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Schools in South Shaftsbury

South Shaftsbury’s public schools

Mount Anthony UHSD 14, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union and Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Shaftsbury. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/8schools above Vermont’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 52% vs VT $25.1K
FY2024 · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87
Students per teacher
14.4
VT 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,690 students on the public path
In brief

South Shaftsbury’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of South Shaftsbury’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Vermont’s 269 public schools. Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School places highest (better than 47%); Bennington Elementary School lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve South Shaftsbury, graded from D− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in South Shaftsbury, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–66 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B−
7–8Mt. Anthony Union Middle Schoolin BenningtonC−
9–12Mt. Anthony Senior Union High Schoolin BenningtonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mount Anthony UHSD 14.

Three districts serve South Shaftsbury

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mount Anthony UHSD 14Grades 6–12 · 2 schools · 1,339 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$16,023VT $25,064 · FY2024
Southwest Vermont Supervisory UnionGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
D
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87Grades PK–6 · 6 schools · 1,351 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (VT 11.3)
$12,002VT $25,064 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · , Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union33%
State average 44.4% · 1436 students tested
Math · , Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union19%
State average 33.1% · 1412 students tested

South Shaftsbury vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share South Shaftsbury’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Shaftsbury—Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 PK–6 · Mount Anthony UHSD 14 6–12 · Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union

Every school in South Shaftsbury

8 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).

Also serving South Shaftsburyin other towns
Molly Stark School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bennington
D−
402 students19:1Rate it →
Bennington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bennington
D−
278 students16:1Rate it →
Pownal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pownal
D
249 students15:1Rate it →
Shaftsbury Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shaftsbury
C−
245 students12:1Rate it →
Monument Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bennington
B−
147 students17:1Rate it →
Woodford Hollow School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bennington
D
30 students9:1Rate it →
Mt. Anthony Union Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bennington
C−
484 students12:1Rate it →
Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bennington
B−
855 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about South Shaftsbury’s schools

Are South Shaftsbury’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Shaftsbury. Mount Anthony UHSD 14, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union and Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Shaftsbury. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Vermont’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Shaftsbury in?

Mount Anthony UHSD 14, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union and Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87.

Where do South Shaftsbury kids go to high school?

Mt. Anthony Senior Union High 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). Stars are from neighbors.