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Reginald M. Benton Middle Middle School
15709 East Olive Branch Rd La Mirada CA, 90638, Los Angeles County Phone: 562-943-1553 Ranking:  (4,209 out of 6,930, bottom 39%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District 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: | 23 | 26 | 27 | NA | NA | 19 | 23 | 29 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 566 | 620 | 598 | 497 | 450 | 548 | 601 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 163 | 28.8% | 176 | 28.4% | 208 | 34.8% | 159 | 32.0% | 126 | 28.0% | 123 | 22.4% | 180 | 30.0% |
| Grade 7: | 193 | 34.1% | 227 | 36.6% | 199 | 33.3% | 183 | 36.8% | 139 | 30.9% | 194 | 35.4% | 214 | 35.6% |
| Grade 8: | 210 | 37.1% | 217 | 35.0% | 191 | 31.9% | 152 | 30.6% | 183 | 40.7% | 231 | 42.2% | 207 | 34.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 242 | 42.8% | 267 | 43.1% | 275 | 46.0% | 245 | 49.3% | 225 | 50.0% | 285 | 52.0% | 283 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 324 | 57.2% | 353 | 56.9% | 323 | 54.0% | 252 | 50.7% | 225 | 50.0% | 263 | 48.0% | 314 | 52.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 25 | 4.4% | 36 | 5.8% | 30 | 5.0% | 23 | 4.6% | 20 | 4.4% | 20 | 3.6% | 26 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic: | 386 | 68.2% | 413 | 66.6% | 410 | 68.6% | 343 | 69.0% | 305 | 67.8% | 362 | 66.1% | 386 | 64.2% |
| Black: | 16 | 2.8% | 17 | 2.7% | 19 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.6% | 13 | 2.9% | 15 | 2.7% | 22 | 3.7% |
| White: | 125 | 22.1% | 139 | 22.4% | 127 | 21.2% | 106 | 21.3% | 103 | 22.9% | 148 | 27.0% | 165 | 27.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 273 | 48.2% | 297 | 47.9% | NA | NA | 235 | 47.3% | 168 | 37.3% | 162 | 29.6% | 139 | 23.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 10.2% | 57 | 9.2% | NA | NA | 36 | 7.2% | 34 | 7.6% | 37 | 6.8% | 29 | 4.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.34 | 23.66 | 21.82 | NA | NA | 23.68 | 21.00 | 20.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.3 | 322.2 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.8 | 322 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.5 | 322.6 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.4 | 328.1 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.7 | 335.7 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 341 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.3 | 346.8 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.4 | 350.2 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372.5 | 358.8 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.7 | 358.0 | 363.0 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.7 | 319.8 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323.3 | 321.1 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.7 | 321.7 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 322.6 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.6 | 329.4 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.5 | 335.9 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.4 | 343.7 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339 | 349.7 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.8 | 352.7 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.7 | 350.4 | 366.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.9 | 342.3 | 400 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 382 | 428.8 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.4 | 412.3 | 434.3 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.9 | 408.9 | 437.3 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.3 | 323.9 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.2 | 330.9 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.4 | 330.5 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.5 | 332.7 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346.5 | 342.7 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.2 | 342.9 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.4 | 349 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.3 | 353.8 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.4 | 367.2 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.9 | 362.6 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.3 | 314.2 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.9 | 320.7 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.9 | 322.5 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303.7 | 315.9 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.8 | 330.4 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.7 | 338.7 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.9 | 352.9 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.3 | 362.2 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.9 | 374.1 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.3 | 356.5 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.7 | 305 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.5 | 309.2 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.5 | 298.6 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 297.3 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.4 | 315 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 335.6 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.7 | 317.9 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.7 | 323.7 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.6 | 335.8 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302.4 | 339.7 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.7 | 319.1 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330.4 | 326.7 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.9 | 329.7 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.6 | 327.9 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.4 | 335.1 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.4 | 342 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.2 | 348.3 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.2 | 356.5 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.6 | 357.4 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.1 | 358.6 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.6 | 298.5 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.4 | 301.1 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.4 | 291.2 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288.3 | 290.4 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.8 | 303 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.9 | 304.4 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.6 | 309.4 | 320.2 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.1 | 309.9 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 307.6 | 322.8 | 322.9 |
| 2004 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.6 | 346.5 | 395.6 |
| 2005 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 348.7 | 407.3 |
| 2006 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 341.9 | 409.2 |
| 2007 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319.7 | 331.6 | 417.9 |
| 2008 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.7 | 352.6 | 420.2 |
| 2010 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 372.1 | 421.4 |
| 2012 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.3 | 391.4 | 426 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.4 | 375.4 | 422.6 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.3 | 307.4 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.8 | 311.2 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.4 | 314.2 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.5 | 316.1 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.4 | 322.6 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.1 | 332.8 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.2 | 338 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.1 | 348.1 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.3 | 350.4 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.0 | 355.8 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 316.3 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.4 | 318.9 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.8 | 336.5 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.5 | 347.1 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.4 | 360.5 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359 | 373.9 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.8 | 377.2 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 375.7 | 379.9 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 308.7 | 285.7 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.5 | 286.8 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 305.5 | 281.3 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 306.1 | 285.3 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 308.4 | 291.3 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 299.6 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.7 | 301 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.2 | 306.4 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 313 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309.3 | 320.3 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 296.6 | 292.9 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 300.4 | 299.5 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 289.4 | 288.4 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 288.3 | 287 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 299.8 | 300.8 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.9 | 303.2 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.6 | 305.7 | 314.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 316.1 | 307.5 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 307.6 | 322.6 | 317.9 |
| 2004 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 337.6 | 290.6 | 314.2 |
| 2005 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 291 | 314.9 |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 332.8 | 284.5 | 312.8 |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 319.7 | 281.7 | 310.2 |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 325.7 | 287.8 | 310.7 |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 308.2 | 317.2 |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 340.3 | 308 | 322.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 349.4 | 307.7 | 320.8 |
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* Reginald M. Benton Middle Middle 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.