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Benson Secondary/s.E.A.R.C.H.

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

4515 Campbell Airstrip Rd

Anchorage AK, 99507, Anchorage County

Phone: 907-742-2050

Type: Other/Alternative School, High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12

School District: Anchorage 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:	15		16		18		17		18		17		17
Total Students:	255		282		274		259		204		248		254
Grade 7:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	12	4.8%	19	7.5%
Grade 8:	10	3.9%	3	1.1%	9	3.3%	13	5.0%	6	2.9%	31	12.5%	35	13.8%
Grade 9:	16	6.3%	8	2.8%	15	5.5%	16	6.2%	19	9.3%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%
Grade 10:	26	10.2%	35	12.4%	32	11.7%	29	11.2%	5	2.5%	10	4.0%	8	3.1%
Grade 11:	54	21.2%	60	21.3%	46	16.8%	34	13.1%	37	18.1%	53	21.4%	37	14.6%
Grade 12:	149	58.4%	176	62.4%	172	62.8%	167	64.5%	137	67.2%	141	56.9%	154	60.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	138	54.1%	149	52.8%	157	57.3%	146	56.4%	92	45.1%	124	50.0%	94	37.0%
Female:	117	45.9%	133	47.2%	117	42.7%	113	43.6%	112	54.9%	124	50.0%	110	43.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	46	18.0%	39	13.8%	29	10.6%	29	11.2%	25	12.3%	33	13.3%	23	9.1%
Asian:	4	1.6%	21	7.4%	15	5.5%	17	6.6%	11	5.4%	13	5.2%	43	16.9%
Hispanic:	36	14.1%	37	13.1%	34	12.4%	32	12.4%	22	10.8%	21	8.5%	26	10.2%
Black:	28	11.0%	26	9.2%	27	9.9%	28	10.8%	22	10.8%	21	8.5%	24	9.4%
White:	89	34.9%	90	31.9%	95	34.7%	90	34.7%	62	30.4%	96	38.7%	92	36.2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	19	7.5%	25	8.9%	33	12.0%	31	12.0%	23	11.3%	20	8.1%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	33	12.9%	44	15.6%	41	15.0%	32	12.4%	39	19.1%	44	17.7%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	173	67.8%	149	52.8%	132	48.2%	119	45.9%	79	38.7%	76	30.6%	94	37.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	14	5.5%	15	5.3%	7	2.6%	16	6.2%	10	4.9%	12	4.8%	15	5.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.78		17.67		15.36		15.34		11.40		14.60		15.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
HSGQE
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	63.6%	80.6%	76.3%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	58.3%	82.5%	80.2%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	36.4%	76.1%	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	28.57%	79.63%	77.50%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	54.55%	76.36%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.7%	87.3%	85.2%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	54.5%	83.6%	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75.86%	83.99%	84.20%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65.63%	84.09%	N/A
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	45.5%	79%	76.3%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	41.7%	80.2%	78.8%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	40.9%	73.5%	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	76.67%	74.93%	74.40%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	36.36%	73.62%	N/A
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.4%	33.4%	32%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50%	47.4%	45.1%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	29.4%	32.6%	31.9%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	25%	33.6%	N/A
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	34.62%	38.54%	39.20%
2013	Math	11th Grade	% met std	28.89%	26.56%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75%	67.6%	63.6%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.6%	54.6%	N/A
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.29%	44.65%	48.40%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	48.28%	49.76%	N/A
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	52.6%	53%	49.3%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	35.7%	39.7%	40.9%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	56.3%	50.7%	N/A
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	40.91%	39.33%	42.50%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	35.48%	38.95%	N/A
2009	Math	12th Grade	% met std	40%	38.5%	39%
2010	Math	12th Grade	% met std	20%	28.8%	29.2%
2011	Math	12th Grade	% met std	15.8%	26.9%	N/A
2012	Math	12th Grade	% met std	31.82%	33.99%	34.70%
2013	Math	12th Grade	% met std	22.22%	26.38%	N/A
2010	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	47.1%	38.7%	42.1%
2011	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	33.3%	43.2%	N/A
2012	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	41.67%	37.68%	37.10%
2013	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	43.48%	35.94%	N/A
SBA
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	45.5%	65.9%	60.9%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	13.6%	64.7%	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	25.00%	64.23%	61.00%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	27.27%	65.20%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	63.6%	82.9%	80.3%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	84.7%	83%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	40.9%	75%	N/A
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	62.07%	79.13%	79.30%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	56.25%	75.98%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	41.7%	62.5%	60.2%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	45.5%	67.9%	62.9%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	45.8%	68.9%	N/A
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	37.93%	66.34%	62.80%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	45.16%	68.91%	N/A
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	54.5%	76.6%	73.7%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	41.7%	78.8%	76.6%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	50%	75.3%	N/A
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	66.67%	73.47%	N/A
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	36.36%	74.92%	N/A
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	25.9%	64.8%	61%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	16.7%	67.1%	61.7%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	15.8%	72.7%	68.9%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	15.4%	70.8%	68.4%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.7%	77.2%	75.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44%	80.4%	77.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	36.8%	84.1%	80.9%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44%	84%	81%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	81.1%	79.7%
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	41.4%	73.5%	70.9%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	44%	76%	71.8%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	15.8%	73.6%	70.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	11.1%	73.7%	70.8%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	18%	64.4%	62.1%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	30.4%	69.3%	64.6%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	37.2%	74.4%	69.3%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	18.9%	65.8%	66.4%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	33.3%	69.8%	70%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50%	66.5%	N/A
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	47.1%	81%	80.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.4%	84.6%	82.4%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.1%	88.3%	85.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	32.3%	86.3%	85.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	42.1%	82%	81.9%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.8%	85.5%	85.3%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.14%	81.89%	N/A
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	12.8%	58.6%	54.9%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41.2%	60.8%	56.1%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	59.8%	N/A
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	33.3%	75.7%	73.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	36.2%	79.4%	76.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	34.9%	77.1%	72.5%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	9.4%	75.4%	72.2%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	24.3%	77.8%	76.4%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	44.4%	74.2%	72.3%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	50.00%	76.19%	N/A
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	21.1%	61.4%	56.4%
2010	Math	9th Grade	% met std	25%	66.1%	63.7%
2011	Math	9th Grade	% met std	35.3%	60.6%	N/A
2012	Math	9th Grade	% met std	23.53%	64.71%	63.40%
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	25%	80.3%	77.3%
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	80%	78.7%	76.3%
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	50%	85.3%	81.9%
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	70%	86.6%	82.2%
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	50%	80.7%	79.2%
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	75%	85.2%	83.6%
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	64.7%	82.1%	N/A
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	77.78%	83.77%	83.60%
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	66.67%	83.09%	N/A
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	75%	75.6%	72%
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	28.6%	76.6%	73.1%
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	70%	77.3%	72%
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	55.6%	75.5%	73.9%
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	58.8%	75.8%	N/A
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	41.18%	75.01%	N/A
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% met std	45.45%	77.21%	N/A

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