Vickery School

Located at 170 School Street, in Pittsfield, Maine, Vickery School is a mid-tier primary school that instructs 239 students (grades 1 through 4), part of RSU 53/MSAD 53.

RSU 53/MSAD 53 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 578 students; Vickery School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Vickery School records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Somerset County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.2:1. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Somerset County put the typical household earns roughly $58,179 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vickery School is one of 34 public schools in Somerset County (combined enrollment of about 6,044 students).

The closest other public school is Warsaw Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Vickery School.

Vickery School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 264 students in 2018 compared to 239 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.