Molly Stark School

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87

mollystark.svsu.org/

417 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Molly Stark School is a public elementary school and part of the Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 school district, located in Bennington, VT with 417 students offering grade levels from PK to 05.

With 21 teachers, Molly Stark School has a student/teacher ratio of about 19.4:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

417

Total Students

21.6

Full-Time Teachers

19.4

Student/Teacher Ratio

81.3%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Molly Stark School
Demographic	Student Count
White	366
Hispanic	18
Black	6
Asian	3
Two or More	24

White
366 (87.8 %)
Two or More
24 (5.8 %)
Hispanic
18 (4.3 %)
Black
6 (1.4 %)
Asian
3 (0.7 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87
Phone:	(802)442-2692
Website:	http://mollystark.svsu.org/
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	417
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	21.6
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	19.4
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	297
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	42

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 119

Kindergarten 46

Grade 1 56

Grade 2 44

Grade 3 48

Grade 4 56

Grade 5 48