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Pownal Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

94 School House Road, Pownal, VT 05261 · (802) 823-7333 · Part of Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87

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

Directions
Students
249
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Pownal Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Vermont’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Pownal kids: Mt. Anthony Union Middle School

On the path

Where Pownal kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Pownal Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Mt. Anthony Union Middle Schoolin Bennington

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 33.2%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

94 School House Road, Pownal

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten24
Grade 133
Grade 229
Grade 331
Grade 434
Grade 529
Grade 638
Enrollment over time
242’20
239’21
271’22
261’23
249’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pownal Elementary School from Pownal 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
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; Pownal’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.