Benson Middle School
360 South Patagonia St
Benson AZ, 85602, Cochise County
Phone: 520-720-6700
Ranking: (482 out of 1,363, top 35%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
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: | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 333 | 352 | 358 | 341 | 331 | 310 | 278 | |||||||
Grade 5: | 72 | 21.6% | 85 | 24.1% | 104 | 29.1% | 82 | 24.0% | 85 | 25.7% | 75 | 24.2% | 67 | 24.1% |
Grade 6: | 84 | 25.2% | 91 | 25.9% | 84 | 23.5% | 96 | 28.2% | 68 | 20.5% | 76 | 24.5% | 66 | 23.7% |
Grade 7: | 86 | 25.8% | 90 | 25.6% | 95 | 26.5% | 68 | 19.9% | 89 | 26.9% | 83 | 26.8% | 79 | 28.4% |
Grade 8: | 91 | 27.3% | 86 | 24.4% | 75 | 20.9% | 95 | 27.9% | 89 | 26.9% | 76 | 24.5% | 66 | 23.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 154 | 46.2% | 175 | 49.7% | 176 | 49.2% | 162 | 47.5% | 169 | 51.1% | 152 | 49.0% | 131 | 47.1% |
Female: | 179 | 53.8% | 177 | 50.3% | 182 | 50.8% | 179 | 52.5% | 154 | 46.5% | 150 | 48.4% | 143 | 51.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.2% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.3% | 3 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 81 | 24.3% | 90 | 25.6% | 92 | 25.7% | 79 | 23.2% | 73 | 22.1% | 69 | 22.3% | 56 | 20.1% |
Black: | 9 | 2.7% | 7 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.4% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
White: | 227 | 68.2% | 238 | 67.6% | 243 | 67.9% | 239 | 70.1% | 239 | 72.2% | 227 | 73.2% | 211 | 75.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 153 | 45.9% | 166 | 47.2% | 179 | 50.0% | 158 | 46.3% | 144 | 43.5% | 97 | 31.3% | 100 | 36.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 9.9% | 21 | 6.0% | 29 | 8.1% | 24 | 7.0% | 25 | 7.6% | 35 | 11.3% | 14 | 5.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.50 | 17.60 | 17.64 | 16.51 | 16.15 | 14.80 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 508 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387 | 387 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 395 | 394.47 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379 | 379 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 404 | 404 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 489 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 507 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 500.49 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 496 | 496 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 508 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 499 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 511 | 511 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 491.28 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 494 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 491 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 550 | 550 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 415 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 415 | 414.68 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 420 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 425 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 519 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 512 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 525.42 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 523 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 520 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 534 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 512 | 512 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 502.8 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 501 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 490 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 549 | 549 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 437 | 437 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430 | 429 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 441 | 441 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 454 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 521 | 521 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 539 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 527.4 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 544 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 545 | 545 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 537 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 522 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 498 | 496.94 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 494 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 492 | 493 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 555 | 555 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 431 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 433.01 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 430 | 429 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 453 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 531 | 531 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 534 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 537 | 535.22 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 532 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 538 | 539 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 519 | 519 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 518 | 518 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 518.05 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 525 | 525 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 534 | 534 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.1% | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.9% | 33.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.8% | 22.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.2% | 77.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,240.0 | $39,424.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,605.0 | $30,964.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,946.0 | $41,841.0 |
* Benson Middle 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.