Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST VERMONT UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT #87·NCES 500043400028
Bennington Elementary School
128 Park Street, Bennington, VT 05201 · (802) 442-5256 · Bennington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
229 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 49%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 24% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Vermont average is about 51 of 100.
Source: VT Annual Snapshot. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Bennington Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington Elementary School this school | 278 | 82.4% | N/A |
| Newport City Elementary School Newport | 316 | 82.0% | N/A |
| Pownal Elementary School Pownal | 249 | 82.7% | N/A |
| Richford Elementary School Richford | 187 | 78.6% | N/A |
| Molly Stark School Bennington | 402 | 84.3% | N/A |
| Monument Elementary School Bennington | 147 | 76.9% | N/A |
Matched among Vermont elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bennington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont | In Bennington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #135 of 141 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #52 of 207 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #73 of 82 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #44 of 82 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #3 of 151 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
278
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 278 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 82% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 89% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 15.7 | 19.9:1 | 66% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 15 | 19.3:1 | 78% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennington Elementary School.
About Bennington Elementary School
Bennington Elementary School, located in Bennington, Vermont, is a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 278 students in pre-K through 5. That is 31% bigger than the average of about 213 students for elementary schools in Vermont.
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 counts 6 schools and 1,351 students, including Bennington Elementary School.
White students are 88% of those enrolled at Bennington Elementary School. The remaining shares are 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Bennington County, where about 92% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
There are about 16.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Bennington Elementary School, which has 17. Elementary schools in Vermont have an average ratio of 11.5:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 82%. Public schools in Bennington County average 73%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bennington County show that the median household earns about $73,325 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Bennington County, 16 public schools serve about 3,854 students.
The closest school to Bennington Elementary School is Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School, located about 0.4 miles away. Bennington Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 289 to 278, a 4% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.4:1.
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Bennington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,269
Census ACS
Median income
$73,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87
- Molly Stark SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Pownal Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Shaftsbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
- Monument Elementary SchoolElementary · 147 students
- Woodford Hollow SchoolElementary · 30 students
Other schools in Bennington
- Mt. Anthony Senior Union High SchoolHigh · 855 students
- Mt. Anthony Union Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Molly Stark SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Monument Elementary SchoolElementary · 147 students
- Woodford Hollow SchoolElementary · 30 students
- Southwest TechHigh
Other Bennington Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bennington Elementary. Bennington Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- BENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBENNINGTON, NE · 368 students
- Bennington ElemBennington, KS · 235 students
- Bennington Elementary SchoolBennington, OK · 164 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School0.4 mi · 855
- Monument Elementary School0.9 mi · 147
- Molly Stark School1.3 mi · 402
- Mt. Anthony Union Middle School1.7 mi · 484
- Woodford Hollow School3.0 mi · 30
- Shaftsbury Elementary School4.5 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Bennington Elementary SchoolHow large is Bennington Elementary School?
Bennington Elementary School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bennington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bennington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bennington Elementary School have?
Bennington Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bennington Elementary School?
At Bennington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bennington Elementary School public or private?
Bennington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87.
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