Thomas Benton Elementary Primary School
1410 Hinkson Ave
Columbia MO, 65201, Boone County
Phone: 573-214-3610
Ranking: 
(1,622 out of 1,698, bottom 4%)*
(1,622 out of 1,698, bottom 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Columbia Public Schools
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: | 24 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 307 | 299 | 294 | 252 | 253 | 279 | 262 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 19 | 6.2% | 16 | 5.4% | 20 | 6.8% | 48 | 19.0% | 32 | 12.6% | 27 | 9.7% | 28 | 10.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 17.3% | 49 | 16.4% | 51 | 17.3% | 42 | 16.7% | 40 | 15.8% | 49 | 17.6% | 37 | 14.1% |
| Grade 1: | 58 | 18.9% | 46 | 15.4% | 54 | 18.4% | 35 | 13.9% | 29 | 11.5% | 30 | 10.8% | 39 | 14.9% |
| Grade 2: | 44 | 14.3% | 56 | 18.7% | 41 | 13.9% | 36 | 14.3% | 33 | 13.0% | 42 | 15.1% | 43 | 16.4% |
| Grade 3: | 51 | 16.6% | 43 | 14.4% | 52 | 17.7% | 34 | 13.5% | 37 | 14.6% | 48 | 17.2% | 41 | 15.6% |
| Grade 4: | 40 | 13.0% | 44 | 14.7% | 47 | 16.0% | 26 | 10.3% | 49 | 19.4% | 39 | 14.0% | 40 | 15.3% |
| Grade 5: | 42 | 13.7% | 45 | 15.1% | 29 | 9.9% | 31 | 12.3% | 33 | 13.0% | 44 | 15.8% | 34 | 13.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 160 | 52.1% | 156 | 52.2% | 156 | 53.1% | 138 | 54.8% | 131 | 51.8% | 147 | 52.7% | 129 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 147 | 47.9% | 143 | 47.8% | 138 | 46.9% | 114 | 45.2% | 114 | 45.1% | 124 | 44.4% | 129 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.0% | 7 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 5 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 23 | 7.5% | 22 | 7.4% | 16 | 5.4% | 16 | 6.3% | 11 | 4.3% | 8 | 2.9% | 8 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 158 | 51.5% | 161 | 53.8% | 175 | 59.5% | 157 | 62.3% | 182 | 71.9% | 193 | 69.2% | 178 | 67.9% |
| White: | 90 | 29.3% | 75 | 25.1% | 75 | 25.5% | 62 | 24.6% | 54 | 21.3% | 75 | 26.9% | 72 | 27.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 9.1% | 31 | 10.4% | 21 | 7.1% | 11 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 231 | 75.2% | 230 | 76.9% | 231 | 78.6% | 186 | 73.8% | 175 | 69.2% | 205 | 73.5% | 173 | 66.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 3.6% | 12 | 4.0% | 21 | 7.1% | 13 | 5.2% | 20 | 7.9% | 16 | 5.7% | 15 | 5.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.92 | 12.51 | 16.80 | 12.57 | 12.13 | 13.10 | 11.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.9% | 49.8% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 45% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 15.5% | 43.9% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 14% | 41.1% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27% | 45.3% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12.2% | 43.3% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 46.5% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 48.2% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 42.4% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13.9% | 43.7% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 39.4% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12% | 41.3% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 42.3% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 48.3% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 46.2% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.3% | 36.6% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 48.5% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 50.9% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 49% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 47.3% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 52.9% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 24% | 51.2% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 50.5% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 52.8% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 49.5% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 48.3% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.9% | 39.1% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 2.9% | 43.6% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 49.4% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 24% | 46.6% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.2% | 48.1% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 43.4% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 55.1% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 54.7% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 52.6% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 51.7% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.6% | 51.1% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 52.6% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.1% | 52.3% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 55.7% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 50% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 51.8% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 47.8% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 47.7% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 53% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 56.5% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 56.3% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 57.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 46.5% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 44.6% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 54% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 53.3% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 53% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.1% | 41.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 29.4% | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.6% | 88.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,272.0 | $48,619.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,379.0 | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,477.0 | $51,116.0 |
* Thomas Benton Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.