Molly Stark School

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

Molly Stark School in Bennington, Vermont enrolled 402 students in 2024-25 with 21.6 full-time teachers, 18.6 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, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

417 students in 2022-23, 423 students in 2023-24, 402 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.6 to 21.6.

Students enrolled at Molly Stark School by school year2022-23: 417, 2023-24: 423, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-234172023-244232024-25402
Students enrolled at Molly Stark School by school year2022-23: 417, 2023-24: 423, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-234172023-244232024-25402
Students enrolled at Molly Stark School by school year2022-23: 417, 2023-24: 423, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-234172023-244232024-25402
Students enrolled at Molly Stark School by school year2022-23: 417, 2023-24: 423, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-234172023-244232024-25402
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341721.619.4
2023-2442322.618.7
2024-2540221.618.6

18.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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; Molly Stark School 18.6; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMolly Stark School 18.6state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; Molly Stark School 18.6; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMolly Stark School 18.6state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; Molly Stark School 18.6; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMolly Stark School 18.6state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; Molly Stark School 18.6; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherMolly Stark School 18.6state 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 231 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Molly Stark School enrolled 461 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 231 of the 461 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent27.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.8% of students were White, 5.7% Hispanic, 5.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White86.8%
  2. Hispanic5.7%
  3. Two or more races5.0%
  4. Black2.0%
  5. Asian0.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Molly Stark School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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, 2021-2220‑24%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%not 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; Molly Stark School is the largest.

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 Molly Stark School

  1. Monument Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 147 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Bennington Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 278 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Molly Stark 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 VermontMolly Stark School is the number 24 by size of 200 Vermont elementary schools open in 2024-25.#24 of 200
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher18.6 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 11.1 for elementary schools.18.6:1
  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 Molly Stark School

  1. How many students attend Molly Stark School?
    402 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 417 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bennington, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Molly Stark School?
    18.6 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 Molly Stark School a Title I school?
    Molly Stark School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Molly Stark School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Molly Stark School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 Molly Stark School in?
    Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87, NCES district ID 5000434. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500043400031 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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