Benson Elementary Primary School
2040 Hwy 50 North Benson NC, 27504, Johnston County Phone: 919-894-4233 Ranking:  (901 out of 1,874, top 48%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Johnston County Schools 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: | 48 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 607 | 605 | 583 | 569 | 571 | 582 | 562 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.8% | NA | NA | 12 | 2.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 124 | 20.4% | 126 | 20.8% | 119 | 20.4% | 107 | 18.8% | 106 | 18.6% | 126 | 21.6% | 116 | 20.6% |
| Grade 1: | 136 | 22.4% | 130 | 21.5% | 129 | 22.1% | 111 | 19.5% | 130 | 22.8% | 123 | 21.1% | 109 | 19.4% |
| Grade 2: | 126 | 20.8% | 130 | 21.5% | 101 | 17.3% | 123 | 21.6% | 121 | 21.2% | 110 | 18.9% | 95 | 16.9% |
| Grade 3: | 119 | 19.6% | 105 | 17.4% | 123 | 21.1% | 115 | 20.2% | 111 | 19.4% | 105 | 18.0% | 125 | 22.2% |
| Grade 4: | 102 | 16.8% | 114 | 18.8% | 111 | 19.0% | 101 | 17.8% | 93 | 16.3% | 118 | 20.3% | 105 | 18.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 315 | 51.9% | 320 | 52.9% | 310 | 53.2% | 282 | 49.6% | 280 | 49.0% | 277 | 47.6% | 269 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 292 | 48.1% | 285 | 47.1% | 273 | 46.8% | 287 | 50.4% | 283 | 49.6% | 297 | 51.0% | 262 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 207 | 34.1% | 192 | 31.7% | 161 | 27.6% | 152 | 26.7% | 125 | 21.9% | 124 | 21.3% | 109 | 19.4% |
| Black: | 75 | 12.4% | 88 | 14.5% | 91 | 15.6% | 98 | 17.2% | 133 | 23.3% | 138 | 23.7% | 95 | 16.9% |
| White: | 291 | 47.9% | 301 | 49.8% | 311 | 53.3% | 302 | 53.1% | 306 | 53.6% | 313 | 53.8% | 325 | 57.8% |
| 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: | 31 | 5.1% | 20 | 3.3% | 16 | 2.7% | 11 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 403 | 66.4% | 363 | 60.0% | 352 | 60.4% | 312 | 54.8% | 310 | 54.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 4.0% | 29 | 4.8% | 36 | 6.2% | 37 | 6.5% | 42 | 7.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.78 | 13.61 | 13.76 | 14.03 | 13.68 | 13.20 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 70.5% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 76.6% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 82.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 86.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 87.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 86% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 88.2% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 41.6% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 84.6% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 85.9% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.5% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 71.2% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 72.2% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 73% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 44.4% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 67.4% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 73.5% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 79.2% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 87.8% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 89.7% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 89.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 88.6% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 46.4% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 86.3% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.5% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.1% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 77.4% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 80.7% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 78% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 76.9% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 44.7% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 53.7% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 53.4% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 62.3% | 58.7% |
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* Benson Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.