Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Rochester’s public schools score below 62% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Rochester, 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.
From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.
Rochester’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 243 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rochester’s, its schools beat 44%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont (the state reports Rochester’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,248 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Rochester’s grade
C+: better than 38% of Vermont school districts. Both inputs trail the Vermont average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rochester, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Rochester
Rochester School
Grades PK–6 · 85 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Rochester
Rochester School
Grades PK–6 · 85 students · 10:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Rochester
Rochester School
Grades PK–6 · 85 students · 10:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Rochester
Rochester School
Grades PK–6 · 85 students · 10:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Rochester
Rochester School
Grades PK–6 · 85 students · 10:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Rochester
Rochester School
Grades PK–6 · 85 students · 10:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Rochester
Rochester School
Grades PK–6 · 85 students · 10:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Rochester
Rochester School
Grades PK–6 · 85 students · 10:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Rochester
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Rochester vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Rochester’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rochester | C+ | Rochester Stockbridge Unified PK–6 · White River Valley Supervisory Union |
| Pittsfield | — | Pittsfield · Mountain Views Supervisory Union |
| Hancock | — | Granville Hancock Unified · White River Valley Supervisory Union |
| Braintree | B+ | Orange Southwest Unified PK–12 · Orange Southwest Supervisory Union |
| Chittenden | D | Barstow Unified PK–8 · Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union |
| Bethel | C+ | White River Unified PK–12 · White River Valley Supervisory Union |
| Goshen | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District 53 PK–12 · Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union |
| Stockbridge | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified PK–6 · White River Valley Supervisory Union |
| Granville | — | Granville Hancock Unified · White River Valley Supervisory Union |
4 of the 8 neighbors share White River Valley Supervisory Union with Rochester for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Rochester
1 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).
Questions about Rochester’s schools
Are Rochester’s schools good?
On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rochester children attend score below 62% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rochester in?
Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 130 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
What is Rochester’s graduation rate?
70–79% of the class of 2023 in White River Valley Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.
How much does Rochester spend per student?
$17,248 in Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rochester families are saying about school.
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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.