Bennington Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Bennington, Vermont

Bennington Elementary School in Bennington, Vermont enrolled 278 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Vermont elementary-school median of 11.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Vermont: 44.4% and 39.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

312 students in 2022-23, 271 students in 2023-24, 278 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.7 to 17.0.

Students enrolled at Bennington Elementary School by school year2022-23: 312, 2023-24: 271, 2024-25: 27801002003004002022-233122023-242712024-25278
Students enrolled at Bennington Elementary School by school year2022-23: 312, 2023-24: 271, 2024-25: 27801002003004002022-233122023-242712024-25278
Students enrolled at Bennington Elementary School by school year2022-23: 312, 2023-24: 271, 2024-25: 27801002003004002022-233122023-242712024-25278
Students enrolled at Bennington Elementary School by school year2022-23: 312, 2023-24: 271, 2024-25: 27801002003004002022-233122023-242712024-25278
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2331215.719.9
2023-2427117.015.9
2024-2527817.016.4

16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Vermont elementary schools

Among the 200 Vermont elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; This school 16.4; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; This school 16.4; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; This school 16.4; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; This school 16.4; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 11.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 160 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bennington Elementary School enrolled 320 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 160 of the 320 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions30
  • Chronically absent19.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.5% of students were White, 3.6% Asian, 3.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White88.5%
  2. Asian3.6%
  3. Hispanic3.2%
  4. Two or more races3.2%
  5. Black1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bennington Elementary School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Vermont, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtVermont
Reading and language arts, 2021-2210‑14%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-235% or lessnot published39.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Bennington

4 public elementary schools in Bennington report 2024-25 enrollment; Bennington Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Molly Stark School40218.673.9%
Bennington Elementary School27816.477.7%
Monument Elementary School14717.344.9%
Woodford Hollow School308.856.7%

All public schools in Bennington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bennington Elementary School

  1. Monument Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 147 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Molly Stark SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 402 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Bennington Elementary School with Monument Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 spends per student$11,056 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,056
  5. The largest public schools in VermontBennington Elementary School is the number 50 by size of 200 Vermont elementary schools open in 2024-25.#50 of 200
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 11.1 for elementary schools.16.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bennington Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Bennington Elementary School?
    278 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 312 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bennington, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bennington Elementary School?
    16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Vermont median for elementary schools is 11.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bennington Elementary School a Title I school?
    Bennington Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bennington Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bennington Elementary School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Vermont's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bennington Elementary School in?
    Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87, NCES district ID 5000434. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500043400028 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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