Poultney Elementary School

Poultney Elementary School operates as a mid-tier K-5 school in Poultney, Vermont, overseen by Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70. Current enrollment sits at 267 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 213 students per school, that is 25% bigger than typical.

Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,050 students. Poultney Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Poultney Elementary School lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Rutland County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,616, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Poultney Elementary School is one of 31 public schools in Rutland County (combined enrollment of about 6,959 students).

Nearest neighbor: Poultney High School, around 0.7 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies an outlying site.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Poultney Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.