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Bennington Elementary School
128 Park St
Bennington VT, 05201, Bennington County
Phone: 802-442-5256
Ranking: (248 out of 262, bottom 5%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bennington Incorporated School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |||||||
Total Students: | 309 | 302 | 270 | 291 | 261 | 290 | 313 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 58 | 18.8% | 46 | 15.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 47 | 15.2% | 40 | 13.2% | 35 | 13.0% | 52 | 17.9% | 47 | 18.0% | 37 | 12.8% | 51 | 16.3% |
Grade 1: | 45 | 14.6% | 37 | 12.3% | 48 | 17.8% | 57 | 19.6% | 41 | 15.7% | 45 | 15.5% | 62 | 19.8% |
Grade 2: | 34 | 11.0% | 46 | 15.2% | 46 | 17.0% | 49 | 16.8% | 41 | 15.7% | 61 | 21.0% | 45 | 14.4% |
Grade 3: | 42 | 13.6% | 47 | 15.6% | 41 | 15.2% | 40 | 13.7% | 55 | 21.1% | 44 | 15.2% | 41 | 13.1% |
Grade 4: | 46 | 14.9% | 43 | 14.2% | 44 | 16.3% | 57 | 19.6% | 36 | 13.8% | 39 | 13.4% | 59 | 18.8% |
Grade 5: | 37 | 12.0% | 43 | 14.2% | 56 | 20.7% | 36 | 12.4% | 41 | 15.7% | 64 | 22.1% | 55 | 17.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 177 | 57.3% | 169 | 56.0% | 146 | 54.1% | 158 | 54.3% | 141 | 54.0% | 157 | 54.1% | 163 | 52.1% |
Female: | 132 | 42.7% | 133 | 44.0% | 124 | 45.9% | 133 | 45.7% | 120 | 46.0% | 133 | 45.9% | 141 | 45.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.3% |
Black: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.6% |
White: | 300 | 97.1% | 297 | 98.3% | 267 | 98.9% | 286 | 98.3% | 255 | 97.7% | 283 | 97.6% | 299 | 95.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 225 | 72.8% | NA | NA | 159 | 58.9% | 173 | 59.5% | 158 | 60.5% | 174 | 60.0% | 160 | 51.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 6.5% | NA | NA | 21 | 7.8% | 22 | 7.6% | 21 | 8.0% | 19 | 6.6% | 31 | 9.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.46 | 18.08 | 15.25 | 16.44 | 14.75 | 16.40 | 18.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NECAP | ||||||
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 57% | 64% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 66% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 55% | 66% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 43% | 64% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 62% | 65% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 66% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 64% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 64% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 67% | 70% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 71% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 57% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 72% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 70% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | N/A | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | N/A | 68% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 52% | 64% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 50% | 63% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 47% | 61% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 67% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 49% | 64% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 53% | 68% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 50% | 67% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61% | 67% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 67% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 58% | 69% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 68% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 65% | 69% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58% | 69% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 36% | 48% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 39% | 52% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 41% | 53% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 42% | 53% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 39% | 52% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 38% | 63% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 53% | 64% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 53% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 54% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 41% | 64% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | N/A | 65% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 64% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 51% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 66% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 49% | 66% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 69% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 71% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | N/A | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 52% | 71% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 40% | 49% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 49% | 49% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 32% | 48% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 45% | 55% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 42% | 50% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 10% | N/A | 45% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 27% | 50% |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 30% | 39% | 64% |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 41% | 63% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 50% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 41% | 64% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 41% | 65% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 45% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 57% | 67% |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 53% | 66% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 45% | 68% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 70% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 54% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 60% | 71% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 67% | 73% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 73% |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 47% | 61% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 54% | 62% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 40% | 59% |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 54% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 52% | 65% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 57% | 70% |
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* Bennington Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.