Benson Polytechnic High School
546 Ne 12th Ave
Portland OR, 97232, Multnomah County
Phone: 503-916-5100
Ranking: 
(125 out of 279, top 45%)*
(125 out of 279, top 45%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Portland School District 1J
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: | 44 | 47 | 44 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 828 | 889 | 889 | 986 | 1,100 | 1,134 | 1,218 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 239 | 28.9% | 250 | 28.1% | 234 | 26.3% | 250 | 25.4% | 328 | 29.8% | 324 | 28.6% | 384 | 31.5% |
| Grade 10: | 215 | 26.0% | 234 | 26.3% | 216 | 24.3% | 263 | 26.7% | 278 | 25.3% | 323 | 28.5% | 298 | 24.5% |
| Grade 11: | 206 | 24.9% | 193 | 21.7% | 233 | 26.2% | 222 | 22.5% | 274 | 24.9% | 251 | 22.1% | 277 | 22.7% |
| Grade 12: | 168 | 20.3% | 212 | 23.8% | 206 | 23.2% | 251 | 25.5% | 220 | 20.0% | 236 | 20.8% | 259 | 21.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 467 | 56.4% | 498 | 56.0% | 535 | 60.2% | 584 | 59.2% | 607 | 55.2% | 612 | 54.0% | 664 | 54.5% |
| Female: | 361 | 43.6% | 391 | 44.0% | 354 | 39.8% | 402 | 40.8% | 471 | 42.8% | 478 | 42.2% | 524 | 43.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.1% | 18 | 1.6% | 24 | 2.0% |
| Asian: | 129 | 15.6% | 137 | 15.4% | 142 | 16.0% | 184 | 18.7% | 252 | 22.9% | 286 | 25.2% | 332 | 27.3% |
| Hispanic: | 240 | 29.0% | 252 | 28.3% | 234 | 26.3% | 226 | 22.9% | 223 | 20.3% | 207 | 18.3% | 177 | 14.5% |
| Black: | 175 | 21.1% | 189 | 21.3% | 197 | 22.2% | 253 | 25.7% | 313 | 28.5% | 299 | 26.4% | 309 | 25.4% |
| White: | 237 | 28.6% | 255 | 28.7% | 260 | 29.2% | 270 | 27.4% | 286 | 26.0% | 288 | 25.4% | 350 | 28.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 35 | 4.2% | 43 | 4.8% | 39 | 4.4% | 31 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 471 | 56.9% | 478 | 53.8% | 477 | 53.7% | 501 | 50.8% | 528 | 48.0% | 488 | 43.0% | 522 | 42.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 8.1% | 90 | 10.1% | 82 | 9.2% | 99 | 10.0% | 140 | 12.7% | 166 | 14.6% | 167 | 13.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.94 | 18.95 | 20.35 | 19.02 | 20.48 | 18.90 | 20.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OAKS | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 46.1% | 43.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 49.3% | 46.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 47.1% | 45% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 54.9% | 55% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 53.4% | 52% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 55.8% | 54% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 55.8% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 67.6% | 68% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 64.7% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 69.0% | 69% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 48.3% | 50.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 50.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 53.8% | 55% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 63.8% | 66% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 63.4% | 65% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.7% | 66% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 66.6% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 78.6% | 83% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.4% | 84% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 82.7% | 85% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 50.5% | 59.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 51.8% | 60.5% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 54.1% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 54.4% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 57.1% | 58% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 52.2% | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 63.7% | 70% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 59.3% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 55.0% | 63% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 45.5% | 48% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 56.8% | 54.4% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 51.6% | 55% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 54% | 55% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 60.4% | N/A |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.6% | 55% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 54.2% | 53.1% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 66.6% | 68% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 68.8% | 67% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 65.1% | 60% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Benson Polytechnic High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.