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Best Elementary Schools in Bennington County, VT

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Schools

2,313

Students

Districts

Top rankedManchester Elementary/Middle School54^th of 137 Vermont elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Dorset Elementary School up 3 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Manchester Elementary/Middle School 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)						VTCAP Mathematics (2025)						VTCAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dorset Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 School Drive	Dorset	05251	Bennington County	Taconic and Green Regional School District #63	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 362-2606	187	14	13.3	34.8%	172 (92.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	59.8	57^th of 137 public elementary schools	58.4%		51.6	60^th of 133 public elementary schools	54.9%	3	47.4	70.6	56.5	61.9	54.6	86.7	42.1	29.4	39.1	52.4	59.1	60.0	52.2	78.6	$15,066	$191	$14,875
Manchester Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	80 Memorial Avenue	Manchester Center	05255	Bennington County	Taconic and Green Regional School District #63	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 362-1597	396	36	11.0	47.0%	313 (79.0%)	18 (4.5%)	40 (10.1%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	60	54^th of 137 public elementary schools	60.6%		56.5	52^nd of 133 public elementary schools	60.9%	2		63.2			47.4	46.4	40.0	21.1	44.1	61.5	42.4	22.8	52.9	32.1	$14,586	$838	$13,748
Sunderland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	98 Bear Ridge Road	Arlington	05250	Bennington County	Taconic and Green Regional School District #63	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 375-6100	58	6	10.0	56.9%	52 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.9%)								(n/a)															$20,169	$66	$20,103
Bennington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Park Street	Bennington	05201	Bennington County	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 442-5256	278	17	16.3	82.4%	246 (88.5%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.2%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)								(n/a)													15.4		$16,813	$2,915	$13,898
Molly Stark School	Public	PK, KG-5	181 Orchard Street	Bennington	05201	Bennington County	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 442-2692	402	22	18.6	84.3%	349 (86.8%)	8 (2.0%)	23 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	5.7	137^th of 137 public elementary schools	0.0%		11.1	125^th of 133 public elementary schools	6.0%	12	10.4	35.6	30.0				6.4	2.2	12.0				16.7		$13,261	$2,522	$10,739
Monument Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	66 Main Street	Bennington	05201	Bennington County	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 447-7979	147	9	17.2	76.9%	134 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)								(n/a)															$13,738	$925	$12,813
Pownal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	94 School House Road	Pownal	05261	Bennington County	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 823-7333	249	17	14.6	82.7%	234 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	7.6	135^th of 137 public elementary schools	1.5%		9.1	130^th of 133 public elementary schools	2.3%	5	20.7	50.0	16.7	22.9			6.7	12.5	6.9	17.1			16.7		$13,259	$1,687	$11,572
Shaftsbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 Buck Hill Road	Shaftsbury	05262	Bennington County	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 442-4373	245	20	12.3	76.3%	220 (89.8%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	33.3	97^th of 137 public elementary schools	29.2%		36.4	87^th of 133 public elementary schools	34.6%	10	25.0			62.2			21.9			48.7			16.7		$14,814	$783	$14,032
Woodford Hollow School	Public	PK, KG-6	995 VT Route 9	Bennington	05201	Bennington County	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 442-4071	30	3	8.8	73.3%	30 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$16,796	$1,629	$15,167
Fisher School	Public	PK, KG-5	504 East Arlington Road	Arlington	05250	Bennington County	Arlington School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 375-6409	205	16	12.8	79.0%	181 (88.3%)	4 (2.0%)	16 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	23	117^th of 137 public elementary schools	14.6%		40.3	80^th of 133 public elementary schools	39.8%	37	59.3	44.8	44.1				22.2	6.9	0.0				23.5		$15,148	$959	$14,189
Readsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Phelps Lane	Readsboro	05350	Bennington County	Readsboro School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 423-7786	38	7	5.8	36.8%	34 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.9%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$50,777		$50,777
Stamford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	986 Main Road	Stamford	05352	Bennington County	Stamford School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 694-1379	78	6	12.1	35.9%	72 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$20,291		$20,291

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