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Benson Middle Middle School
1600 North Wall St Benson NC, 27504, Johnston County Phone: 919-894-3889 Ranking:  (1,313 out of 1,874, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8 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: | 30 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 419 | 413 | 425 | 405 | 445 | 463 | 449 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 108 | 25.8% | 100 | 24.2% | 104 | 24.5% | 90 | 22.2% | 116 | 26.1% | 111 | 24.0% | 99 | 22.0% |
| Grade 6: | 103 | 24.6% | 106 | 25.7% | 90 | 21.2% | 120 | 29.6% | 105 | 23.6% | 102 | 22.0% | 124 | 27.6% |
| Grade 7: | 106 | 25.3% | 90 | 21.8% | 119 | 28.0% | 102 | 25.2% | 99 | 22.2% | 127 | 27.4% | 121 | 26.9% |
| Grade 8: | 102 | 24.3% | 117 | 28.3% | 112 | 26.4% | 93 | 23.0% | 125 | 28.1% | 123 | 26.6% | 105 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 210 | 50.1% | 192 | 46.5% | 216 | 50.8% | 196 | 48.4% | 217 | 48.8% | 235 | 50.8% | 208 | 46.3% |
| Female: | 209 | 49.9% | 221 | 53.5% | 209 | 49.2% | 209 | 51.6% | 220 | 49.4% | 220 | 47.5% | 218 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 110 | 26.3% | 107 | 25.9% | 94 | 22.1% | 84 | 20.7% | 81 | 18.2% | 78 | 16.8% | 70 | 15.6% |
| Black: | 68 | 16.2% | 62 | 15.0% | 68 | 16.0% | 64 | 15.8% | 91 | 20.4% | 104 | 22.5% | 84 | 18.7% |
| White: | 226 | 53.9% | 229 | 55.4% | 242 | 56.9% | 243 | 60.0% | 270 | 60.7% | 277 | 59.8% | 273 | 60.8% |
| 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: | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.9% | 15 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 56.6% | 220 | 53.3% | 220 | 51.8% | 195 | 48.1% | 206 | 46.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 7.6% | 27 | 6.5% | 32 | 7.5% | 27 | 6.7% | 31 | 7.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.20 | 13.03 | 14.93 | 12.27 | 13.14 | 14.20 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 73.5% | 93% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.8% | 71.1% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90.5% | 78.7% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 77.4% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.9% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 86.2% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 83.1% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 6.9% | 21.8% | 36.3% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 65.7% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 70.7% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 75.8% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 87.1% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 85.4% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 87.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 88.3% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.0% | 42.0% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 89.8% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 90.4% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 61.3% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 74.9% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 79.2% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 79.2% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 79% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 38.3% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 44.7% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 69.5% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 74.3% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 80.5% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 81.7% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.0% | 37.1% | 45.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 62.7% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 66.6% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 72.1% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85.2% | 78.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 87.7% | 80.5% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 86.3% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 86.8% | 80.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.8% | 38.3% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 83% | 81.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 85.1% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 60.8% | 59.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 76.5% | 71% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81.2% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 82.4% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 83.8% | 75.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 47.3% | 46.4% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 62.6% | 61.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 66.3% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 76.1% | 67.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 85.2% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.5% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 88.5% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 87.7% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 38.0% | 38.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 89.5% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89.5% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 54.9% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 70.5% | 65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 74% | 66.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 75.6% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 76.3% | 68.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 51.7% | 47.8% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 51.1% | 46% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 51.9% | 50.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 65% | 57.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 65.4% | 60.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 68.8% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 80% | 68.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 89.9% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 91.2% | 83.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 91.4% | 84.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 92.6% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 33.8% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 91.1% | 86.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 90% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 60% | 54.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 72.5% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 77% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 76.6% | 69.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 78.7% | 71.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 45.1% | 41.0% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 61.3% | 51.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 78.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 83.1% | 72.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 84.4% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 86.6% | 77.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 63.0% | 59.1% |
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* Benson Middle Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.