Best Public Schools in Zip Code 05251

Summary:

The 05251 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Dorset Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 187 students. Dorset Elementary is part of the Taconic and Green Regional School District #63, which is ranked 25 out of 75 districts in Vermont and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dorset Elementary School is a high-performing institution, consistently scoring well above the state average on VTCAP tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 8th grade, 86.67% of Dorset students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 59.84%, and 60% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 36.84% statewide. The school has also maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing 57th out of 137 Vermont elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

While Dorset Elementary School has a chronic absenteeism rate of 11.9%, which is a metric to monitor, the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.3 to 1 suggests a relatively stable and well-resourced environment. Additionally, with 34.76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school may have a diverse student population in terms of socioeconomic status, an important factor in understanding its performance and the resources needed to support all 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 (2019)
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	$13,172	$404	$12,768

Cities Near Zip Code 05251

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dorset	0.4 mi	2	41^st
Manchester Center	3.17 mi	2	74^th
Danby	9.67 mi	2
Arlington	9.92 mi	4	78^th
Londonderry	11.43 mi	2	27^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.

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