Benton Elementary School
208 West 11th St
Benton KY, 42025, Marshall County
Phone: 270-527-3373
Ranking: 
(69 out of 943, top 7%)*
(69 out of 943, top 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Marshall County 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: | 33 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 633 | 609 | 617 | 607 | 599 | 564 | 560 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 38 | 6.0% | 44 | 7.2% | 38 | 6.2% | 23 | 3.8% | 46 | 7.7% | 31 | 5.5% | 31 | 5.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 107 | 16.9% | 84 | 13.8% | 97 | 15.7% | 120 | 19.8% | 92 | 15.4% | 96 | 17.0% | 99 | 17.7% |
| Grade 1: | 89 | 14.1% | 103 | 16.9% | 116 | 18.8% | 95 | 15.7% | 102 | 17.0% | 92 | 16.3% | 88 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 100 | 15.8% | 110 | 18.1% | 80 | 13.0% | 100 | 16.5% | 83 | 13.9% | 91 | 16.1% | 87 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 115 | 18.2% | 83 | 13.6% | 106 | 17.2% | 90 | 14.8% | 97 | 16.2% | 91 | 16.1% | 88 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 13.4% | 97 | 15.9% | 88 | 14.3% | 100 | 16.5% | 83 | 13.9% | 89 | 15.8% | 75 | 13.4% |
| Grade 5: | 99 | 15.6% | 88 | 14.4% | 92 | 14.9% | 79 | 13.0% | 96 | 16.0% | 74 | 13.1% | 92 | 16.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 317 | 50.1% | 307 | 50.4% | 301 | 48.8% | 315 | 51.9% | 305 | 50.9% | 275 | 48.8% | 288 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 316 | 49.9% | 302 | 49.6% | 316 | 51.2% | 292 | 48.1% | 283 | 47.2% | 281 | 49.8% | 268 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 599 | 94.6% | 583 | 95.7% | 599 | 97.1% | 587 | 96.7% | 588 | 98.2% | 559 | 99.1% | 558 | 99.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 246 | 38.9% | 214 | 35.1% | 239 | 38.7% | 240 | 39.5% | 190 | 31.7% | 134 | 23.8% | 149 | 26.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 4.9% | 33 | 5.4% | 61 | 9.9% | 64 | 10.5% | 47 | 7.8% | 34 | 6.0% | 46 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.13 | 16.87 | 18.15 | 17.26 | 17.62 | 16.50 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| K-PREP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 53.2% | 42.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 62.8% | 43.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 59.8% | 49.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 69.9% | 47.6% |
| 2012 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 58.7% | 49.1% |
| 2013 | Language Mechanics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 66.6% | 53.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 41% | 39.6% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 52.8% | 43.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 52.5% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 63.5% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 82% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 87.8% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 54% | 38.9% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 55.8% | 44.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 59.9% | 47.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 60.6% | 47.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74.9% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 73.9% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 46% | 31.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 42.2% | 35.7% |
| KCCT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 75% | 74.39% | 61.71% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 81.82% | 81.21% | 69.52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 84.84% | 77.02% | 70.27% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 81.78% | 79.09% | 72.95% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 80.53% | 77.92% | 72.76% |
| 2007 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 84.21% | 83.77% | 72.72% |
| 2008 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 85.54% | 84.12% | 72.65% |
| 2009 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 85.25% | 83.83% | 73.54% |
| 2010 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 90.71% | 86.68% | 76.81% |
| 2011 | Reading | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 88.55% | 86.92% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 83.15% | 79.26% | 66.15% |
| 2008 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 81.94% | 80.69% | 68.94% |
| 2009 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 90.8% | 81.82% | 69.98% |
| 2010 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 81.25% | 76.99% | 70.41% |
| 2011 | Science | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 93.81% | 85.67% | 70.53% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 86.11% | 86.26% | 61.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 72.09% | 78.03% | 59.68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 84% | 81.4% | 61.11% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 73.4% | 80.44% | 55.58% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 78.21% | 78.37% | 59.75% |
| 2007 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 56.94% | 68.69% | 53.37% |
| 2008 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 63.95% | 70.81% | 52.62% |
| 2009 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 82.67% | 74.75% | 55.37% |
| 2010 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 87.23% | 80.99% | 59.07% |
| 2011 | Writing | All grades (EL) | % proficient | 75.64% | 73.03% | 59.74% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 9.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 90.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 96.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,339.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,795.0 |
* Benton Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.