Benton Grade School 5-8
1000 Forrest St
Benton IL, 62812, Franklin County
Phone: 618-438-4011
Ranking: (2,140 out of 3,028, bottom 29%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
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: | 31 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 440 | 453 | 449 | 438 | 442 | 456 | 454 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 96 | 21.8% | 132 | 29.1% | 109 | 24.3% | 95 | 21.7% | 116 | 26.2% | 117 | 25.7% | 103 | 22.7% |
Grade 6: | 138 | 31.4% | 104 | 23.0% | 95 | 21.2% | 117 | 26.7% | 117 | 26.5% | 102 | 22.4% | 115 | 25.3% |
Grade 7: | 113 | 25.7% | 98 | 21.6% | 117 | 26.1% | 122 | 27.9% | 105 | 23.8% | 115 | 25.2% | 124 | 27.3% |
Grade 8: | 92 | 20.9% | 118 | 26.0% | 126 | 28.1% | 102 | 23.3% | 104 | 23.5% | 122 | 26.8% | 112 | 24.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 230 | 52.3% | 233 | 51.4% | 225 | 50.1% | 207 | 47.3% | 204 | 46.2% | 221 | 48.5% | 233 | 51.3% |
Female: | 210 | 47.7% | 220 | 48.6% | 224 | 49.9% | 231 | 52.7% | 225 | 50.9% | 221 | 48.5% | 215 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.1% |
Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% |
White: | 419 | 95.2% | 431 | 95.1% | 426 | 94.9% | 422 | 96.3% | 424 | 95.9% | 435 | 95.4% | 438 | 96.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.5% | 11 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 260 | 59.1% | 230 | 50.8% | 151 | 33.6% | 210 | 47.9% | 203 | 45.9% | 174 | 38.2% | 202 | 44.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 3.2% | 28 | 6.2% | 105 | 23.4% | 39 | 8.9% | 42 | 9.5% | 36 | 7.9% | 33 | 7.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.10 | 9.62 | 13.21 | 12.88 | 13.00 | 13.80 | 19.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.5% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 35.2% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 63.8% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.6% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.4% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 83.0% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 80.0% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 80.0% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 76.0% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 79.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.0% | 77.0% | 80.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86.2% | 82.7% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 84.4% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 84.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 84.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.0% | 50.0% | 59.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 72% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.6% | 73.3% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | 77.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 77.5% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 77.4% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 78.8% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 78.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 58.0% | 58.5% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 73.7% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 74.4% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 74.6% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 80.9% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 79.3% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 80.0% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 79.5% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 82.4% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85.8% | 81.9% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 79.9% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 79.0% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 50.9% | 53.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 54.4% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 45.3% | 54.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 78.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 81.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 80.3% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 83.7% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 86.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.6% | 85.0% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49.1% | 58.9% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 64.0% | 63.7% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 67.1% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.0% | 68.0% | 72.8% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.5% | 79.2% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.6% | 81.4% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 83.6% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 85.0% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 48.2% | 59.8% |
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* Benton Grade School 5-8 was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.