📍 150 Buck Hill Road, Shaftsbury, Bennington County, 05262
Shaftsbury Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shaftsbury, Bennington County. The school has 245 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 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Shaftsbury Elementary School enrolls 245 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 214 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
90 of the school's 245 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 72 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shaftsbury Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT At-Large.
Shaftsbury 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 245 students, Shaftsbury Elementary School is close to 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 - Fringe
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