📍 94 School House Road, Pownal, Bennington County, 05261
Pownal Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pownal, Bennington County. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Pownal Elementary School enrolls 271 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 257 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 271 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pownal Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT At-Large.
Pownal Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87, based in Bennington, Vermont. The district serves 1,353 students district-wide and employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 271 students, Pownal Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 226 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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