Benson High School
360 South Patagonia
Benson AZ, 85602, Cochise County
Phone: 520-720-6700
Ranking: (105 out of 409, top 26%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Benson Unified 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: | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 375 | 370 | 382 | 372 | 359 | 377 | 364 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 111 | 29.6% | 108 | 29.2% | 105 | 27.5% | 109 | 29.3% | 99 | 27.6% | 115 | 30.5% | 112 | 30.8% |
Grade 10: | 102 | 27.2% | 101 | 27.3% | 99 | 25.9% | 111 | 29.8% | 96 | 26.7% | 103 | 27.3% | 100 | 27.5% |
Grade 11: | 86 | 22.9% | 85 | 23.0% | 93 | 24.3% | 79 | 21.2% | 87 | 24.2% | 87 | 23.1% | 82 | 22.5% |
Grade 12: | 76 | 20.3% | 76 | 20.5% | 85 | 22.3% | 73 | 19.6% | 77 | 21.4% | 72 | 19.1% | 70 | 19.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 189 | 50.4% | 184 | 49.7% | 189 | 49.5% | 180 | 48.4% | 187 | 52.1% | 203 | 53.8% | 188 | 51.6% |
Female: | 186 | 49.6% | 186 | 50.3% | 193 | 50.5% | 192 | 51.6% | 164 | 45.7% | 166 | 44.0% | 172 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 75 | 20.0% | 69 | 18.6% | 71 | 18.6% | 81 | 21.8% | 72 | 20.1% | 72 | 19.1% | 73 | 20.1% |
Black: | 7 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.9% | 8 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.6% |
White: | 286 | 76.3% | 286 | 77.3% | 291 | 76.2% | 272 | 73.1% | 267 | 74.4% | 286 | 75.9% | 271 | 74.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 120 | 32.0% | 117 | 31.6% | 127 | 33.2% | 113 | 30.4% | 100 | 27.9% | 73 | 19.4% | 69 | 19.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 7.7% | 33 | 8.9% | 29 | 7.6% | 16 | 4.3% | 14 | 3.9% | 16 | 4.2% | 18 | 4.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.67 | 15.97 | 16.12 | 15.31 | 13.94 | 14.00 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 705 | 702 | 707 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 490 | 499 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 495.1 | 501.09 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 494 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 502 | 496 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 707 | 705 | 707 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 716 | 715 | 710 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 721 | 722.27 | 711.72 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 721 | 721 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 725 | 722 | 707 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 466 | 467 | 476 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 479 | 479 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 516.78 | 485.06 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 458 | 450 | 480 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 445 | 478 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 695 | 693 | 696 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 709 | 708 | 702 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 504 | 504.67 | 499.58 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 510 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 506 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.0% | 65.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.0% | 35.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | 15.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.0% | 85.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,601.0 | $37,606.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | $31,588.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,395.0 | $38,667.0 |
* Benson High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.