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Bennington Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

128 Park Street, Bennington, VT 05201 · (802) 442-5256 · Part of Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87

Bennington’s School Grade D better than 12% of Vermont school districts

Directions
Students
278
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bennington Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Vermont’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 33.2%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 48.3%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Vermont’s 269 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

128 Park Street, Bennington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K63
Kindergarten33
Grade 137
Grade 248
Grade 330
Grade 439
Grade 528
Enrollment over time
289’20
303’21
312’22
271’23
278’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Asian 4%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bennington Elementary School from Bennington families.

Other schools in Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87

The district →
Molly Stark School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bennington
D−
402 students19:1
Pownal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pownal
D
249 students15:1
Shaftsbury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shaftsbury
C−
245 students12:1
Monument Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bennington
B−
147 students17:1
Woodford Hollow School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bennington
D
30 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Vermont’s other public schools; Bennington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.