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What's the one class at BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
971
High
DISTRICT 1,135 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050296000065
BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, BENTON, AR 72019 · (501) 778-7698 · Saline County
GRADES 08–09HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL971 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Arkansas public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
355 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 476 | 49% |
| Grade 9 | 495 | 51% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
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Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
45.8%
AR avg 34.9% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
49.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 47.6% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 971 | 36.6% | 52.7% |
| SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL SEARCY | 1,220 | 39.4% | 34.9% |
| LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 1,107 | 36.9% | 44.8% |
| SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL SHERIDAN | 1,239 | 37.5% | 33.4% |
| ALMA HIGH SCHOOL ALMA | 981 | 41.9% | 38.3% |
| BENTON HIGH SCHOOL BENTON | 1,298 | 30.2% | 46.2% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #11 of 272 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #19 of 132 ▼ 1 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #28 of 280 ▲ 21 | #2 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 971 | #38 of 310 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #240 of 245 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #105 of 246 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #249 of 273 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #37 of 105 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
971
+84 (+9%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 971 | 57.4 | 16.9:1 | 37% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 991 | 61.1 | 16.2:1 | 41% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 943 | 62.2 | 15.2:1 | 39% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 887 | 54 | 16.4:1 | 34% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 827 | 51.5 | 16.1:1 | 23% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 52 | 15.0:1 | 35% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 742 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 37% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 16% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 31 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school in BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in BENTON, Arkansas. The school has 971 students in 2024-25 across grades 8 through 9. That compares with an average of about 510 students for high schools in Arkansas.
Enrollment across the 8 schools in BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 5,806 students.
Of every 100 students at BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 73 are White. It is also 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL scores 44%.
BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. The gap from the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas is 8.1 students per teacher. At BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 10 points below the 47% average for public schools in Saline County.
Among Arkansas public high schools, BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL outscored 96%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 6.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 52.7% actual, 46.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Arkansas.
For the population of Saline County, median household income comes to about $79,046, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Saline County counts 33 public schools with about 20,022 students.
BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 9%.
BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,479
Census ACS
Median income
$79,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
20,022 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,363 students
- BENTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
- PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
- MT. VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 431 students
- CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 427 students
Other schools in BENTON
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,363 students
- BENTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
- SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 469 students
- PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
- HURRICANE CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 435 students
Nearby schools
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,363
- BENTON HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,298
- ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 340
- PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 465
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 511
- CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 971 students in grades 08-09.
What grades does BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 08-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 16.9:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT in Saline County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.