Lothrop School

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Pittsford, Vermont, Lothrop School educates 192 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53.

Within Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53, which oversees 4 schools and 1,158 students, Lothrop School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Lothrop School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Lothrop School records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Rutland County's rate of about 56%.

Around the school, census data for Rutland County shows median household income runs about $68,616, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Rutland County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,959 students), Lothrop School is one campus in the mix.

Proctor Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.2 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lothrop School has ticked down 10%, going from 213 students in 2018 to 192 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 90% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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