Monument Elementary School

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

Monument Elementary School in Bennington, Vermont enrolled 147 students in 2024-25 with 8.5 full-time teachers, 17.3 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, 40-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

149 students in 2022-23, 155 students in 2023-24, 147 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.8 to 8.5.

Students enrolled at Monument Elementary School by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 155, 2024-25: 1470501001502002022-231492023-241552024-25147
Students enrolled at Monument Elementary School by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 155, 2024-25: 1470501001502002022-231492023-241552024-25147
Students enrolled at Monument Elementary School by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 155, 2024-25: 1470501001502002022-231492023-241552024-25147
Students enrolled at Monument Elementary School by school year2022-23: 149, 2023-24: 155, 2024-25: 1470501001502002022-231492023-241552024-25147
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231498.817.0
2023-241558.518.2
2024-251478.517.3

17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 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 17.3; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.3state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; This school 17.3; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.3state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; This school 17.3; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.3state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Vermont elementary schools, 2024-25200 values from 5.8 to 21.8; This school 17.3; state median 11.1.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 17.3state 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 166 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Monument Elementary School enrolled 166 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 166 of the 166 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent16.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.2% of students were White, 6.1% of two or more races, 2.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White91.2%
  2. Two or more races6.1%
  3. Asian2.0%
  4. Hispanic0.7%

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 Monument Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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, 2021-2240‑49%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-2320‑29%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; Monument Elementary School is number 3 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 Monument Elementary School

  1. Bennington Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 278 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Molly Stark SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 402 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Monument Elementary School with Bennington 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 VermontMonument Elementary School is the number 111 by size of 200 Vermont elementary schools open in 2024-25.#111 of 200
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 11.1 for elementary schools.17.3:1
  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 Monument Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Monument Elementary School?
    147 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 149 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bennington, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Monument Elementary School?
    17.3 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 Monument Elementary School a Title I school?
    Monument 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 Monument Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Monument Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 Monument Elementary School in?
    Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87, NCES district ID 5000434. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500043400032 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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