Benton Elementary School
68350 Cr 31
Goshen IN, 46526, Elkhart County
Phone: 574-831-2192
Ranking: 
(149 out of 1,449, top 10%)*
(149 out of 1,449, top 10%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Fairfield Community Schools
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: | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 403 | 408 | 413 | 415 | 406 | 429 | 457 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 15.1% | 60 | 14.7% | 59 | 14.3% | 65 | 15.7% | 54 | 13.3% | 63 | 14.7% | 51 | 11.2% |
| Grade 1: | 59 | 14.6% | 58 | 14.2% | 58 | 14.0% | 55 | 13.3% | 58 | 14.3% | 52 | 12.1% | 65 | 14.2% |
| Grade 2: | 61 | 15.1% | 60 | 14.7% | 57 | 13.8% | 55 | 13.3% | 51 | 12.6% | 62 | 14.5% | 67 | 14.7% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 15.1% | 57 | 14.0% | 59 | 14.3% | 52 | 12.5% | 62 | 15.3% | 67 | 15.6% | 69 | 15.1% |
| Grade 4: | 59 | 14.6% | 51 | 12.5% | 50 | 12.1% | 64 | 15.4% | 62 | 15.3% | 66 | 15.4% | 60 | 13.1% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 13.6% | 52 | 12.7% | 71 | 17.2% | 59 | 14.2% | 67 | 16.5% | 55 | 12.8% | 68 | 14.9% |
| Grade 6: | 47 | 11.7% | 70 | 17.2% | 59 | 14.3% | 65 | 15.7% | 52 | 12.8% | 64 | 14.9% | 77 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 207 | 51.4% | 207 | 50.7% | 214 | 51.8% | 220 | 53.0% | 191 | 47.0% | 206 | 48.0% | 219 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 196 | 48.6% | 201 | 49.3% | 199 | 48.2% | 195 | 47.0% | 190 | 46.8% | 196 | 45.7% | 212 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 6.2% | 21 | 5.1% | 21 | 5.1% | 26 | 6.3% | 9 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.6% | 20 | 4.4% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 369 | 91.6% | 374 | 91.7% | 380 | 92.0% | 374 | 90.1% | 377 | 92.9% | 402 | 93.7% | 414 | 90.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.7% | 10 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 15.1% | 49 | 12.0% | 54 | 13.1% | 62 | 14.9% | 65 | 16.0% | 57 | 13.3% | 58 | 12.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 6.5% | 41 | 10.0% | 40 | 9.7% | 24 | 5.8% | 30 | 7.4% | 28 | 6.5% | 27 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.30 | 17.74 | 17.96 | 20.26 | 18.75 | 18.90 | 19.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 75% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 75% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 73% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 76% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 74% | 74% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 76% | 79% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 87.9% | 83% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 93.3% | 85% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 73% | 72% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 73% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 72% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | 70% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 88.6% | 78% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 82.8% | 79% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 73% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 74% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 73% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 81% | 77% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 86.8% | 82% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 87.8% | 82% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 73% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 75% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | 74% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 70% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 87% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90.7% | 70% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 91.2% | 79% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 78% | 71% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 80% | 75% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 83% | 76% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 85.1% | 78% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 72% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 80% | 73% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 75% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 74% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 71% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | 71% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 84.3% | 75% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 85.2% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 72% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 77% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 77% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 89% | 81% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 94% | 86% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.1% | 86% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 64% | 60% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 79.5% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 69.9% | 67% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 69% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 70% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 80% | 71% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | 71% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 69% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 72% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 86.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 84.4% | 78% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 74% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | 80% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 80% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 89% | 72% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | 76% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 94% | 80% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 92.8% | 82% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 64% | 54% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 58% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 70.5% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 73.7% | 64% |
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* Benton Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.