Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Pownal’s public schools score below 88% of Vermont districts on tests and graduation
19% of students in Pownal’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Vermont average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pownal, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.
From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 88% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Pownal’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 44% and 33% statewide; 88% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
76% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Mount Anthony UHSD 14 spends $16,023 per student and Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 $12,002, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Mt. Anthony Union Middle School, then Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Pownal’s grade
D: better than 12% of Vermont school districts, #60 of 71 Vermont towns. Both inputs trail the Vermont average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pownal, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Pownal
Pownal Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 249 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Pownal
Mt. Anthony Union Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 484 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bennington
8th grade in Pownal
Mt. Anthony Union Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 484 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bennington
9th grade in Pownal
Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School
Grades 9–12 · 855 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bennington
10th grade in Pownal
Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School
Grades 9–12 · 855 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bennington
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Pownal
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Pownal vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Pownal’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pownal | D | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 PK–6 · Mount Anthony UHSD 14 6–12 · Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union |
| Bennington | D | Mount Anthony UHSD 14 6–12 · Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 |
| Stamford | — | Stamford PK–8 · Windham Southwest Supervisory Union |
| Woodford | — | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 PK–6 · Mount Anthony UHSD 14 6–12 · Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Mount Anthony UHSD 14 with Pownal for grades 6–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Petersburgh, NY borders Pownal but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Pownal
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Vermont’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Pownal’s schools
Are Pownal’s schools good?
On Vermont’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pownal children attend score below 88% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #60 of 71 Vermont towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Pownal in?
Mount Anthony UHSD 14, which runs grades 6–12 and enrolls 1,339 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
Where do Pownal kids go to high school?
Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School in Bennington, with 855 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Pownal’s graduation rate?
76% of the class of 2023 in Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union graduated in four years, against 82% across Vermont.
How much does Pownal spend per student?
$16,023 in Mount Anthony UHSD 14 and $12,002 in Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Pownal families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Vermont. Stars are from neighbors.