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James M. Bennett High High School
300 East College Ave
Salisbury MD, 21804, Wicomico County
Phone: 410-677-5141
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Wicomico County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 95 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 84 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,351 | 1,406 | 1,374 | 1,307 | 1,282 | 1,313 | 1,346 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 386 | 28.6% | 396 | 28.2% | 403 | 29.3% | 348 | 26.6% | 330 | 25.7% | 360 | 27.4% | 392 | 29.1% |
| Grade 10: | 334 | 24.7% | 368 | 26.2% | 346 | 25.2% | 320 | 24.5% | 330 | 25.7% | 351 | 26.7% | 332 | 24.7% |
| Grade 11: | 321 | 23.8% | 336 | 23.9% | 308 | 22.4% | 328 | 25.1% | 333 | 26.0% | 315 | 24.0% | 325 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 310 | 22.9% | 306 | 21.8% | 317 | 23.1% | 311 | 23.8% | 289 | 22.5% | 287 | 21.9% | 297 | 22.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 670 | 49.6% | 722 | 51.4% | 717 | 52.2% | 662 | 50.7% | 655 | 51.1% | 677 | 51.6% | 673 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 681 | 50.4% | 684 | 48.6% | 657 | 47.8% | 645 | 49.3% | 619 | 48.3% | 628 | 47.8% | 669 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 75 | 5.6% | 87 | 6.2% | 82 | 6.0% | 64 | 4.9% | 62 | 4.8% | 56 | 4.3% | 71 | 5.3% |
| Hispanic: | 91 | 6.7% | 89 | 6.3% | 86 | 6.3% | 83 | 6.4% | 69 | 5.4% | 78 | 5.9% | 67 | 5.0% |
| Black: | 458 | 33.9% | 492 | 35.0% | 473 | 34.4% | 426 | 32.6% | 455 | 35.5% | 457 | 34.8% | 439 | 32.6% |
| White: | 676 | 50.0% | 685 | 48.7% | 665 | 48.4% | 655 | 50.1% | 695 | 54.2% | 721 | 54.9% | 767 | 57.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 43 | 3.2% | 42 | 3.0% | 58 | 4.2% | 69 | 5.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 540 | 40.0% | 546 | 38.8% | 516 | 37.6% | 429 | 32.8% | 363 | 28.3% | 361 | 27.5% | 305 | 22.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 2.6% | 50 | 3.6% | 63 | 4.6% | 50 | 3.8% | 41 | 3.2% | 43 | 3.3% | 56 | 4.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.30 | 15.37 | 14.85 | 14.28 | 14.49 | 15.10 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 42.6% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2005 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 34.1% | 52.3% | 53.8% |
| 2006 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 47.8% | 67.9% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 55.1% | 67.3% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 82.5% | 80.6% | 85.9% |
| 2009 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 78.3% | 85.1% |
| 2010 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 83.2% | 78.9% | 83.6% |
| 2011 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 79.9% | 77.4% | 83.6% |
| 2012 | Algebra | End of course | % met std | 83.2% | 81.3% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 68.4% | 61.5% | 60.9% |
| 2005 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 57.4% | 54.1% | 57.6% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 70.3% | 67% | 67.7% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.8% | 65.8% | 70.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77.2% | 75.4% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 75.7% | 82.6% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 74.2% | 72.9% | 80.9% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 73.6% | 75.7% | 81.3% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77.7% | 80.3% | 81.7% |
| 2005 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 63.1% | 60.2% | 57.3% |
| 2006 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 63.8% | 58% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 65.1% | 65.1% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 76.6% | 83.1% |
| 2009 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 79.9% | 77.9% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 77% | 74.8% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 78.1% | 81.6% |
| 2012 | English 2 | End of course | % met std | 78.6% | 79.6% | 83.1% |
| 2004 | Government | End of course | % met std | 70.6% | 71.4% | 65.9% |
| 2005 | Government | End of course | % met std | 76.6% | 75.2% | 66.4% |
| 2006 | Government | End of course | % met std | 76.7% | 75.1% | 74.2% |
| 2007 | Government | End of course | % met std | 79.5% | 74.4% | 73.5% |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 71.4% | 66.0% |
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