Benton High High School
5655 South Fourth
Saint Joseph MO, 64504, Buchanan County
Phone: 816-671-4030
Ranking: (190 out of 498, top 38%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: St. Joseph 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: | 58 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 59 | |||||||
Total Students: | 827 | 880 | 882 | 875 | 896 | 852 | 860 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 205 | 24.8% | 258 | 29.3% | 241 | 27.3% | 207 | 23.7% | 266 | 29.7% | 253 | 29.7% | 233 | 27.1% |
Grade 10: | 236 | 28.5% | 237 | 26.9% | 208 | 23.6% | 250 | 28.6% | 252 | 28.1% | 204 | 23.9% | 225 | 26.2% |
Grade 11: | 224 | 27.1% | 192 | 21.8% | 233 | 26.4% | 242 | 27.7% | 195 | 21.8% | 200 | 23.5% | 225 | 26.2% |
Grade 12: | 162 | 19.6% | 193 | 21.9% | 200 | 22.7% | 176 | 20.1% | 183 | 20.4% | 195 | 22.9% | 177 | 20.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 437 | 52.8% | 458 | 52.0% | 455 | 51.6% | 458 | 52.3% | 464 | 51.8% | 447 | 52.5% | 452 | 52.6% |
Female: | 390 | 47.2% | 422 | 48.0% | 427 | 48.4% | 417 | 47.7% | 424 | 47.3% | 397 | 46.6% | 404 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 47 | 5.7% | 57 | 6.5% | 51 | 5.8% | 38 | 4.3% | 33 | 3.7% | 33 | 3.9% | 33 | 3.8% |
Black: | 61 | 7.4% | 54 | 6.1% | 49 | 5.6% | 52 | 5.9% | 60 | 6.7% | 45 | 5.3% | 49 | 5.7% |
White: | 704 | 85.1% | 752 | 85.5% | 763 | 86.5% | 770 | 88.0% | 793 | 88.5% | 768 | 90.1% | 772 | 89.8% |
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: | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 450 | 54.4% | 423 | 48.1% | 403 | 45.7% | 358 | 40.9% | 339 | 37.8% | 282 | 33.1% | 266 | 30.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 94 | 11.4% | 70 | 8.0% | 86 | 9.8% | 118 | 13.5% | 121 | 13.5% | 118 | 13.8% | 113 | 13.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.34 | 15.12 | 16.22 | 15.85 | 15.73 | 14.60 | 14.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 41.4% | 42.4% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 41.1% | 41% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 45.1% | 46.2% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 44.9% | 42.7% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 41.7% | 41.8% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 41.5% | 39.2% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 16.9% | 34.5% | 52.6% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 19.4% | 43.3% | 42.7% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 18.8% | 41.8% | 59.7% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 17.7% | 48.4% | 56.7% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 39.7% | 50.6% | 57% |
2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 29.2% | 40.3% | 55.1% |
2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 49% | 48% | 43.3% |
2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 43.5% | 43.5% | 60.6% |
2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 44.6% | 48.9% | 55% |
2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 55.2% | 68.1% | 74.7% |
2013 | English I | End of course | % met std | 47% | 59.6% | 60.3% |
2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 52% | 62.7% | 72.5% |
2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 52.7% | 63% | 26.7% |
2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 56.1% | 66.6% | 74.2% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 65.8% | 76.9% | 73% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 64.9% | 68% | 69.1% |
2012 | Government | End of course | % met std | 44% | 58.2% | 51.7% |
2013 | Government | End of course | % met std | 52.9% | 65.6% | 54.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.6% | 45.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.4% | 54.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.6% | 20.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.4% | 79.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,306.0 | $38,378.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,106.0 | $32,759.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,185.0 | $39,850.0 |
* Benton High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.