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Monument Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

66 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201 · (802) 447-7979 · Part of Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87

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

Directions
Students
147
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Monument Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Vermont’s public schools

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 33.2%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 48.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

66 Main Street, Bennington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten19
Grade 119
Grade 218
Grade 314
Grade 419
Grade 519
Enrollment over time
155’20
154’21
149’22
155’23
147’24

Down 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%Hispanic <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Monument 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
Bennington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bennington
D−
278 students16:1
Pownal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pownal
D
249 students15:1
Shaftsbury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shaftsbury
C−
245 students12:1
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.