Benton Heights Elementary Primary School
1200 Concord Ave
Monroe NC, 28110, Union County
Phone: 704-296-3100
Ranking: 
(1,298 out of 1,874, bottom 31%)*
(1,298 out of 1,874, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Union County Public Schools
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: | 58 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 55 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 649 | 685 | 703 | 701 | 720 | 675 | 672 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 17 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.6% | 16 | 2.3% | 33 | 4.6% | NA | NA | 32 | 4.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 110 | 16.9% | 123 | 18.0% | 118 | 16.8% | 133 | 19.0% | 129 | 17.9% | 129 | 19.1% | 125 | 18.6% |
| Grade 1: | 117 | 18.0% | 113 | 16.5% | 126 | 17.9% | 127 | 18.1% | 122 | 16.9% | 123 | 18.2% | 118 | 17.6% |
| Grade 2: | 105 | 16.2% | 114 | 16.6% | 120 | 17.1% | 114 | 16.3% | 127 | 17.6% | 123 | 18.2% | 103 | 15.3% |
| Grade 3: | 112 | 17.3% | 115 | 16.8% | 105 | 14.9% | 115 | 16.4% | 115 | 16.0% | 93 | 13.8% | 116 | 17.3% |
| Grade 4: | 107 | 16.5% | 100 | 14.6% | 107 | 15.2% | 113 | 16.1% | 87 | 12.1% | 114 | 16.9% | 91 | 13.5% |
| Grade 5: | 98 | 15.1% | 103 | 15.0% | 109 | 15.5% | 83 | 11.8% | 107 | 14.9% | 93 | 13.8% | 87 | 12.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 309 | 47.6% | 324 | 47.3% | 330 | 46.9% | 348 | 49.6% | 367 | 51.0% | 335 | 49.6% | 343 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 340 | 52.4% | 361 | 52.7% | 373 | 53.1% | 353 | 50.4% | 345 | 47.9% | 332 | 49.2% | 322 | 47.9% |
| 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% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 399 | 61.5% | 407 | 59.4% | 418 | 59.5% | 403 | 57.5% | 393 | 54.6% | 346 | 51.3% | 316 | 47.0% |
| Black: | 172 | 26.5% | 180 | 26.3% | 174 | 24.8% | 186 | 26.5% | 216 | 30.0% | 201 | 29.8% | 208 | 31.0% |
| White: | 68 | 10.5% | 84 | 12.3% | 92 | 13.1% | 97 | 13.8% | 111 | 15.4% | 127 | 18.8% | 143 | 21.3% |
| 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: | 6 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.5% | 13 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 538 | 82.9% | 532 | 77.7% | 542 | 77.1% | 520 | 74.2% | 515 | 71.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 7.1% | 60 | 8.8% | 53 | 7.5% | 62 | 8.8% | 78 | 10.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.10 | 11.25 | 11.34 | 11.13 | 11.96 | 11.00 | 12.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.2% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 82.5% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 82.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 89.2% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 89.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 89.4% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 91% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.2% | 60.6% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 87.6% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 85.9% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 64.1% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 75.4% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 75.6% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 77.6% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 78.1% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.0% | 53.5% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 78.1% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 81% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 83.9% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 89.9% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 92% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 92.9% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 92.4% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.0% | 64.8% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 87.2% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 89.4% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 69.3% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 77.7% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 81.9% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 82% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 82.4% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 56.7% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 55.8% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 53.7% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 68.1% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 75.1% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 81.4% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.4% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 91.2% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 91.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 93.3% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 93.2% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.0% | 67.2% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92.4% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 93.2% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 65.9% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 79.6% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 82.7% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 85.8% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 83.9% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.0% | 52.2% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 48.2% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 69.4% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 78.1% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 82.9% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 85% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.0% | 57.5% | 45.4% |
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* Benton Heights Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.