For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 487 students in Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Vermont.
Public Middle School in Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Vermont public middle school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 19% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Vermont public middle school average of 11% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (VT)
# Schools
4 Schools
109 Schools
# Students
1,158 Students
32,949 Students
# Teachers
115 Teachers
3,073 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 102 school districts in Vermont (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 77% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#95 out of 103 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
35%
Graduation Rate
77%
83%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)35%
27.8%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.21
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
3%
3%
% Black
n/a
2%
% White
89%
89%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,668 in this school district is less than the state median of $30,429. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,979 is less than the state median of $29,675. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$2,348 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$2,290 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,668
$30,429
Spending / Student
$18,979
$29,675
Best Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Otter Valley Union High School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2997 Franklin Street
Brandon, VT 05733
(802) 247-6833
Brandon, VT 05733
(802) 247-6833
Gr: 7-12 | 487 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
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