Benjamin Middle School
28w300 Saint Charles Rd
West Chicago IL, 60185, Dupage County
Phone: 630-876-7820
Ranking: (164 out of 3,028, top 5%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Benjamin School District 25
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: | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 316 | 328 | 352 | 360 | 389 | 412 | 435 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 70 | 22.2% | 67 | 20.4% | 88 | 25.0% | 83 | 23.1% | 86 | 22.1% | 97 | 23.5% | 100 | 23.0% |
Grade 6: | 68 | 21.5% | 88 | 26.8% | 85 | 24.1% | 86 | 23.9% | 95 | 24.4% | 102 | 24.8% | 111 | 25.5% |
Grade 7: | 90 | 28.5% | 88 | 26.8% | 87 | 24.7% | 93 | 25.8% | 100 | 25.7% | 107 | 26.0% | 108 | 24.8% |
Grade 8: | 88 | 27.8% | 85 | 25.9% | 92 | 26.1% | 98 | 27.2% | 108 | 27.8% | 106 | 25.7% | 116 | 26.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 158 | 50.0% | 171 | 52.1% | 183 | 52.0% | 187 | 51.9% | 197 | 50.6% | 195 | 47.3% | 215 | 49.4% |
Female: | 158 | 50.0% | 157 | 47.9% | 169 | 48.0% | 173 | 48.1% | 176 | 45.2% | 203 | 49.3% | 210 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 26 | 8.2% | 32 | 9.8% | 45 | 12.8% | 45 | 12.5% | 41 | 10.5% | 41 | 10.0% | 32 | 7.4% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 10.4% | 37 | 11.3% | 41 | 11.6% | 37 | 10.3% | 28 | 7.2% | 32 | 7.8% | 34 | 7.8% |
Black: | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.1% |
White: | 235 | 74.4% | 242 | 73.8% | 249 | 70.7% | 264 | 73.3% | 305 | 78.4% | 325 | 78.9% | 354 | 81.4% |
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: | 18 | 5.7% | 12 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.1% | 8 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 5.7% | 28 | 8.5% | 14 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.70 | 11.56 | 13.54 | 12.86 | 12.16 | 12.90 | 16.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ISAT | ||||||
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 68.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 71.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 73.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.1% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 82.5% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 81.3% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 82.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.6% | 83.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 84.0% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 83.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 59.4% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 60.4% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 60.9% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 62.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 68.5% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 69.7% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 73.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.5% | 73.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 74.7% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 76.4% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 77.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.8% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 79.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.2% | 81.4% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 82.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 93.0% | 82.4% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 84.6% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 83.9% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 97.6% | 84.9% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 59.6% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 72.8% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 73.4% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 79.1% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99.0% | 99.0% | 79.9% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.9% | 81.2% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 81.7% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 58.9% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 76.0% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.9% | 79.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 80.4% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 82.7% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 84.4% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 84.3% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.4% | 84.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 59.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 72% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 73.3% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 77.7% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 77.5% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 77.4% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 78.8% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.1% | 78.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 75.0% | 58.5% |
2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 73.7% |
2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.3% | 74.4% |
2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 74.6% |
2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 99.1% | 99.1% | 80.9% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.7% | 79.3% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 79.2% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.1% | 79.5% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 97.9% | 82.4% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 81.9% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 100.0% | 79.9% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 79.0% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 53.1% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 54.4% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 54.3% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 78.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.2% | 81.3% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 80.3% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.2% | 83.7% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | 98.0% | 86.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 97.8% | 85.0% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 58.9% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 63.7% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 67.1% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 72.8% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 95.2% | 79.2% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 94.5% | 81.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 81.4% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.1% | 83.6% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.2% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 99.0% | 99.0% | 85.0% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 86.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 59.8% |
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* Benjamin Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.