Benton Area Mshs High School
400 Park St
Benton PA, 17814, Columbia County
Phone: 570-925-2651
| Ranking: | High School:  (388 out of 648, bottom 40%)Elementary/Middle School:  (822 out of 2,495, top 33%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Benton Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 33 | 33 | |||
| Total Students: | 332 | 343 | 371 | |||
| Grade 7: | 66 | 19.9% | 50 | 14.6% | 66 | 17.8% |
| Grade 8: | 50 | 15.1% | 62 | 18.1% | 63 | 17.0% |
| Grade 9: | 53 | 16.0% | 50 | 14.6% | 54 | 14.6% |
| Grade 10: | 52 | 15.7% | 53 | 15.5% | 60 | 16.2% |
| Grade 11: | 55 | 16.6% | 58 | 16.9% | 70 | 18.9% |
| Grade 12: | 56 | 16.9% | 70 | 20.4% | 58 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 165 | 49.7% | 158 | 46.1% | 183 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 159 | 47.9% | 177 | 51.6% | 184 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Black | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| White: | 328 | 98.8% | 339 | 98.8% | 366 | 98.7% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 22.9% | 83 | 24.2% | 82 | 22.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 11.4% | 32 | 9.3% | 50 | 13.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.22 | 10.60 | 11.40 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 34.6% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.7% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49.1% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 60.8% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.7% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 46% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 47.3% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 60.3% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 60% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 38.8% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34% | 31.8% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47.3% | 40.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 95.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 62.3% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74.5% | 84.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 84.4% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 68.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 50.8% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.1% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 75.8% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.4% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.7% | 76.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.2% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75.8% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.5% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 81.6% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.7% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 61.9% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61% | 58.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 42.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.1% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 73.1% |
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* Benton Area Mshs 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.