State/Public Elementary Open

Dorset Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 130 School Drive, Dorset, Bennington County, 05251

168
Pupils
9.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dorset Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dorset, Bennington County. The school has 168 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Taconic and Green Regional School District #63

Enrollment & staffing

Dorset Elementary School enrolls 168 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.

Male students
90 (54%)
Female students
78 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
18.5
Student-teacher ratio
9.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White15894%
Hispanic or Latino63.6%
Black or African American21.2%
Asian1<1%
Two or more races1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

45 of the school's 168 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 37 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, RemoteGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Supplemental Virtual

Dorset Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT At-Large.

School district: Taconic and Green Regional School District #63

Dorset Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Taconic and Green Regional School District #63, based in Sunderland, Vermont. The district serves 1,647 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 168 students, Dorset Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 329 students per school.

1,647
District students
5
Schools
102
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Remote

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