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Benton Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

562 Hwy 162

Benton LA, 71006, Bossier County

Phone: 318-549-5170

Ranking:

(275 out of 947, top 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Bossier Parish 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:	50		49		49		48		47		47		53
Total Students:	832		844		842		808		776		767		873
Kindergarten:	148	17.8%	145	17.2%	145	17.2%	130	16.1%	119	15.3%	119	15.5%	172	19.7%
Grade 1:	131	15.7%	139	16.5%	143	17.0%	141	17.5%	123	15.9%	134	17.5%	202	23.1%
Grade 2:	144	17.3%	132	15.6%	140	16.6%	126	15.6%	142	18.3%	131	17.1%	151	17.3%
Grade 3:	132	15.9%	141	16.7%	128	15.2%	149	18.4%	131	16.9%	107	14.0%	174	19.9%
Grade 4:	151	18.1%	137	16.2%	155	18.4%	142	17.6%	121	15.6%	142	18.5%	174	19.9%
Grade 5:	126	15.1%	150	17.8%	131	15.6%	120	14.9%	140	18.0%	134	17.5%	NA	NA
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	443	53.2%	452	53.6%	438	52.0%	426	52.7%	386	49.7%	390	50.8%	450	51.5%
Female:	389	46.8%	392	46.4%	404	48.0%	382	47.3%	382	49.2%	369	48.1%	419	48.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	8	1.0%	9	1.1%	7	0.8%	9	1.1%	6	0.8%	3	0.4%	2	0.2%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.4%	4	0.5%	6	0.7%
Hispanic:	25	3.0%	25	3.0%	34	4.0%	5	0.6%	21	2.7%	22	2.9%	24	2.7%
Black:	138	16.6%	137	16.2%	146	17.3%	146	18.1%	138	17.8%	140	18.3%	145	16.6%
White:	638	76.7%	648	76.8%	630	74.8%	621	76.9%	608	78.4%	598	78.0%	696	79.7%
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:	23	2.8%	25	3.0%	25	3.0%	27	3.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	264	31.7%	289	34.2%	308	36.6%	299	37.0%	260	33.5%	258	33.6%	233	26.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	31	3.7%	37	4.4%	37	4.4%	33	4.1%	42	5.4%	33	4.3%	38	4.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.60		17.28		17.19		16.79		16.54		16.30		16.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
iLEAP
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	70%	65%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	70%	64%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	71%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	71%	67%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	73%	69%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	72%	69%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	78%	72%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	73%	65%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	71%	63%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	73%	68%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	71%	67%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	74%	69%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	76%	71%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	76%	72%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	70%	58%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	68%	55%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	71%	62%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	71%	63%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	69%	63%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	78%	67%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	77%	68%
2007	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	72%	63%
2008	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	72%	64%
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	72%	67%
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	71%	66%
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	69%	64%
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	71%	65%
2013	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	71%	65%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81%	76%	69%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	80%	73%	69%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	72%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	84%	80%	75%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	88%	84%	77%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	70%	64%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	71%	67%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	72%	65%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	80%	73%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	81%	71%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76%	69%	62%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76%	66%	60%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81%	76%	65%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	68%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83%	78%	67%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	83%	73%	68%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	74%	65%	62%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	77%	73%	66%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	76%	75%	68%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	83%	80%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	65%	71%	66%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	69%	71%	68%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	71%	75%	68%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	70%	74%	70%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	79%	80%	72%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	53%	68%	66%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	75%	70%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	67%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	75%	70%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	80%	72%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	69%	62%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	72%	63%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	71%	62%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	76%	64%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	76%	66%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	64%	74%	67%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	69%	75%	66%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	64%	73%	65%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	73%	77%	67%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	74%	77%	67%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,892.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,372.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,515.0

* Benton Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.