Poultney Elementary School

Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70

poes.grcsu.org/

266 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 6th

School Overview

Poultney Elementary School is a public elementary school and part of the Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 school district, located in Poultney, VT with 266 students offering grade levels from PK to 06.

With 15 teachers, Poultney Elementary School has a student/teacher ratio of about 17.1:1. 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.

266

Total Students

15.6

Full-Time Teachers

17.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

59.4%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Poultney Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	249
Black	5
Two or More	12

White
249 (93.6 %)
Two or More
12 (4.5 %)
Black
5 (1.9 %)

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:	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
Phone:	(802)287-5212
Website:	http://poes.grcsu.org/
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 6th
Total Students:	266
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	15.6
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	17.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	125
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	33

* 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 51

Kindergarten 28

Grade 1 35

Grade 2 26

Grade 3 30

Grade 4 38

Grade 5 28

Grade 6 30