Benson Magnet High School
5120 Maple St Omaha NE, 68104, Douglas County Phone: 402-557-3000 Ranking:  (233 out of 239, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Omaha Public Schools Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 78 | 77 | 96 | 106 | 102 | 98 | 95 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,262 | 1,284 | 1,463 | 1,502 | 1,512 | 1,526 | 1,504 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 253 | 20.0% | 244 | 19.0% | 329 | 22.5% | 441 | 29.4% | 456 | 30.2% | 571 | 37.4% | 551 | 36.6% |
| Grade 10: | 297 | 23.5% | 277 | 21.6% | 398 | 27.2% | 357 | 23.8% | 447 | 29.6% | 379 | 24.8% | 364 | 24.2% |
| Grade 11: | 290 | 23.0% | 357 | 27.8% | 331 | 22.6% | 392 | 26.1% | 341 | 22.6% | 307 | 20.1% | 307 | 20.4% |
| Grade 12: | 422 | 33.4% | 406 | 31.6% | 405 | 27.7% | 312 | 20.8% | 268 | 17.7% | 269 | 17.6% | 282 | 18.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 656 | 52.0% | 661 | 51.5% | 734 | 50.2% | 744 | 49.5% | 761 | 50.3% | 783 | 51.3% | 790 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 606 | 48.0% | 623 | 48.5% | 729 | 49.8% | 758 | 50.5% | 743 | 49.1% | 735 | 48.2% | 710 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 17 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.2% | 21 | 1.4% | 21 | 1.4% | 24 | 1.6% | 29 | 1.9% | 30 | 2.0% |
| Asian: | 129 | 10.2% | 100 | 7.8% | 114 | 7.8% | 76 | 5.1% | 79 | 5.2% | 51 | 3.3% | 39 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic: | 182 | 14.4% | 179 | 13.9% | 200 | 13.7% | 213 | 14.2% | 169 | 11.2% | 146 | 9.6% | 156 | 10.4% |
| Black: | 489 | 38.7% | 521 | 40.6% | 582 | 39.8% | 586 | 39.0% | 701 | 46.4% | 716 | 46.9% | 701 | 46.6% |
| White: | 334 | 26.5% | 349 | 27.2% | 408 | 27.9% | 447 | 29.8% | 539 | 35.6% | 584 | 38.3% | 578 | 38.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.5% | 12 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 106 | 8.4% | 111 | 8.6% | 130 | 8.9% | 147 | 9.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 907 | 71.9% | 917 | 71.4% | 980 | 67.0% | 979 | 65.2% | 921 | 60.9% | 872 | 57.1% | 893 | 59.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 121 | 9.6% | 121 | 9.4% | 151 | 10.3% | 162 | 10.8% | 201 | 13.3% | 195 | 12.8% | 186 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.18 | 16.72 | 15.23 | 14.20 | 14.85 | 15.60 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 54.43 | 63.18 | 94.61 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 57.29 | 69.56 | 95.59 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 59.11 | 71.67 | 100.24 |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 68.03 | 80.82 | 100.61 |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 69.13 | 76.59 | 101.96 |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 65.33 | 80.39 | 101.98 |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 70.23 | 86.33 | 105.71 |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 70.68 | 81.50 | 98.81 |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 74.48 | 87.89 | 102.88 |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 34.52 | 39.03 | 44.32 |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 34.62 | 39.03 | 44.65 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 64.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 35.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 8.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 54.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 45.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,217.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,939.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,328.0 |
* Benson Magnet High 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.