D−
387 students11:1Rate it →
Lothrop School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pittsford
C
192 students10:1Rate it →
Otter Creek Academy at Leicester Sudbury and Whiting
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Whiting
C−
92 students7:1Rate it →
Otter Valley Union High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Brandon
D
487 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Leicester’s schools

Are Leicester’s schools good?

On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Leicester children attend score below 87% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Leicester in?

Otter Valley Unified Union School District 53, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,158 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Leicester’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.

How much does Leicester spend per student?

$15,215 in Otter Valley Unified Union School District 53 (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Vermont. Stars are from neighbors.