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Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 Primary School
2001 South Sioux Blvd
Brandon SD, 57005, Minnehaha County
Phone: 605-582-8010
Ranking:
(4 out of 392, top 1%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Brandon Valley School District 49-2
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: | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 535 | 520 | 505 | 493 | 486 | 540 | 545 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 92 | 17.2% | 93 | 17.9% | 96 | 19.0% | 96 | 19.5% | 111 | 22.8% | 96 | 17.8% | 108 | 19.8% |
Grade 1: | 93 | 17.4% | 88 | 16.9% | 85 | 16.8% | 89 | 18.1% | 79 | 16.3% | 88 | 16.3% | 81 | 14.9% |
Grade 2: | 91 | 17.0% | 87 | 16.7% | 90 | 17.8% | 84 | 17.0% | 77 | 15.8% | 82 | 15.2% | 86 | 15.8% |
Grade 3: | 87 | 16.3% | 90 | 17.3% | 84 | 16.6% | 76 | 15.4% | 73 | 15.0% | 83 | 15.4% | 93 | 17.1% |
Grade 4: | 90 | 16.8% | 84 | 16.2% | 77 | 15.2% | 76 | 15.4% | 72 | 14.8% | 100 | 18.5% | 84 | 15.4% |
Grade 5: | 82 | 15.3% | 78 | 15.0% | 73 | 14.5% | 72 | 14.6% | 74 | 15.2% | 91 | 16.9% | 93 | 17.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 291 | 54.4% | 296 | 56.9% | 291 | 57.6% | 276 | 56.0% | 260 | 53.5% | 276 | 51.1% | 270 | 49.5% |
Female: | 244 | 45.6% | 224 | 43.1% | 214 | 42.4% | 217 | 44.0% | 218 | 44.9% | 256 | 47.4% | 271 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Black: | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 10 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
White: | 512 | 95.7% | 500 | 96.2% | 481 | 95.2% | 471 | 95.5% | 476 | 97.9% | 530 | 98.1% | 533 | 97.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 7.1% | 33 | 6.3% | 16 | 3.2% | 37 | 7.5% | 30 | 6.2% | 27 | 5.0% | 23 | 4.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.2% | 26 | 5.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 25 | 5.1% | 26 | 5.3% | 15 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.18 | 17.80 | 19.63 | 19.47 | 20.53 | 24.10 | 22.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STEP | ||||||
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.0% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.0% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.0% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.0% | N/A | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | N/A | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | N/A | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | N/A | N/A |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | N/A | N/A |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.0% | N/A | N/A |
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* Robert Bennis Elementary - 05 Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.