Berkshire Elementary School

Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85

4850 Water Tower Road
Richford, VT 05476

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187 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Berkshire Elementary School is a public elementary school and part of the Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 school district, located in Richford, VT with 187 students offering grade levels from PK to 08.

With 17 teachers, Berkshire Elementary School has a student/teacher ratio of about 11:1. 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.

187

Total Students

17.0

Full-Time Teachers

11.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

67.4%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Berkshire Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	175
Hispanic	5
Black	3
Two or More	3
American Indian	1

White
175 (93.6 %)
Hispanic
5 (2.7 %)
Black
3 (1.6 %)
Two or More
3 (1.6 %)
American Indian
1 (0.5 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85
Phone:	(802)933-2290
Website:	http://sites.google.com/a/bes.berkshirek8.net/besk8/
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	187
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	17.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	100
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	26

* 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 22

Kindergarten 11

Grade 1 27

Grade 2 12

Grade 3 11

Grade 4 16

Grade 5 24

Grade 6 22

Grade 7 22

Grade 8 20