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Enrollment
484
Middle
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 280
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT ANTHONY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT #14·NCES 500581000463
Mt. Anthony Union Middle School
747 East Road, Bennington, VT 05201 · (802) 447-7541 · Bennington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
411 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 49%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 120 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 176 | 36% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mt. Anthony Union Middle School→Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School
Based on grade levels within Mount Anthony Union High School District #14. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 41 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 Mt. Anthony Union Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Anthony Union Middle School this school | 484 | 84.9% | N/A |
| Rutland Middle School Rutland | 249 | 78.3% | N/A |
| Riverside Middle School Springfield | 247 | 66.0% | N/A |
| North Country Union Junior High School Derby | 234 | 65.0% | N/A |
| Bellows Falls Middle School Bellows Falls | 245 | 63.7% | N/A |
| Peoples Academy Middle School Morrisville | 229 | 58.5% | N/A |
Matched among Vermont middle 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 Mt. Anthony Union Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont |
|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #19 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #3 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #16 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #15 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #4 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
484
-84 (-15%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 484 | 42 | 11.5:1 | 85% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 43 | 10.8:1 | 75% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 53% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 57% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 37.7 | 15.2:1 | 62% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 49% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 45 | 13.7:1 | 50% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 642 | 46 | 14.0:1 | 20% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 40 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Anthony Union Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (574 to 484); teachers up 12% (37.7 to 42).
About Mt. Anthony Union Middle School
Mt. Anthony Union Middle School is a large middle-grades school. Its address is in Bennington, Vermont. It reported 484 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Vermont enroll about 280 students on average.
Mount Anthony Union High School District #14 (2 schools, 1,339 students) runs Mt. Anthony Union Middle School.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Mt. Anthony Union Middle School. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is in line with Bennington County, where about 92% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Mt. Anthony Union Middle School comes to 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5:1. Middle schools in Vermont average 10.5:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Mt. Anthony Union Middle School counts 85% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Bennington County report 73%.
In the wider Bennington County area, median household income comes to about $73,325, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bennington County's 16 public schools enroll about 3,854 students and include Mt. Anthony Union Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Mt. Anthony Union Middle School is closest to Molly Stark School, about 0.9 miles away. Mt. Anthony Union Middle School has 6 other public schools within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment fell 15% over 4 years, reaching 484 in 2024-25. The ratio was 14.2:1 in 2020-21 and 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Mount Anthony Union High School District #14
- Mt. Anthony Senior Union High SchoolHigh · 855 students
Other schools in Bennington
- Mt. Anthony Senior Union High SchoolHigh · 855 students
- Molly Stark SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Bennington Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Monument Elementary SchoolElementary · 147 students
- Woodford Hollow SchoolElementary · 30 students
- Southwest TechHigh
Nearby schools
- Molly Stark School0.9 mi · 402
- Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School1.4 mi · 855
- Bennington Elementary School1.7 mi · 278
- Monument Elementary School1.8 mi · 147
- Woodford Hollow School2.7 mi · 30
- Shaftsbury Elementary School2.9 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Anthony Union Middle SchoolHow large is Mt. Anthony Union Middle School?
Mt. Anthony Union Middle School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mt. Anthony Union Middle School serve?
Mt. Anthony Union Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Mt. Anthony Union Middle School have?
Mt. Anthony Union Middle School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Mt. Anthony Union Middle School?
Student demographics at Mt. Anthony Union Middle School are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mt. Anthony Union Middle School in?
Mt. Anthony Union Middle School is part of Mount Anthony Union High School District #14.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.