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Benton Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

68 School Dr

Waterville ME, 04901, Kennebec County

Phone: 207-453-4240

Ranking:

(133 out of 407, top 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 6

School District: School Administrative District 49

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:	56		54		55		55		56		57		58
Total Students:	632		662		637		685		661		668		679
Grade 1:	88	13.9%	107	16.2%	94	14.8%	111	16.2%	108	16.3%	99	14.8%	120	17.7%
Grade 2:	105	16.6%	104	15.7%	103	16.2%	107	15.6%	104	15.7%	107	16.0%	117	17.2%
Grade 3:	109	17.2%	108	16.3%	104	16.3%	113	16.5%	110	16.6%	117	17.5%	111	16.3%
Grade 4:	104	16.5%	117	17.7%	109	17.1%	119	17.4%	118	17.9%	114	17.1%	112	16.5%
Grade 5:	118	18.7%	109	16.5%	114	17.9%	118	17.2%	115	17.4%	110	16.5%	115	16.9%
Grade 6:	108	17.1%	117	17.7%	113	17.7%	117	17.1%	106	16.0%	121	18.1%	104	15.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	333	52.7%	343	51.8%	319	50.1%	343	50.1%	334	50.5%	334	50.0%	330	48.6%
Female:	299	47.3%	319	48.2%	318	49.9%	342	49.9%	319	48.3%	326	48.8%	345	50.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.3%
Hispanic:	14	2.2%	11	1.7%	6	0.9%	10	1.5%	4	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Black:	6	0.9%	6	0.9%	6	0.9%	9	1.3%	12	1.8%	5	0.7%	10	1.5%
White:	609	96.4%	639	96.5%	618	97.0%	657	95.9%	643	97.3%	660	98.8%	665	97.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	1	0.2%	3	0.5%	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	337	53.3%	338	51.1%	NA	NA	335	48.9%	275	41.6%	262	39.2%	269	39.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	58	9.2%	68	10.3%	NA	NA	50	7.3%	74	11.2%	93	13.9%	73	10.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.21		12.20		11.50		12.45		11.78		11.70		9.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MEA
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	N/A	58%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	N/A	65%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	N/A	67%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	75%	69%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	N/A	65%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	N/A	65%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	N/A	64%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	69%	65%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A	59%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	N/A	61%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65%	N/A	60%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	61%	66%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	N/A	61%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A	67%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	N/A	63%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	68%	71%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74%	N/A	57%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A	56%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A	57%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A	55%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	N/A	60%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A	64%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	63%	65%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54%	N/A	58%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	N/A	63%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66%	64%	67%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45%	47%	55%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A	58%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A	43%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	24%	N/A	N/A
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A	50%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	50%	N/A	55%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	58%	N/A	53%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	42%	45%	54%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61%	N/A	59%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68%	N/A	65%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	N/A	70%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	70%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	58%	N/A	N/A
NECAP
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	62%	62%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	48%	61%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	62%	64%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	52%	62%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	69%	73%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	64%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	66%	72%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	61%	68%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	64%	62%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	59%	60%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61%	62%	66%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	69%	70%	66%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	70%	67%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68%	65%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	64%	70%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66%	68%	69%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57%	58%	64%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62%	60%	60%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	55%	64%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	62%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	72%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73%	75%	70%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	66%	68%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	71%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	43%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	49%	39%	41%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	42%	39%	45%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	53%	63%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	54%	56%	63%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74%	67%	65%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	62%	61%	64%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78%	71%	69%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71%	69%	72%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85%	80%	72%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72%	68%	71%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	73.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	26.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	7.1%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	92.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,268.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,150.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$41,047.0

* Benton Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.