Poultney Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Poultney, Vermont
Poultney Elementary School in Poultney, Vermont enrolled 267 students in 2024-25 with 18.1 full-time teachers, 14.8 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, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
266 students in 2022-23, 271 students in 2023-24, 267 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.6 to 18.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 266 | 15.6 | 17.1 |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 16.6 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | 267 | 18.1 | 14.8 |
14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 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.
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 424 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Poultney Elementary School enrolled 212 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 424 of the 212 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent28.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.3% of students were White, 5.2% of two or more races, 1.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White93.3%
- Two or more races5.2%
- Black1.1%
- Hispanic0.4%
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 Poultney Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Vermont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 30‑34% | not published | 44.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35‑39% | not published | 39.9% |
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.
What to look at next about Poultney Elementary School
- Fair Haven Grade SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 5.1 miles away: 248 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
- Middletown Springs Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.5 miles away: 54 students, 7.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
- Compare Poultney Elementary School with Fair Haven Grade SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 spends per student$14,984 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,984
- The largest public schools in VermontPoultney Elementary School is the number 53 by size of 200 Vermont elementary schools open in 2024-25.#53 of 200
- Vermont schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 11.1 for elementary schools.14.8:1
- 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 Poultney Elementary School
How many students attend Poultney Elementary School?
267 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 266 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Poultney, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Poultney Elementary School?
14.8 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.Is Poultney Elementary School a Title I school?
Poultney Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Poultney Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Poultney Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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.What district is Poultney Elementary School in?
Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70, NCES district ID 5000411. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500041100244 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.