Benton Area Mshs High School
400 Park St Benton PA, 17814, Columbia County Phone: 570-925-2651
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
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 28 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 295 | 313 | 324 | 341 | 332 | 343 | 371 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 60 | 20.3% | 57 | 18.2% | 57 | 17.6% | 60 | 17.6% | 66 | 19.9% | 50 | 14.6% | 66 | 17.8% |
Grade 8: | 53 | 18.0% | 56 | 17.9% | 62 | 19.1% | 69 | 20.2% | 50 | 15.1% | 62 | 18.1% | 63 | 17.0% |
Grade 9: | 44 | 14.9% | 53 | 16.9% | 52 | 16.0% | 46 | 13.5% | 53 | 16.0% | 50 | 14.6% | 54 | 14.6% |
Grade 10: | 51 | 17.3% | 50 | 16.0% | 46 | 14.2% | 59 | 17.3% | 52 | 15.7% | 53 | 15.5% | 60 | 16.2% |
Grade 11: | 47 | 15.9% | 45 | 14.4% | 59 | 18.2% | 55 | 16.1% | 55 | 16.6% | 58 | 16.9% | 70 | 18.9% |
Grade 12: | 40 | 13.6% | 52 | 16.6% | 48 | 14.8% | 52 | 15.2% | 56 | 16.9% | 70 | 20.4% | 58 | 15.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 143 | 48.5% | 158 | 50.5% | 163 | 50.3% | 166 | 48.7% | 165 | 49.7% | 158 | 46.1% | 183 | 49.3% |
Female: | 152 | 51.5% | 155 | 49.5% | 161 | 49.7% | 175 | 51.3% | 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% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% |
Black: | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
White: | 289 | 98.0% | 310 | 99.0% | 322 | 99.4% | 337 | 98.8% | 328 | 98.8% | 339 | 98.8% | 366 | 98.7% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 26.1% | 63 | 20.1% | 105 | 32.4% | 110 | 32.3% | 76 | 22.9% | 83 | 24.2% | 82 | 22.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 9.5% | 20 | 6.4% | 40 | 12.3% | 36 | 10.6% | 38 | 11.4% | 32 | 9.3% | 50 | 13.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.44 | 11.12 | 12.00 | 10.18 | 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% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.7% | 60% |
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% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.9% | 67.8% |
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% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51% | 49.1% | 41.8% |
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% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93.5% | 82.9% |
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% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.9% | 80.1% |
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% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 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% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 66.1% | 76.4% |
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% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.9% | 79.8% |
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% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 63.8% | 59.7% |
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% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 72.9% | 72.7% |
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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.