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Benton Middle School
204 North Cox St
Benton AR, 72015, Saline County
Phone: 501-776-5740
Ranking: 
(84 out of 800, top 11%)*
(84 out of 800, top 11%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 7
School District: Benton 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: | 44 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 778 | 776 | 743 | 757 | 756 | 721 | 706 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 367 | 47.2% | 392 | 50.5% | 380 | 51.1% | 370 | 48.9% | 374 | 49.5% | 374 | 51.9% | 330 | 46.7% |
| Grade 7: | 411 | 52.8% | 384 | 49.5% | 363 | 48.9% | 387 | 51.1% | 382 | 50.5% | 347 | 48.1% | 376 | 53.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 404 | 51.9% | 404 | 52.1% | 401 | 54.0% | 399 | 52.7% | 389 | 51.5% | 362 | 50.2% | 353 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 374 | 48.1% | 372 | 47.9% | 342 | 46.0% | 358 | 47.3% | 367 | 48.5% | 351 | 48.7% | 349 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic: | 45 | 5.8% | 42 | 5.4% | 45 | 6.1% | 51 | 6.7% | 40 | 5.3% | 35 | 4.9% | 28 | 4.0% |
| Black: | 56 | 7.2% | 62 | 8.0% | 53 | 7.1% | 52 | 6.9% | 66 | 8.7% | 54 | 7.5% | 49 | 6.9% |
| White: | 652 | 83.8% | 645 | 83.1% | 620 | 83.4% | 640 | 84.5% | 642 | 84.9% | 626 | 86.8% | 625 | 88.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.4% | 9 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 219 | 28.1% | 219 | 28.2% | 226 | 30.4% | 241 | 31.8% | 223 | 29.5% | 215 | 29.8% | 208 | 29.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 7.3% | 75 | 9.7% | 60 | 8.1% | 60 | 7.9% | 53 | 7.0% | 57 | 7.9% | 60 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.75 | 17.43 | 17.06 | 17.05 | 15.12 | 15.00 | 14.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 59% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 63% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 67% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 71% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 75% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 73% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 80% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 75% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 75% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 41% |
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* Benton Middle 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.