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Northside Elementary Primary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1800 West Nevada Ave

Benson MN, 56215, Swift County

Phone: 320-842-2717

Ranking:

(446 out of 1,269, top 35%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Benson Public 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:	28		27		28		28		28		28		29
Total Students:	449		445		439		464		461		466		477
Prekindergarten:	7	1.6%	8	1.8%	9	2.1%	13	2.8%	11	2.4%	9	1.9%	12	2.5%
Kindergarten:	72	16.0%	59	13.3%	63	14.4%	56	12.1%	60	13.0%	78	16.7%	72	15.1%
Grade 1:	53	11.8%	59	13.3%	53	12.1%	63	13.6%	76	16.5%	57	12.2%	54	11.3%
Grade 2:	56	12.5%	55	12.4%	60	13.7%	77	16.6%	61	13.2%	53	11.4%	58	12.2%
Grade 3:	58	12.9%	67	15.1%	79	18.0%	61	13.1%	53	11.5%	59	12.7%	73	15.3%
Grade 4:	62	13.8%	75	16.9%	60	13.7%	57	12.3%	61	13.2%	75	16.1%	66	13.8%
Grade 5:	77	17.1%	64	14.4%	53	12.1%	61	13.1%	74	16.1%	63	13.5%	66	13.8%
Grade 6:	64	14.3%	58	13.0%	62	14.1%	76	16.4%	65	14.1%	72	15.5%	76	15.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	229	51.0%	230	51.7%	231	52.6%	245	52.8%	233	50.5%	218	46.8%	234	49.1%
Female:	220	49.0%	215	48.3%	208	47.4%	219	47.2%	220	47.7%	240	51.5%	239	50.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.4%	4	0.8%
Hispanic:	27	6.0%	27	6.1%	28	6.4%	23	5.0%	21	4.6%	18	3.9%	12	2.5%
Black:	2	0.4%	3	0.7%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	5	1.1%	1	0.2%
White:	412	91.8%	402	90.3%	399	90.9%	433	93.3%	438	95.0%	441	94.6%	460	96.4%
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	1.6%	12	2.7%	8	1.8%	5	1.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	118	26.3%	122	27.4%	124	28.2%	106	22.8%	107	23.2%	84	18.0%	81	17.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	49	10.9%	50	11.2%	46	10.5%	74	15.9%	62	13.4%	59	12.7%	60	12.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.17		16.25		15.72		16.53		16.60		16.60		16.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MCA-II
2003	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	82.1%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70.8%	70.8%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79.6%	79.6%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74.9%	74.9%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86.4%	86.4%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94.6%	94.6%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	98.2%	98.2%	82.8%
2003	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	85.7%	N/A
2004	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.1%	73.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.9%	80.9%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.1%	67.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.8%	87.8%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.5%	90.5%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.6%	90.6%	76.3%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.2%	93.2%	78.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.8%	81.8%	80.4%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74.2%	74.2%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80.3%	80.3%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	95.4%	95.4%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91.5%	91.5%	77%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.3%	82.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.7%	72.7%	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.3%	76.3%	72.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.2%	81.2%	75.2%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.9%	83.9%	75.3%
2003	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	72.8%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	75.1%	75.1%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80.8%	80.8%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66.5%	66.5%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61.9%	61.9%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57.5%	57.5%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62.6%	62.6%	68.6%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	81.2%	N/A
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.1%	77.1%	N/A
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.2%	67.2%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.1%	71.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.2%	71.2%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	78.6%	76.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.7%	70.7%	80.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.5%	81.5%	79.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41.3%	41.3%	46%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	30.5%	30.5%	46%
2003	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62.4%	62.4%	N/A
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	67.7%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	67.2%	67.2%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65.3%	65.3%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73.1%	73.1%	68.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.3%	74.3%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.6%	65.6%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.3%	69.3%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.5%	71.5%	71.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.3%	74.3%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.7%	70.7%	76.2%
MCA-III
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.9%	89.9%	70.1%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.9%	85.9%	75.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.1%	84.1%	71.5%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58.8%	58.8%	57.2%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.5%	92.5%	67.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.9%	92.9%	73.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.8%	72.8%	71.2%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	49.4%	49.4%	54%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	37.9%	37.9%	53.6%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	74.1%	62.3%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51.6%	51.6%	60%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.8%	54.8%	63.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64.5%	64.5%	59.7%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	47.3%	47.3%	50.3%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	47.5%	47.5%	59.8%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66%	66%	57%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.9%	67.9%	59.3%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	52.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	91.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$48,361.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,043.0

* Northside Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.