Northfield Elementary School

Paine Mountain Union School District #68

www.cvsu.org/nes

289 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Northfield Elementary School is a public elementary school and part of the Paine Mountain Union School District #68 school district, located in Northfield, VT with 289 students offering grade levels from PK to 05.

With 18 teachers, Northfield Elementary School has a student/teacher ratio of about 16.1:1. 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.

289

Total Students

18.0

Full-Time Teachers

16.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

42.9%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Northfield Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	255
Hispanic	16
Black	2
Two or More	15
American Indian	1

White
255 (88.2 %)
Hispanic
16 (5.5 %)
Two or More
15 (5.2 %)
Black
2 (0.7 %)
American Indian
1 (0.3 %)

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:	Paine Mountain Union School District #68
Phone:	(802)485-6161
Website:	http://www.cvsu.org/nes
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	289
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	18.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	108
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	16

* 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 55

Kindergarten 42

Grade 1 35

Grade 2 36

Grade 3 43

Grade 4 39

Grade 5 39