Benner Elementary School
490 Buffalo Run Rd
Bellefonte PA, 16823, Centre County
Phone: 814-355-2812
Ranking: (794 out of 2,311, top 34%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bellefonte Area School District
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: | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | |||||||
Total Students: | 276 | 263 | 258 | 261 | 241 | 244 | 199 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 46 | 16.7% | 57 | 21.7% | 47 | 18.2% | 40 | 15.3% | 37 | 15.4% | 57 | 23.4% | 40 | 20.1% |
Grade 1: | 56 | 20.3% | 44 | 16.7% | 37 | 14.3% | 43 | 16.5% | 62 | 25.7% | 44 | 18.0% | 42 | 21.1% |
Grade 2: | 48 | 17.4% | 36 | 13.7% | 39 | 15.1% | 61 | 23.4% | 40 | 16.6% | 38 | 15.6% | 29 | 14.6% |
Grade 3: | 35 | 12.7% | 39 | 14.8% | 54 | 20.9% | 40 | 15.3% | 38 | 15.8% | 36 | 14.8% | 34 | 17.1% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 15.2% | 51 | 19.4% | 39 | 15.1% | 42 | 16.1% | 34 | 14.1% | 36 | 14.8% | 29 | 14.6% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 17.8% | 36 | 13.7% | 42 | 16.3% | 35 | 13.4% | 30 | 12.4% | 33 | 13.5% | 25 | 12.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 135 | 48.9% | 126 | 47.9% | 131 | 50.8% | 134 | 51.3% | 120 | 49.8% | 123 | 50.4% | 113 | 56.8% |
Female: | 141 | 51.1% | 137 | 52.1% | 127 | 49.2% | 127 | 48.7% | 108 | 44.8% | 109 | 44.7% | 82 | 41.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 261 | 94.6% | 252 | 95.8% | 243 | 94.2% | 247 | 94.6% | 233 | 96.7% | 238 | 97.5% | 198 | 99.5% |
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: | 8 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.9% | 7 | 2.7% | 8 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 21.0% | 44 | 16.7% | 41 | 15.9% | 40 | 15.3% | 35 | 14.5% | 35 | 14.3% | 26 | 13.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 2.9% | 15 | 5.7% | 9 | 3.5% | 12 | 4.6% | 12 | 5.0% | 17 | 7.0% | 11 | 5.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.93 | 15.33 | 14.44 | 13.84 | 12.78 | 14.50 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 90% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 87.7% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 88% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 86.6% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 85.4% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 82.1% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 77.1% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 78% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 82% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 78.6% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 84.6% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 84.1% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 80.6% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 82.4% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 91.1% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 89.1% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85.7% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 84.9% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 89.3% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 86.3% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 87.6% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 74.7% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 77.1% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 78.1% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 77.9% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 83% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 79.2% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 77.2% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 91.2% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 86.5% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 91.8% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.4% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 89.4% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 67.8% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 72.9% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 86.5% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81.3% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 88.3% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 86.6% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 83% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.6% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.1% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80.1% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 71.2% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 68.6% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 63.3% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 69.1% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 69.6% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69.7% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 63.9% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 73.2% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 76.4% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 47% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 59% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 69.5% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 66.6% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 62.4% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 82.6% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83.5% | 64.2% |
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* Benner Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.