Bench School
505 Milton Rd Billings MT, 59105, Yellowstone County Phone: 406-281-6203 Ranking:  (339 out of 448, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Billings Elementary 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: | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 401 | 360 | 376 | 357 | 333 | 324 | 330 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 81 | 20.2% | 70 | 19.4% | 65 | 17.3% | 64 | 17.9% | 63 | 18.9% | 58 | 17.9% | 56 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 16.2% | 58 | 16.1% | 50 | 13.3% | 61 | 17.1% | 53 | 15.9% | 70 | 21.6% | 40 | 12.1% |
| Grade 2: | 59 | 14.7% | 48 | 13.3% | 57 | 15.2% | 61 | 17.1% | 64 | 19.2% | 37 | 11.4% | 50 | 15.2% |
| Grade 3: | 43 | 10.7% | 47 | 13.1% | 56 | 14.9% | 58 | 16.2% | 32 | 9.6% | 36 | 11.1% | 42 | 12.7% |
| Grade 4: | 52 | 13.0% | 50 | 13.9% | 58 | 15.4% | 37 | 10.4% | 41 | 12.3% | 33 | 10.2% | 48 | 14.5% |
| Grade 5: | 43 | 10.7% | 55 | 15.3% | 35 | 9.3% | 39 | 10.9% | 35 | 10.5% | 44 | 13.6% | 50 | 15.2% |
| Grade 6: | 58 | 14.5% | 32 | 8.9% | 41 | 10.9% | 37 | 10.4% | 45 | 13.5% | 46 | 14.2% | 44 | 13.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 202 | 50.4% | 175 | 48.6% | 182 | 48.4% | 173 | 48.5% | 152 | 45.6% | 162 | 50.0% | 170 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 199 | 49.6% | 185 | 51.4% | 194 | 51.6% | 184 | 51.5% | 173 | 52.0% | 154 | 47.5% | 156 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 46 | 11.5% | 46 | 12.8% | 53 | 14.1% | 44 | 12.3% | 48 | 14.4% | 47 | 14.5% | 30 | 9.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 39 | 9.7% | 28 | 7.8% | 18 | 4.8% | 20 | 5.6% | 21 | 6.3% | 20 | 6.2% | 21 | 6.4% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 8 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.4% |
| White: | 275 | 68.6% | 249 | 69.2% | 270 | 71.8% | 270 | 75.6% | 253 | 76.0% | 245 | 75.6% | 268 | 81.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 8.2% | 30 | 8.3% | 28 | 7.4% | 14 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 219 | 54.6% | 194 | 53.9% | 201 | 53.5% | 183 | 51.3% | 170 | 51.1% | 144 | 44.4% | 138 | 41.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 7.2% | 24 | 6.7% | 26 | 6.9% | 24 | 6.7% | 30 | 9.0% | 37 | 11.4% | 42 | 12.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.40 | 17.10 | 16.03 | 15.73 | 14.11 | 13.50 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 67.3% | 65.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 68% | 67.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 65% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 63% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 76.7% | 80.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 83% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 84% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 82% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 48.1% | 45.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 57.6% | 56.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 67.1% | 63.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 67.7% | 67.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 68% | 67% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72% | 67% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 66.4% | 65.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 74.7% | 75% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 80% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 77.5% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 81% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 62% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66% | 66% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 70.2% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 73% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 68% | 68% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 66% | 67% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 79.3% | 79.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 80.9% | 81% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | 82% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 84% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 71.5% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 71.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 69% | 63% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 68% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.2% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 84.8% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 85% | 83% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 86% | 84% |
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* Bench School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.